“Keep at bay” comes from hunting language and now means holding danger, trouble, or something unwanted at a distance or under control.
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Frame Markers Exercise
C2 ESL multiple-choice gap-fill exercise on frame markers: expressions that organise discourse by opening, shifting, limiting, returning to, or closing a frame of discussion.
Wander vs. wonder: what is the difference?
Wander means to move about without a clear direction. Wonder means to feel curiosity or amazement about something.
For vs. since: how to show duration and a starting point
Learn when to use for and since. One shows duration, the other shows a starting point, with clear examples to avoid mix ups.
How jackpot came from poker
“Jackpot” began in poker, where a pot could be opened only with jacks or better. Later, it came to mean any very large prize.