English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
IDIOMS WITH SINGULAR NOUNS
I guess she was pulling my ~legs~ (nonstandard).
I guess she was pulling my leg (standard). If you are pulling someone’s leg, you are teasing them by telling them something shocking or worrying as a joke.
Out of the ~blues~, she announced her resignation (nonstandard).
Out of the blue, she announced her resignation (standard). If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected.
She is the apple of her father’s ~eyes~ (nonstandard).
She’s the apple of her father’s eye (nonstandard). If you say that someone is the apple of your eye, you mean that they are very important to you and you are extremely fond of them.
GAB
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Good evening sir. You’re loved sir💗💗. Please, sir, I don’t really get the last part of today’s diet. Please help check again sir. Both sentences used as example says “nonstandard”