Nov 22, 2017 · Load and (then) lock is the temporal order; but the fixed phrase is locked and loaded (more often as conjoined perfecti participles than infinitives). So which do you want to …

Oct 7, 2016 · A clock position: is the relative direction of an object described using the analogy of a 12-hour clock to describe angles and directions. So: 12 o'clock means ahead, 3 o'clock mean...

May 14, 2018 · Self locking boxes/trays, these are stackable when loaded with product, generally used for packing tins, jars or bottles, you will often see these trays in supermarkets printed …

The word “spanner” appears to derive from the “span” of the loaded crossbow being enabled by a separate device. The next mystery is how the word became attached to the device for …

Coils can be loaded eye to the sky, eye to the door or eye to the side. Usually loading coils eye to the sky is not so problematic, as the coil weight is not so high and the weight is better distributed.

I just don't get the reasoning behind which one is correct in which situation. Typically I use the wrong one, or I use them when I'm not supposed to.

According to the Oxford dictionary: Sure-fire: (adjective, informal) certain to succeed. Example: bad behaviour is a sure-fire way of getting attention Where does this word combination come …

Here are some examples: The lock is broken. Someone must have broken into the house. There were papers filed in our rosebushes this morning. Clerks must have been in the garden again. …

I have been using the following phrases but I am still not confident that they are grammatically correct and sound right: "in regards with something" "with regards to …

Aug 10, 2017 · The 'key' of this 'low key' is a transferred sense from the earliest literal uses of 'key' in the sense of "an instrument designed to be inserted into a lock and turned" (OED, Old …