Shoes and sandals definitely come within this category, although as coleopterist said, clothes are generally ripped or torn rather than broken. – Rory Alsop Commented Aug 8, 2012 at 8:09

2011年8月1日 · @antony.trupe: Scissors is a plural noun; thus "a scissors" would be wrong. To refer indefinitely to one unit, one should always use pair, as in "a pair of scissors".

2022年11月21日 · Obviously things like gloves and shoes, as they come as two separate items worn together, are naturally referred to as "a pair of.." On a slightly broader topic, why is "pair" …

2024年10月17日 · The term was relative and opinions differed as to its proper application: appearance may have had something to do with it . A little old lady in tennis shoes (Attorney …

2020年6月23日 · I've come across this analogous question for the opposite case Idioms/Phrase for Obvious No but couldn't find one for mine. I'm looking for phrases like "Does the …

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2010年12月7日 · In modern English, it is the counterpart of "do up", meaning to fasten (by whatever method - tie, glue, knot, zip, velcro).

2020年2月15日 · In technical and common parlance, the phrase "chronological order" indicates that the items are in order of occurrence or creation, oldest first (being the first in the chronology).

2017年11月22日 · English spelling does not have a one-to-one relationship with English pronunciation, so it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that "Nike" does not rhyme with "bike" …

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