1. He’s late again! If he doesn’t get his act together soon, they could fire him.2. He needs to stop gambling and get his act together; the kids need him.3. We need to get our act together. If we don’t stop this constant fighting, we’ll never get this project finished.4. This construction company needs to… Read more »
This phrase is another way of saying approximately and usually goes right after a quantity or amount. So, “5 hours or so” means approximately 5 hours. Sometimes, the phrase goes right after the number: There were ten or so kids there. This structure, though, tends to sound more informal. In addition, although this phrase already means… Read more »
