What is the meaning of "drift off"?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
"drift off" means to fall asleep. You can also use it like "drift off to sleep". Ex. She drifted off while I was still talking.
Rebecca
"drift off" means to fall asleep. You can also use it like "drift off to sleep". Ex. She drifted off while I was still talking.
03/29
1
Is it okay to change the order like "bring home dead bird"?
Yes, you are correct. "Bring home dead birds" works just as well as "bring dead birds home" in this context. Ex: Run quickly down the hill. Ex: Run down the hill quickly.
2
What's "bangers" mean?
Here, "bangers" refers to an energetic song that's good to dance to. "Bangers" is also a British term for sausage. Ex: Lizzo released a real banger this year. It was on the top charts! Ex: We're having bangers and mash for dinner. => sausage and mashed potato Ex: I hope they play some bangers at the party tonight.
3
How come does she use past tense here?
The party has already started, so MIllie Bobby Brown is asking why she did not see Cardi B at the party. For questions involving something that has already happened, or an incident in the past, the past tense is used. Ex: Why didn't you bring an umbrella today? Ex: Why were you late to school today?
4
What does "workforce" mean? In what circumstances could I use it?
"Workforce" is a noun that means a group of people working for a company, industry, city, country, and so on. It's the workers engaged in work at or in a place. You can use it to describe a single company's work structure or status in relation to its workers or even a country or region's worker status. It's also known as the "labor" force. Ex: They've been trying to grow their workforce. They now have 15 more employees. Ex: Korea's workforce mostly consists of office workers.
5
If I say "hit your head" instead of "hit you in the head", does the meaning get changed?
Yes, the expression itself is "to get hit in the head," which has been used idiomatically here to mean to deal with unexpected or unfortunate events. In the literal sense, the action of the head getting hit is usually described by "get hit in the head" or "get hit on the head." Ex: I got hit in the head by a baseball. It's been the worst day ever. Ex: My brother hit me on the head accidentally. It's still sore.
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