Bad rap or bad rep refers to an unfairly negative reputation, but bad rap is the standard and more widely […]

Under one’s belt means something has already been learned, completed, or achieved, so it now counts as experience. If something

Roofs is the standard plural of roof, while rooves survives as an old, rare, or dialectal form. In normal writing,

“Dog and pony show” means an event, presentation, or display designed to impress people, often with more style than real

“Scrooge” means a miserly or stingy person, especially someone who dislikes spending money or showing generosity. The word usually suggests

Himself is the standard English form. Hisself is nonstandard in modern formal English, though it can appear in some dialects,

Backyard is the usual modern spelling for the space behind a house. Back yard can still appear in some writing,

The phrase as the crow flies means the straight-line distance between two places, without considering roads, buildings, or obstacles. It

The phrase runt of the litter means the smallest, weakest, or least developed member of a group, especially at birth.

For who or for whom is a case choice, not a meaning choice. Use for whom when the pronoun after