New expressions I learned
Apr 14th 2010 10:35
I learned few new expressions from a blog I've been reading.
I checked each phrase's meaning, but I'm afraid it's a bit difficult for meto use at the moment. Do you often use these expressions in your daily life?
Would you please show me some example sentences?
Here are phrases I newly learned.
1. I'm well into Tokyo.← Is the word"well" added to the sentence"I'm into～." and does "well" mean "considerably?
2.toy with= think about
I'm toying with the idea of taking the ferry from....
Another question is not about phrase but about the usage of "at all."
I found a sentence as follows:
*It's amazing they can ride at all.
I'm wondering what"at all" does mean?
This is usually used with a negative or inquestions, I can't understand the usage here.
Thanks in advance for your corrections and advice.
I checked each phrase's meaning, but I'm afraid it's a bit difficult for meto use at the moment. Do you often use these expressions in your daily life?
Would you please show me some example sentences?
Here are phrases I newly learned.
1. I'm well into Tokyo.← Is the word"well" added to the sentence"I'm into～." and does "well" mean "considerably?
2.toy with= think about
I'm toying with the idea of taking the ferry from....
Another question is not about phrase but about the usage of "at all."
I found a sentence as follows:
*It's amazing they can ride at all.
I'm wondering what"at all" does mean?
This is usually used with a negative or inquestions, I can't understand the usage here.
Thanks in advance for your corrections and advice.
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New expressions that I havelearned.
I learned a few new expressions from a blog I've been reading.
I checked each phrase's meaning, but I'm afraid it's a bit difficult for me to use at the moment.
Here are phrases Ihave just learned.
toy with= to mess around with something , to play around with something
I found a sentence that goes:
I'm wondering what"at all" actually means?
This is usually used with a negative or with questions, I can't understand the usage here.
Here are phrases I newlyhavejustlearned.
Another question that is not about phrases but about the usage of "at all."
I'm wondering what does"at all" does mean?
2. This is a good sentence and you've used the phrase perfectly.
3. At all - I am not sure I can explain this phrase, but I do have some examples.
- I didn't like that at all.
- They did nothing at all.
- She didn't know it at all.
I think you understand how it's used, though. For negation and surprises.
And no, I don't often use these phrases in daily life, except for "at all". However, still, I don't use it that much.. #1 and #2 are things older people would use.
Here are the phrases I just learned.
1. It sounds like you are saying you are deep inside Tokyo. I could be wrong since I am 30 and not familiar with a lot of slang.
I'm wondering what"at all" does mean? Here it is negative. It means it is amazing that have any skill since they are so bad at it. Does this make sense?
Thank you for your corrections and advice!
>ichirei,
* "toy with" usually means to "mess with" →I see.
>maeniwyn,
*#1 and #2 are things older people would use. →Wow! I see^^
>Thomas,
*It means it is amazing that have any skill since they are so bad at it. →I got it. Thanks you^^)