Advance on something—move towards a place (in order to attack, etc.)
Category: Confusing Phrases
Advance of science vs Advancement of science
Advance of science—progress or improvement in science.
Admonish someone for something vs Admonish someone of something
Admonish someone for something—reprove a person on account of something.
Admit of something vs Admit to something
Admit of something—leave room for something.
Admiral of the White vs White Admiral
Admiral of the White—admiral of the White Squadron (one of the three divisions of the Royal Navy in the 17th century).
Address oneself to someone vs Address someone
Address oneself to someone—speak or appeal to a person.
Add to taste vs Add to the taste
Add to taste—(in recipes) add in the amount preferred.
Add to something vs Add up to something
Add to something—increase or enhance something.
Add in something vs Add on something
Add on something—attach something at the end of a calculation, list, etc.
Add fuel to the fire vs Add insult to injury
Add insult to injury—wound a person’s self-respect even further; add to the damage already done to somebody’s feelings.
Add color to something vs Give color to something
Add color to something—(of a story, account, etc.) provide details that would interest and excite readers or listeners. The lecturer told a few jokes to add color to his talk. Give color to something—(also: lend color to something ) give plausibility to an account, etc. His torn clothing gave color to his story that he had been […]
Adapted for something vs Adapted to something
Adapted for something—(of things) made suitable for a new use, situation, etc. The book was adapted for television as a four-part series screened by the BBC. Adapted to something—(of people) accustomed or suitable to something. I am not adapted to this business. I was bred a farmer, and ought not to have left that occupation.