Tag: wake
Leave someone/something in your wake
English Expression: Leave someone in your wake There are two ways to look at this expression. First, leaving someone in your wake can mean passing them in a race or competition. Of course, it’s never nice to experience someone passing you in a race, but the expression is neither negative nor positive. As I explained…
Wake
Word of the Day: Wake When a boat moves through the water, it leaves a V-shaped wave pattern behind it, called a wake. You’ve probably heard of wakeboarding. Well, wakeboarders surf that V-shaped wave or wake created by a fast-moving speedboat. Most words in English have more than one meaning, and today’s Word of the…
