PREPOSITIONS
AMIDST - Indica a posição de objetos e pessoas no meio de outros.
Emprega-se também em sentido figurado com substantivos abstratos.
e.g. - We saw her amidst the crowd.
The ship sank amidst the waves.
She found herself amidst the confusion.
AMONG - AMONGST - Entre. Indicam a posição de objetos misturados com outros.
Raras vezes são empregados em sentido figurado.
e.g. - They decided among themselves.
There never ought to be dissentions amongst friends.
I divided my books among them.
AROUND - Ao redor de. Em redor de. Por volta de.
e.g. - She tied a yellow ribbon around the Ole Oak Tree.
We’ll be there around midnight.
Around the world in 80 days.
RULES OF THUMB
The thumb is the short, thick finger on your hand, the one that helps you hold things.
Thumb Nouns
The noun “thumb” is used in a lot of expressions: to give someone the thumbs up/down
(to give someone approval/disapproval)
Thumb is also used as a verb.
e.g. to thumb a ride (informal) to hitchhike; to try to get a ride (lift)by standing on the road sticking out your thumb.
Thumb Idioms
Here are some idioms with thumb. Can you guess their idiomatic meanings by thinking about their literal meanings?
To stick out like a sore thumb:
Betty sticks out like a sore thumb in that yellow dress. Everyone else is wearing blue.
(Betty looks very different from everyone else; she looks a little foolish.)
A green thumb:
He has a green thumb. He is good at making plants grow. Everything in his garden flourishes.
A Rule of Thumb: (a practical rule) “You should pay your best attention to the Tips of Grammar as well as The Rules of Thumb listed in every issue of this BULLETIN”.
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