Sep 11, 2016 · Do I say flitter or flutter when referring to the opening of eyes as used in this sentence? Her eyes flittered open as I knocked gently on her door. I have read up on three different answers: T...

Oct 8, 2020 · The only newspaper mention "of "flitter-lip" that I've been able to find is regrettably thin on context. It comes from a set of very brief trial court notes in the [Winnsboro South Carolina] Fairfield …

Jul 1, 2019 · Please tell me the meaning of ((feeling flatter than a fritter)) in this paragraph: It is different every day. My whole day’s plans might go out the window because a teacher’s lesson plans change.

As others have pointed out, it's not a popular phrase. Why a cat? Why not a possum, or a skunk? When I read the metaphor, I immediately assumed it was a pun on the word "flat," and an allusion to …

Dec 13, 2017 · The meaning of "flutter of wings" is for birds or insects to move or flap their wings quickly without flying; or to fly lightly with quick beats of wings. Now the meaning of sentence is that he …

The phrase "You flatter me" is usually taken as a modest response to a compliment, as you originally thought. Although flattery has some negative connotations, it can often be just friendly politeness.

Jul 27, 2016 · Sometimes the word around turns into round, e.g., in the following sentence: They were going round and round in a circle. Shouldn’t you put an apostrophe before round in such cases, from …

Dec 30, 2017 · Could someone please show me any word or phrase that could fit with as flat as _______ . Grammar is important.

Mar 24, 2020 · I have seen it spelled COVID-19, but I have also seen Covid-19. In addition, I believe I have seen CoViD-19, capitalising only the first letter of each word from which it was abbreviated (for …

Jan 4, 2022 · Dear Greybeard, one of the meanings "to check in" is the same as "to check", even though the words are separate their meaning might be the same (example from M-W above - check in on …