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  1. in that This idiom is used after a statement to introduce an explanation. We choose this idiom to be more formal. He was lucky in that he had a lot of friends in that job. This book is very useful in that it explains everything very clearly. 2. up in the air If a plan or issue is up in the air , no decision has been made about it yet. Our wedding plans are still up in the air. That means we have not yet decided what we’ll do. The future of the business is still up in the air. The phrase up in the air is used to talk about something that is uncertain, often because other matters have to be decided first: 3. in hot water You are in hot water when you are in trouble because you have done something wrong. That will result in punishment or reprisal. You can be in hot water with the police if you break a law. A person can get into hot water for being late. The doctor was in hot water because he was exposed as a fake. That temper of hers can land her in hot water. The restaurant is...

  The adverbs nowadays , today , and these days mean at the present period, not in the past. We use these words to talk about the present when we are comparing it with the past. Nowadays Nowadays many people are aware of the importance of exercise. The world of finance is awfully complicated nowadays. You shouldn’t spell nowadays as ‘nowdays’, ‘nowaday’ or ‘now a day’. These days In more informal contexts, we use these days . Children grow up so quickly these days. I don’t do much exercise these days. He’s drinking heavily these days. Today Today is a slightly more formal way of saying that something happens at the present period. Many people today do their banking online. Today can be used as a noun, but nowadays and these days are only used as adverbs. For example, you can say today’s young people or young people of today . You cannot say nowadays’s young people or young people of nowadays . In today's society, there is growing concern about the safety of cell phones. No...

  Suppose and be supposed to are used very often in English. Do not confuse them.  The structures and meanings are not the same. Suppose as a verb has a number of different meanings and uses. Suppose can mean 'to think that something is true or probable'.  I suppose he is telling the truth. This situation will continue, I suppose. I don’t suppose he will let you buy him dinner. I supposed them to be married. It is also used in short answers to refer back to something that has already been mentioned. ‘Do you think we will make it in time?’ I suppose so. ‘Shall we go to the party?’ I suppose. Will Jeremy attend the conference? I don’t suppose so/I suppose not. (If the answer is negative, both structures are possible here.) Suppose is also used when you agree to something with reluctance. ‘Can I use your bike?’ ‘I suppose so.’ (= Yes, but I'm not happy about it). Suppose is used in making polite requests. In this sense, we are not sure that we will get a positive ans...