To rip can mean ‘to tear apart roughly’ or ‘to move at great speed.’ We have more meanings to tell you about, including what it means to “rip into someone” or to “rip someone off.”
You might already know that a twig is a small, thin shoot of a tree, wooden branch or stem, and also those same shoots when they fall from a tree, often used to start a fire. But did you know that twig is also a verb?
As you probably know, dust is earth or other matter in fine powdery particles or any powdery substance. But do you know what ‘bite the dust’ or ‘shake the dust from your feet’ mean?
