The familiar phrase "Man proposes, God disposes" is an example of antithesis, as is John Dryden's description in "The Hind and the Panther" : "Too black for heaven, and yet too white for hell." ...
Familiar words are words that you are used to using in your speech and writing. It is also likely that you understand their meaning. Unfamiliar words are the opposite; words you do not understand or...
He's perfectly familiar with the rules, but he thinks they don't apply to him.They thought she might flee to someplace familiar to her, and they were right.I scanned the crowd for a familiar face,...
As I walked down the street, I spotted a familiar looking man who was staring suspiciously at a cat. I am familiar with this word. How familiar are those two?