baby-minder—a woman who takes small children into her own home and looks after them while their parents are at work:
Category: Confusing Phrases
Baby blue-eyes vs Blue-eyed babies
baby blue-eyes—a delicate California herb (Nemophila menziesii) having blue flowers with dark spots:
Babe in Christ vs Child of God
babe in Christ—a newly-made convert to Christianity:
Avoid arrest vs Evade arrest
avoid arrest—escape being arrested:
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 […]