English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
S’s in Idioms
I wanted to confront her but decided instead to let the sleeping ~dog~ lie (nonstandard).
I wanted to confront her but decided instead to let sleeping dogs lie (standard).
That’s the woman of my ~dream~ (nonstandard).
That’s the woman of my dreams (standard). If you describe someone or something as the person or thing of your dreams, you mean that you consider them to be ideal or perfect.
GAB
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