meaning - Is it "close the door" or "shut the door"? - English …
May 9, 2014 at 4:59. 1. It could also imply force. Close the door might mean to be gentle, whereas shut the door might imply doing so forcefully. Depends on the context (i.e., Close the door, the baby is sleeping, vs. Shut the door, you're letting the cold air in). – Tucker.
Which question tag is correct? "Shut the door, will you?" or "Shut …
I agree completely. For anyone looking for even more depth on this question, remember that "won't" is the contracted form of "will not." Rearranging the sentences highlights the contrast between "Will you shut the door, please" and "Will you not shut the door, please." As @Greg Lee notes, the later foregrounds the expectation of not shutting ...
What are the onomatopoeia for opening and closing of a door …
2017年6月30日 · The writer has already deduced that the sounds are from a door, so the whole statement could be simply: From behind, I heard the opening and closing of a door. Or. From behind, I heard the unlocking and opening of a door. Or. From behind, I heard the closing and locking of a door. Otherwise, any sound associated with a door fits. For example:
grammar - Difference between "Shut the door will you please" and …
2016年6月8日 · Indirectly to whoever in the group has 'authority' or 'responsibility' as regards whether the door is to be shut or not. Depending on context it could be a question: "would the group be amenable to having the door shut", or an indirect request: "can whoever is best disposed to shut the door please do so".
"Go shut the door" or "Go and shut the door": AmE/BrE difference
2013年1月16日 · "Go shut the door" was fully recognisable to me (an Irish-English speaker) and didn't strike me as unusual or sounding particularly American, British, un-American or un-British. So from experience, I would say it's not peculiar to either.
A word/phrase for when something is very close to closed but not ...
2017年3月20日 · Otherwise if I describe it as closed, when the protagonist bursts through the door, the reader will feel cheated and wonder how the protagonist could see through the door to know when to attack. I have come up with the following examples: The door was apparently closed. The door looked closed. But I'm not sure if there is a better way to ...
Can we say a door is slammed open? - English Language & Usage …
2021年12月18日 · To shut (a door, window, etc.) with violence and noise; to bang; to close with unnecessary force. Also with adverbs, as down, to, up. There are however idiomatic figurative uses such as slam on the brakes, though slam almost always carries the connotation of noise and/or violent action - such as the car slammed into the one in front. Share.
Does shut your door sound ruder than close your door?
2016年10月18日 · The word "shut" might be considered slightly ruder than "close" because of the kinds of connotations you point to. But it is very weak. Both "close the door" and "shut the door" used on their own seem to me to be equal in terms of propriety. Both can be used rudely or politely, depending on one's tone.
expressions - meaning of "swing open /swing shut" - English …
2018年1月2日 · 1. Swing open/shut does not involve a strong movement and a loud noise, unless it is specified, as in the case of slam the door shut: From McMillan Dictionary: Swing: 2 [Int/tr] to move in a particular direction with a smooth curving movement, or to make something move in this way. swing open/shut: The door swung shut with a loud bang.
English proverb for when a solution comes too late
2013年2月22日 · 1. "Vijgen na pasen" is Flemish, not Dutch. The Dutch version of this saying is "mosterd na de maaltijd". – Rob W. Commented Dec 29, 2014 at 18:53. 1. @RobW People in Flanders speak the Dutch language, so it makes sense to say Flemish expressions are used "in Dutch", just as Australian expressions are used in English.