I read the following lines somewhere on the Web: If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained, you will suffer defeat. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you …

Consider the definitions: Sustain verb 2 Undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury) - ODO Incur verb Become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result …

And Ngrams shows that you used to suffer from the gout and from headache, rather than from gout and from a headache. So we were inconsistent in the past, and we're differently …

For some reason, if I hear "I have fever" or "I am suffering from fever" without "a" preceding it, I tend to think it is a disease, like Dengue Fever or Yellow Fever, rather than just an elevated …

The phrase “on your own head be it” is common-ish and has the well-attested meaning of roughly “I think this is a really terrible idea but you’re the one who will suffer the consequences so do …

Suffer from, on the other hand, is generally used when referring to the continuing consequences of a negative event or experience: For the last few years of her life she suffered from a heart …

Is there a more colloquial synonym for "schadenfreude"? I'm specifically looking for a noun that denotes a pleasure derived from other people's misfortunes or sufferings. Sadly, I couldn't find …

Definition 1.1 states: Suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart Yet what does "pine away from" mean? Does it equal "to pine from" = to suffer from?

Jul 12, 2018 · 0 I am looking for a phrase that is similar to "he doesn't suffer fools gladly" it is something like "he'd sooner walk through you, than around" likely UK/Irish in origin. I read it in …

Jul 13, 2017 · I would like to know what terms can be used in English to refer to people that rejoice in other people's suffering (as opposed to empathizing with such people). What are …