2012年10月1日 · Oh dear; Oh dear me; Oh dear God; Oh God; Oh yes; Oh no; Oh crap; Oh hell; Oh shit; Oh fuck; Longer ones: Oh no you don’t; Oh for goodness’ sake; Oh my goodness; Oh for God’s sake; Oh for fuck’s sake; Oh my heavens; Oh for Pete’s sake; Oh for the love of; As you can see, there are exceptions, but most do not use use the comma after ...

2011年1月27日 · Oh, Dear god! to avoid blasphemy. This makes sense as it is an admonishment. Or the other possibility is that 'Dear' was another name for god, like 'the Almighty' or 'the Lord', possibly as a result of the contraction mentioned above.

2016年11月18日 · An "Oh, Shit!" moment is the perfect way to capture this, but I need it for formal correspondence where the vulgarity is unprofessional. Here's an example of the sentence I want to use: It was not an "Oh, Shit!" moment for him, so I …

2014年3月5日 · The phrase "Oh for fuck's sake" is sadly all too commonly heard around my office. I'm trying to teach myself comedic alternatives such as "Oh sausages!", but that just makes me feel hungry. Non offensive alternatives to "For heaven's sake" include For goodness sake, for pity's sake and for Pete's sake - although I don't know who Pete is?

oh dear, they are at it again. On it on the other hand means that you are about to start working on a specific task or problem; or you are already doing it and it's under control. Operator: Officer, we have just got a call that there is a burglary going on in your area. Officer: I am on it.

2012年7月5日 · "Oh, man" could be replaced one-to-one with a Commandment-breaking "Oh, God" or "Oh, Jesus", which are generally shortenings of some prayer for strength. An alternate etymology is that of friendly condescension; the terms can be literally used when talking to one's peer, junior, or brother: "Oh boy, you've screwed up this time" could be used ...

2014年5月13日 · Oh, grandmother, what big ears you have!" "All the better to hear you with." "Oh, grandmother, what big eyes you have!" "All the better to see you with." "Oh, grandmother, what big hands you have!" "All the better to grab you with!" "Oh, grandmother, what a horribly big mouth you have! Also, you can also visit the following link to clear your ...

2015年10月28日 · Expensive / dear / costly; These adjectives are all synonyms though they are used in slightly different ways and in different collocations. It is also the case that dear as an adjective has two meanings, it means both expensive and well-liked, as well as featuring in expressions such as Oh dear! or in letters as in Dear Sir.

2017年12月15日 · The original question was about the word order: “dear my love” or “my dear love”. I hold a position that we say “my dear love”. But when I was saying a prayer yesterday, I heard myself say “dear my lord”, and it just sounded smooth to my ear. I looked up the phrase and I found it in Hamlet by Shakespeare. That made me think ...

2019年12月5日 · Oh dear! He is quite wistful! Two years ago, Lady Catherine was almost preparing herself to be wedded to him, in fact, we all were; But she was no Elizabeth! When death couldn't convince him to look for someone else, you, my young and inexperience girl, would just be wasting your time on him!