English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
MIND THE S’s
I think you should let ~bygone be bygone~ (nonstandard).
I think you should let *bygones be bygones* (standard).
If two people let bygones be bygones, they decide to forget about unpleasant things that have happened between them in the past.
You should take the bull by the ~horn~ (nonstandard).
You should take the bull by the *horns* (standard).
To take the bull by the horns is to do something difficult in a brave and determined way.
She has improved in ~leap and bound~ this year (nonstandard).
She has improved in *leaps and bounds* this year (standard).
You can use in leaps and bounds or by leaps and bounds to emphasise that someone or something is improving or increasing quickly and greatly.
GAB
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