art film—a film intended to be a serious artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal:
Category: Confusing Phrases
Arrive dead on time vs Be dead on arrival
arrive dead on time—arrive exactly at the expected or prearranged time:
Around the bend vs Around the corner
around the corner—(also: round the corner) = around the bend 1:
Armed forces vs Armored forces
armed forces—the military forces of a country including the army, navy, air force, etc.:
Armchair general vs Armchair pilot
armchair general—smb. who speaks critically of military matters, etc. but has no real experience:
Arm in arm vs Hand in hand
arm in arm—with one’s arm under or around another person’s arm:
Archaic word vs Archaistic word
archaic word—a word that is no longer in general use but is still encountered in literature and sometimes used for special effect:
Apt at doing sth and Apt to do sth
apt at doing something—able to do smth. efficiently:
Approve of sth vs Approve sth
approve of something—
Apply oneself to something vs Apply to something
apply oneself to something—put all one’s energy into smth.:
Appear as someone vs Appear for someone
appear as someone—(of an actor) come before the public in any character:
Any place vs Anyplace
any place—1. anywhere: Most people that travel any place other than the USA can recognize distances in kilometers as well as miles.