KNOW YOUR ENGLISH
KNOW YOUR ENGLISH BY K. SUBRAMANIAN & S. UPENDRAN COURTESY: THE HINDU NEWSPAPER OF MARCH 28, 2025 MEANING OF FOLLOWING PHRASES: 1. Seen you coming 2. Had Had 3. Enjoy to play tennis or Enjoy planning tennis 4. Talking Shop Explanations: 1. "Seen you coming" is an idiomatic expression meaning 'cheated'. Examples: 1. You paid ₹ 20 for those tomatoes. The vendor must have seen you coming. 2. Ganesh bought the house for ₹ 10 lakh. The real estate agent must have seen you coming. 2. Had Had Explanations: When Ganesh came at 9.00, I had had my dinner - It means I had my dinner before Ganesh came, before 9 O' Clock. 3. Enjoy to play tennis or Enjoy playing tennis The word 'enjoy' is not followed by the word 'to'. Hence ' Enjoy to play tennis' is wrong and instead, 'Enjoy playing tennis' is correct. 4. Talking Shop Explanations: When people who work together, 'talk shop',...