Jul 5, 2019 · In this context, riffing doesn't just mean improvising - it means to use an existing idea as a starting point for something new. The term 'riffing' originates in music, but has a slightly different …

Feb 26, 2021 · 0 "Take it easy and riff" and expression created by the writers. A riff is a repeated musical phrase. To "riff" on something means to take a theme and repeat it, often with small …

Apr 21, 2020 · The original meaning of the verb to riff off came from jazz, where it specifically meant to borrow and elaborate on (a musical phrase) - as opposed to to rip off (which simply means to steal). …

Oct 18, 2018 · In your context, the best relates to {something}, whereas best relates to a course of action. Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was the best choice for this purpose? Plastic, wood, …

Oct 14, 2021 · Yes, I agree -- and most people even if they had heard of it wouldn't use it in conversation. Generally when people riff on a meme, they do it in meme format (an image with text …

Sep 16, 2024 · In Saad is now a grown man. I think that Saad is a noun phrase. Can noun phrases have only one word?

Dec 18, 2025 · The questions suggests a possible misunderstanding of the phrase "name calling." While an idiom, it has always (in my experience) had a specific meaning -- assigning an insulting name to …

Oct 15, 2023 · A preposition phrase headed by of is a common way of attributing a quality to a noun, either as a modifier or as a predicate: a man of discretion = a man who ‘possesses’ discretion, “a …

Jun 12, 2020 · What is the difference caused by using “I got stuck”, “I get stuck”, “I was stuck”, “I'm stuck"? Could anyone please advise which is more natural and when should one use over the other …

Nov 5, 2024 · Recently I read the eBook Lying Flat, Feeling Great: Couch Potato's Guidelines, which is about "lying flat". However, I don't actually get it. The phrase seems odd because the first …