Oct 18, 2012 · Are both expressions "At the beginning" "In the beginning" valid and equivalent? The first "seems wrong" to me, but it has more Google results.

Nov 11, 2013 · The Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms says shoot yourself in the foot inadvertently make a situation worse for yourself; demonstrate gross incompetence The Free Dictionary online has …

Sep 16, 2011 · The choice of prepositions depends upon the temporal context in which you're speaking. "On ~ afternoon" implies that the afternoon is a single point in time; thus, that temporal context would …

Aug 22, 2020 · What can I say about a thing happened at night? Someone stole my phone at night. OR Someone stole my phone in the night. Which one is right to say?

Apr 14, 2017 · The idiomatic expression to have "skin in the game" means to have incurred monetary risk by being involved in achieving a goal. In the phrase, "skin" is a synecdoche for the person …

Both are grammatical. There seems to be little difference in meaning, but a detailed corpus search might show that they were used in different contexts. What corpus evidence does show is that in the hope …

Mar 13, 2015 · The bottom line is "it's idiomatic" as mentioned but I can offer the below rationale: 1. The origin of "at night" to indicate a point of time and the usage of prepositions "in" and"at" In olden times, …

Jan 24, 2011 · In some cases "the office" means "the place where I work" which could mean a building or a suite in a building. In other cases "the office" refers to a particular room. The context of the …

Dec 19, 2012 · Both, but they are used differently. Being on the train is the most common use. When you travel by train, you usually say that you are on the train. If you want to describe your position, …

Mar 23, 2015 · What does “in the name of…” actually mean? Putting all religious contentions aside for the sake of our language, the etymology of name offers a good place to start understanding: Old …