What do you say to someone during the Moon Festival, to wish them well? "Compliments of the season."

Two queries about two sentences. 1. I can not learn such a know-how with books what they are. Query: Is this sentence grammatically correct? I understand the "with books what they are" with a sentence this way: because books are what books are. Is my way to understand it correct? 2. I don't need any supernatural manifestation, just hard work and dedication. That's what it takes to be great. Query: Is this sentence grammatically correct? I understand the "That's what it takes to be great" this way: Hard work and dedication is what it takes to be great.→ What to be great man takes is just hard work and dedication. Is my guess correct?

Hi! I've learned that prepositional phrases can change their meaning depending on the preposition, like "get away" and "get through." The most challenging part is that one phrase can have many different meanings, like "get off." If I want to master them—not just for passing a test, but to truly understand and use them in daily life—what study method would you recommend? 🙏 I know there are some books for learning English phrases (which are more like vocabulary books) available, but it's really hard to study effectively with those materials. 🥺

Choose the right phrasal verb! :D

Hi! What is the meaning of "shave" in this sentence? It doesn't match the meaning I have known, and I'm also questioned about its form - as "launched" in the latter part is applying a past form, so the word "shave" looks very unusual 😨😨 "Some government shave forbidden cigarette commercials and launched anti-smoking campaigns."

Here is a new quiz for you to try. Can you make a sentence using the idiom 'out of hand'?

I seldom listen to Chinese songs, because most of them are about love, and I am very tired after listening to them.

English students, try this! Topic: phrasal verbs with take

Hey everyone! I think my German Textbook has a mistake in its correction because it says the correct form of the verb in the following sentence is "fotografiert". Can anyone tell me if it's actually right? Otto nimmt seinen Fotoapparat mit, weil er gern fotografiert. I thought the correct form was "fotografieren"

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