use of the idiom “in earnest”
Can I use the idiom "in earnest" as follows: "I strongly believe that XX program will offer me the perfect chance for my specialisation in XX to begin in earnest.
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Can I use the idiom "in earnest" as follows: "I strongly believe that XX program will offer me the perfect chance for my specialisation in XX to begin in earnest.
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Whether you can use it depends on if that's what you mean. It's grammatical. It may or may not be appropriate depending on what meaning you are trying to convey.
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Whether you can use it depends on if that's what you mean. It's grammatical. It may or may not be appropriate depending on what meaning you are trying to convey.
– Mark Beadles
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Whether you can use it depends on if that's what you mean. It's grammatical. It may or may not be appropriate depending on what meaning you are trying to convey.
– Mark Beadles
6 hours ago
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Whether you can use it depends on if that's what you mean. It's grammatical. It may or may not be appropriate depending on what meaning you are trying to convey.
– Mark Beadles
6 hours ago
Whether you can use it depends on if that's what you mean. It's grammatical. It may or may not be appropriate depending on what meaning you are trying to convey.
– Mark Beadles
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It would be correct as the idiom is used here in the first dictionary meaning.
According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20earnest):
in earnest
(an idiom)
1: in an earnest or serious way
The search began in earnest when the police arrived.
After light showers during the day, it began to rain in earnest in the evening.
It's hard to tell if he's making this proposal in earnest.
2: not fooling : serious and sincere
We thought he was joking at first, but then we realized that he was in earnest.
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It would be correct as the idiom is used here in the first dictionary meaning.
According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20earnest):
in earnest
(an idiom)
1: in an earnest or serious way
The search began in earnest when the police arrived.
After light showers during the day, it began to rain in earnest in the evening.
It's hard to tell if he's making this proposal in earnest.
2: not fooling : serious and sincere
We thought he was joking at first, but then we realized that he was in earnest.
answered 2 days ago
user307254
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merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20earnest
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It would be correct as the idiom is used here in the first dictionary meaning.
According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20earnest):
in earnest
(an idiom)
1: in an earnest or serious way
The search began in earnest when the police arrived.
After light showers during the day, it began to rain in earnest in the evening.
It's hard to tell if he's making this proposal in earnest.
2: not fooling : serious and sincere
We thought he was joking at first, but then we realized that he was in earnest.
answered 2 days ago
user307254
1,960413
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20earnest
– user307254
2 days ago
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It would be correct as the idiom is used here in the first dictionary meaning.
According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20earnest):
in earnest
(an idiom)
1: in an earnest or serious way
The search began in earnest when the police arrived.
After light showers during the day, it began to rain in earnest in the evening.
It's hard to tell if he's making this proposal in earnest.
2: not fooling : serious and sincere
We thought he was joking at first, but then we realized that he was in earnest.
answered 2 days ago
user307254
1,960413
It would be correct as the idiom is used here in the first dictionary meaning.
According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20earnest):
in earnest
(an idiom)
1: in an earnest or serious way
The search began in earnest when the police arrived.
After light showers during the day, it began to rain in earnest in the evening.
It's hard to tell if he's making this proposal in earnest.
2: not fooling : serious and sincere
We thought he was joking at first, but then we realized that he was in earnest.
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Whether you can use it depends on if that's what you mean. It's grammatical. It may or may not be appropriate depending on what meaning you are trying to convey.
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