In terms of meaning, there is no difference between them. But now you find native speakers of English using both. There was a time when experts on usage considered ‘different than’ to be wrong. Which is correct: ‘different from’ or ‘different than’? (Neha Asrani, Chennai) So, if you are on one of these clouds and looking down, you have every reason to feel happy - unless of course, you are scared of heights! Some believe that meteorologists (weathermen) refer to the thunderstorm cloud as ‘cloud nine’ - and this cloud, in some instances, has been known to rise to a height of 70, 000 feet. Though there are many theories, no one is really sure about the origin of this rather strange expression. Rima wasn’t just pleased when Ashwin proposed to her. My neighbour was on cloud nine when he heard that Trump had won. As far as he is concerned, everything is perfect God is in His Heaven and all is right with the world. The person is in a state of absolute bliss. When someone says that he is on ‘cloud nine’, what he means is that he is extremely happy about something. What is the meaning and origin of ‘on cloud nine’? (V Tirupati Rao, Anakapalle) Sahana treats my friend Pankaj like her minion. Rajiv sent one of his minions to hand over the package. In movies, for example, the villain usually surrounds himself with minions. He works for someone who is important and merely does as he is told. A minion is an underling he is an insignificant person with little or no authority. The word is pronounced ‘MIN-yen’ with the stress on the first syllable. The first syllable rhymes with ‘win’, ‘pin’ and ‘fin’, and the second ‘i’ is like the ‘y’ in ‘yes’ and ‘yesterday’.
With 110 runs to get in four overs, India is toast. Kiran’s career was toast the moment his boss caught him kissing his daughter.
If the global markets continue to slide, our company is toast. The expression can also be used to mean ‘defeated’. When you tell someone he is toast, you mean that he is in serious trouble what he has done is likely to result in his ruin. The expression is mostly used in American English, and its use is limited to informal contexts. What does the expression ‘You’re toast’ mean? (J Amol, Pune)
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