Oct 18, 2012 · Are both expressions "At the beginning" "In the beginning" valid and equivalent? The first "seems wrong" to me, but it has more Google results.

Sep 16, 2011 · The choice of prepositions depends upon the temporal context in which you're speaking. "On ~ afternoon" implies that the afternoon is a single point in time; thus, that temporal context would …

Dec 19, 2012 · Both, but they are used differently. Being on the train is the most common use. When you travel by train, you usually say that you are on the train. If you want to describe your position, …

Jan 24, 2011 · In some cases "the office" means "the place where I work" which could mean a building or a suite in a building. In other cases "the office" refers to a particular room. The context of the …

Mar 13, 2015 · The bottom line is "it's idiomatic" as mentioned but I can offer the below rationale: 1. The origin of "at night" to indicate a point of time and the usage of prepositions "in" and"at" In olden times, …

Mar 19, 2013 · Ether, or æther, was the mysterious substance once thought to suffuse the universe and be the medium that propagated light (and radio waves once they were discovered). Before that, it …

According to Google Ngram viewer, "in the last week of..." is much more common. This fits with my feeling as a native speaker, too: in or during for a range of time like a week, month, or season ("in the …

Nov 11, 2013 · The Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms says shoot yourself in the foot inadvertently make a situation worse for yourself; demonstrate gross incompetence The Free Dictionary online has …

Apr 14, 2017 · The idiomatic expression to have "skin in the game" means to have incurred monetary risk by being involved in achieving a goal. In the phrase, "skin" is a synecdoche for the person …

Dec 10, 2014 · "At the moment" means right now. For example, "He's asleep at the moment". "In the moment" means with a special focus on the present time. For example, "living in the moment" means …