substantial improvement—considerable or significant improvement: Aerobic exercise can produce substantial improvement in mood in patients with major depressive disorders in a short time. substantive improvement—improvement that is real or actual: More than two years after the inter–Korean summit, substantive improvement in the security situation on the Korean peninsula remains elusive.
Difference between Subject for something and Subject to something
subject for something—said of a person or thing to be dealt with in some way: Mental illness is not a subject for ridicule and at this time Frank deserves our sympathy. subject to something— 1. exposed to smth., usually damaging or unpleasant: Any group viewed as a threat to the rule of the Communist Party […]
Difference between Stumble across something and Stumble over something
stumble across something—find smth. by accident: Not too long after seeing the movie, I stumbled across the collection of short stories from which the movie got its start. stumble over something— 1. hit the foot against smth. and almost fall: The pony stumbled over a stone in the path, and unseated his rider. 2. say words […]
Difference between Strong man and Strong-arm man
strong man— 1. a man who publicly exhibits feats of great strength: He was the product of a union between the strong man of a traveling circus and the Chief Wardress at the Women’s Prison. 2. a man who exercises great political power: We got to get a strong man in the White House to […]
Difference between Strong arm and Strong hand
strong arm— 1. the use of superior power or physical force: He assured the people that any attempt at lawlessness would be put down with a strong arm. 2. (also: strong-arm man) a person employed as a bodyguard: He was a strong arm for bookies, collecting debts from people who had owed money for too […]
Difference between Strip film and Stripping film
strip film—a 35 mm film mounted vertically frame by frame for sequential projection: A still further object is to provide a multi-purpose machine, usable concurrently as a slide or strip film projector, an overhead projector, an opaque projector… stripping film— 1. thin paper or film used to correct tones in photographs: Strip Editor is a […]
Difference between Strike the bull’s eye and Strike the eye
strike the bull’s eye—(also: hit the bull’s-eye) 1. attain the intended object; succeed: We have some potentially good evidence, and we just haven’t been able to strike the bull’s eye yet. 2. guess the right thing; make a correct conjecture: In the test paper, as they compare notes, he seems to have almost struck the […]
Difference between Strike gold and Strike it rich
strike gold— 1. find gold: Andrew Prichard struck gold along the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River in 1881. 2. (Sport) win a gold medal in a competition: India’s women’s hockey team struck gold for the first time in the Commonwealth tournament. 3. become rich or successful, especially suddenly or unexpectedly: He struck gold […]
Difference between Strike for something and Strike over something
strike for something— 1. stop working for an employer in order to get more pay, better conditions, etc.: After the airlines show a profit again the unions will strike for higher wages. 2. fight for a cause: Cleomenes followed by a few friends rushed through the streets of Alexandria, exhorting the multitude to strike for freedom. […]
Difference between Strike at the root and Strike root
strike at the root—deal resolutely with the origin of a problem, difficulty, etc.: It is in forming such men and women that we can create a community of peace and justice and strike at the root of terrorism. strike root—(also: take root) become firmly established; be generally accepted: Therein lies perhaps the very virtue of […]
Difference between Strict in something and Strict on something
strict in something—careful and scrupulous in one’s principles, etc.: He was strict in punctuality, spiritual in language and phraseology, immaculate in appearance. strict on something—is used with reference to principles, etc. that one expects to be observed by others: The professor of that class was very strict on punctuality.
Difference between Stretch oneself and Stretch oneself out
stretch oneself—straighten the body and extend the arms, especially when a person yawns: The Jamaican stood up and stretched himself. “Glad you woke me, man,” he said. stretch oneself out—extend one’s legs and body in a straight line while lying: The room was enveloped in darkness. Kedar stretched himself out on the bed without turning […]