20 expression in which everything makes mistakes

1. reluctantly

Wrong: gritting his heart.

At first glance, it is quite logical. When something is given to work, and I want to say "with difficulty." So hard that the heart already creaking. Well, almost like teeth. But that's another story here: when we are doing something complex, the heart does not creak, and getting stronger.

2. Play a role, to make a difference

Wrong: play value.

Quite a common mistake. These expressions are similar in meaning, and just wanted to mix them together. But it is impossible to play value - so you can only talk about the role. By the way, here's a mix, when fragments of phrases are exchanged with each other, is called contamination.

3. I miss you

Wrong: I miss you.

Of course, it is possible to use and the preposition "for." Only the meaning is quite differentThe word "bored". "He misses for school" means that someone skips lessons and hanging out in the backyard, kicking fallen leaves. Under the rules of the Russian language can be bored for someone and for someone.

4. Bring to a white heat

Wrong: bring to a white knee.

Anger sometimes turns white person or tightly compressed lips, but not the knees. Although it's not exactly - you need to apply the idea of ​​a British scientist, let check. Anyway, here we are talking about Cullen, verification word - intensity. Incandescence Why white? All the matter in the original meaning of this idiom. When heating the metal at some point is heated almost white-hot, and then begins to melt. Almost like irritated man, who for the third time asking for remake report.

5. Grandmother two told

Wrong: grandmother of two said.

Who are these two, which is something out there talked a grandmother? Unclear. For two fall into a pie and chips, but does not say anything. "To say half" means that there are two options. Maybe so, maybe some sort. Initially, by the way, it wasThe word "half" a grandmother who tells fortunes and predicts the weather: "My grandmother (grandmother) wondered, yes two, said. Grandmother (grandmother) half said either rain or snow, or will be, or not. "

6. piece of cake

Wrong: rasplyunut.

For some reason, really want to write together - as "vlegkuyu", for example. But no, they are two separate words, the first of which ends with the letter "z". And remember this is no more difficult than to spit once.

7. Lend me some money to pay

Wrong: borrow me money.

"Take" means to borrow. Using the verb, you seem to say: "Take my money," and do you want to share a vested newly gained. Although in this case it would be better to say: "Take me." And if you do not want to get into a stupid situation, but the plan is still profiteer money, Say, "lend me" - that is, "give a loan."

8. empty-handed

Wrong: empty-handed.

There will simply have to remember that "nothing for" written together. Compilers spelling dictionaries themselves entangled in this expression, so IFrom the history of the spelling fluctuations rules several times.

What does salt do? Once upon a time in Russia it was very expensive, and meals solilis just before eating. And it could not be food for the uninvited and unwelcome guest. And he left "empty-handed", that is never tasted salt, with nothing.

Now idiom has a broader meaning and salt to do. You can, for example, go to the personnel department to write an application for leave and leave empty-handed, because the schedule for the summer already compiled.

9. Takes place it has to be

Wrong: It is the place to be.

Here again there is a contamination: two expressions are mingled and confused. "Having a place" means "be present, be present." A "has to be" - an outdated version of "will". For example, "session has to be the number 14". And blends them into one krakozyabry not worth it.

10. The lion's share of most of the

Wrong: the lion's share.

And again the same error: snatch pieces of different phrases. And the phrase "lion's share", by the way, appeared thanks to Aesop's fable, which then creatively rethink the wings and other authors. In the story, it is unfair lion divided the prey, to pick up a big part of it.

11. Sit in one's hands

Wrong: sit back.

In fact, the wrong version is not so wrong. You could write, for example: "She was sitting with his hands folded on his chest." But if it is on sustainable terms, which means "sit back", it would be correct to "sit idly by". And a comma here, by the way, is not necessary.

12. Cheat

Wrong: carry around your finger.

The word "hold", one of the valuesThe meaning of "Carry" which - "fool, outwit," it was a shame that instead use some kind of idiom. Therefore, it climbed to the most insidious way, and in the end it turned out something strange. But initiallyIdiom "cheat" The idea was to wrap (in other words, circle) around the finger thread: deceived so quickly and easily, like a string on a finger wound.

13. Not far off is the day

Wrong: not behind the mountain that day.

Agree, "not far off" sounds epic. As in folk tales, "just around the corner, with the forest, beyond the seas." It is because of folk texts and fairy cameIdiom "not far off" this idiom. And because space for the lonely mountain in it is not.

14. Prevaricate

Wrong: curves in the shower.

Begs the logical question: Who and, most importantly, that the curves in the shower. Or in the shower? To not have to answer it, it is better to write correctly. By lies and hypocrisy, we feel uneasy, and you can literally say that the soul of the curve. And in the heart can, for example, a plurality of resist merciless rules Russian language.

15. Move in a groove

Wrong: spin out its course.

Business went on as usual, that is the way it should be, but then again - and began to spin. As a result, the verb "to go" had disappeared, and that's left is a miracle Yudo. And if you do not want to admit that mistake, just do not confuse the expression "everything started to happen" and "everything went on as usual." Especially in the sense they are quite different.

16. According to plan

Wrong: according to the plan.

Here is the error in the agreement. The preposition "in accordance with" requiresHot issues dative rather than the genitive: "According to someone what? Plans! "

17. Pay for travel, pay for travel

Wrong: pay the fare.

"Young man, the fare will pay for ?!" - perhaps precisely because of this painfully familiar phrases and many are making a mistake. But once an excuse not need to add here. We pay bills, tickets, vacation. But the "pay due to" impossible. But you can pay the bills. Or for a ticket on vacation.

18. Realize

Wrong: to give a report of his actions.

We usually chastised in front of you or in front of other people. But before the actions and deeds can not be accountable. And for the same reason, we also report we return ourselves. However, there is another option: you can be aware in some activities. I, for one, am aware that the article received a long and not all finish reading it to the end.

19. publicly

Wrong: vovseuslyshanie.

It pretends to be a tricky phrase adverb, so we wrote it together and then received snide remarks from the grammar-nazi. But no, in fact it is stable adverbial expression is written separately.

20. Rattled

Wrong: bring down spantalyku.

According to the dictionary Dahlpantalyku"Pantalyku" means "sense", "sense", "order". That is "rattled" - confusing, at a loss. Therefore, the idiom is written in three words - as "confusing".