avoid arrest—escape being arrested:
Category: Confusing Phrases
Avenge oneself on someone vs Avenge someone
avenge oneself on someone—(also: revenge oneself on someone) get even with a person in return for an offence or injury inflicted on oneself:
Autographed copy vs Autographic copy
autographed copy—a copy of a book, etc. signed by the author:
Autograph book vs Autographed book
autograph book—a book in which signatures of famous people are collected:
Austral English vs Australian English
Austral English—the variety of English spoken by most inhabitants of Australia and New Zealand:
Aural signal vs Oral signal
aural signal—a signal perceived by the ear:
Au fait vs In fact
au fait—(Fr., UK sl.) familiar with something:
Attract someone’s attention vs Draw someone’s attention
attract someone’s attention—get the attention of a person:
Attend something vs Attend to something
attend something— 1. go to or be present at an event: Prince Harry attended the ceremony along with other members of the Royal Family. 2. go regularly to an institution such as a school, etc.: As a child, he attended church services with his parents. 3. occur along with smth.: In contrast to the air […]
Attend on someone vs Attend to someone
attend on someone— 1. act as a servant; carry out smb.’s wishes: A king would have as many as one hundred people attending on him. 2. give personal help to smb. (as a nurse, doctor, etc.): Jane has been attending on her sick mother for years. attend to someone— 1. give one’s attention to smb.: […]
Attempt at something vs Attempt on something
attempt at something—an effort to do smth.:
Attached home vs Semi-detached house
attached home—(U.S.) a house attached to another house on the other side of the shared wall: