RoPeCast
RoPeCast
Dr Roger Charlton & Dr Peter Tischer
58. Ratcheting up on tools
1 seconds Posted Mar 14, 2012 at 4:00 pm.
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You have no clue what a ratchet is, what it is used for, and what “ratcheting up” means? Just listen to this Toolbox full words like French key, hammer, saw, axe and lots of others that are useful for home improvement and metaphorical expression.
Interactive Tools Vocabulary
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Zero derivation or Conversion
A short article on the linguistic phenomenon of zero derviation; e.g. having a verb derived from a noun without any changes.
Hammers
The Wikipedia article on hammers contains many more interesting details on that common tool. See also the gallery of different types of hammers and mallets found here.
to ax sth.
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