mull/expendable/point/dainty tooth/supply/go on/in a turmoil/roll with the punches/

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Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to revise the following sentences?

The committee have mulled over your suggestion but have decided not to accept it because of the cost.

We have to mull over the new proposal.

mull over = reflect deeply on a subject

Usually he makes a mull of his work.

mull = confuse, muddle

Their soldier were expendable.

expendable = not strictly necessary; dispensable

The cost of living went up several points last month.

Oil shares rose several points yesterday.

point = mark on a scale, unit of measuring

He can give me points of golf.

give somebody points = be able to offer me advantages and still win (he is better player than me)

His remarks lack point.

point = effectiveness, urgency

She made the point that further resistance was useless.

make a point = treat something as important or essential

His remarks were beside the point.

beside the point = beside the question

He was stricken in his soul.

stricken = affected by something overwhelming, such as disease, trouble, or painful emotion

He has a dainty tooth.

dainty = excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

Have you a good supply of reading matter for the train journey?

plenty of erading matter = plenty of books, magazines,etc.

Should the government supply the need for more houses?

Supply something for somebody = give or provide something (help to provide them by building them or giving subsidy or making loans)

subsidy = a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public

What’s going on there?

There is nothing interesting going on here at present.

go on = appear in the stage

The town was in a turmoil during the elections.

turmoil = instance of trouble, agitation, disturbance

“The prices of ingredients go up and down”, Cummings said. You have to kind of roll with the punches”.

roll with the punches = cope with and withstand adversity, especially by being flexible

Hand over the chocolate and nobody gets hurt.

hand over = release or relinquish to another's possession or control

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

[Anglika]

Usually he makes a muddle of his work.


Their soldier were expendable.

expendable = not strictly necessary; dispensable can be discounted


He can give me points on / about golf.


What’s going on there?

There is nothing interesting going on here at present.

go on = appear in the stage going on >> happening

The town was in a turmoil during the elections.

turmoil = instance of trouble, agitation, disturbance disturbed, upset

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