2015年10月6日 · Whereas, to say "He/she lived a good life" would mean that the person enjoyed their life in which they were happy (happy, healthy, successful, etc.). So "lead a good life" …

2017年9月8日 · +1 My first thought too...although on reflection I think frugal strongly implies penny pinching, being sparing, buying cheap, etc - rather than simply having few possessions …

What I want is a meaning of this phrase, not said like "You have only one" but like "Life is just one" or "One has only one" if you know what I mean. Not saying to someone: "You have" but …

2017年3月14日 · After that happened George's life would never be the same; he'd reached a watershed. would especially make sense if the event "that happened" was not of George's …

2013年12月3日 · Someone who persists in the face of any and all possible setbacks (short of the cessation of his life) is a plain "madman". Or a "robot", or a "machine". Or a "robot", or a …

2015年5月31日 · Such person may at times risk his own life to save someone in danger. Of course other personality traits can lead someone to do that and most of the adjectives already …

2014年11月13日 · When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings name them one by one, And it will surprise you …

2019年6月29日 · On one of the pages of "Oxford Word Skills", lead is used without any kind of preposition: "A passage is a long, narrow way with walls on both sides that leads …

I found a set of examples where I expect led instead of lead. In recent years the rise in the crime rate has lead to increased concern on the part of both the police and the general public. While …

2015年9月12日 · I don’t agree that lead implies that the dog is in the lead, rather than the holder of the lead, and the OED entry specifically says under the “something that leads” entry that …