Feb 13, 2026 · 6 "Something for everyone" is an idiom or fixed phrase meaning something that appeals to all tastes. Idioms can bypass strict definitions of words or grammar rules; the meaning comes from …

Feb 7, 2017 · In your sentence the author is referring to #3: a something is some particular member of the set ‘something’. This is an unusual usage, because ordinary language is not designed for talking …

Aug 8, 2024 · With transitive provide sth to/for sb, I think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made available to …

Aug 9, 2024 · Have you tried looking at similar publications? Is this within a corporate or academic environment? "Guide to" is certainly most common but there may be local stylistic quirks.

Feb 24, 2020 · Something is a pronoun, which is analogous to "a thing", that is an indefinite pronoun. "A/an" is the Old English for "one" and one implies singularity. Thus, I found a thing that wasn't …

Oct 6, 2022 · 1 "I recommend you do that" is a polite way of giving someone an order or strongly urging them to do something. "I recommend you turn that malfunctioning laptop off immediately" means that …

You dont feel pride "for" something unless that thing is capable of feeling pride itself and you are emulating that feeling due to empathy. If you do something for "person", you are serving the persons …

Nov 2, 2020 · Am I missing something? This is more widely used, colloquial, idiomatic and grammatical as well. For example: "Wait a second, am I missing something here?" "Am I missing something if I …

May 20, 2024 · I'm sure I've got something for you is only "informal" in AmE insofar as it includes a contraction (in my experience, Americans rarely use I have something for you, which is the relatively …

Sep 15, 2020 · That's indirect information, a hint, something that tells us she wasn't there then, but doesn't tell us anything directly. It sheds some light but it doesn't relate to her directly. Still, in a great …