What does got popped mean exactly in this context? "Popped" is a street term for an encounter with law enforcement I can include many specific actions such as merely questioning to arrest or detainment I don't remember this specific dialog but it's clear form the context of Zero Dark 30 that the subject has at least been apprehended and is was in custody of some agency
do we say the balloon is popped or the balloon has been popped or . . . Derek popped the balloon The balloon was popped The balloon has been popped The following does not look like common usage, since popped and burst are more often used as verbs than as adjectives: the balloon is popped * If you prefer an adjective, then ripped, ruptured, broken Or maybe a "popped balloon" (an attributive adjective)
word usage - Is Popped up appropriate in this context? - English . . . The masked man started down an aisle of cubicles As he reached the end of it and looked into the cubicle on his right, Lena popped up from a cubicle behind him and threw a computer screen at him, hitting him in the head Hi Can I use "popped up" here to mean she stood up in a cubicle and became visible suddenly?
word usage - Do you say I accidentally opened the suitcase . . . The top button popped off my shirt The ball popped out of Smith’s hands and onto the ground out up popped something The egg cracked open and out popped a tiny head The lid popped open and juice spilled all over the floor
word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl You can see there is a phrase pop out and I understand it as "born" But I can't find such explanations in the dictionary So does it have the meaning of born, or just can be inferred from the context? When can I use it to express born and shall I use it?
He popped out to shortstop vs He popped to shortstop (Whats the . . . He popped out to shortstop 2 He popped to shortstop What's the meaning of the two sentences and is there any difference in their meaning? Dictionary says 'pop' = 'hit' a pop-fly but what's the 'out' here? Does it mean the batter is 'out' now (failed to get on base)?
What is the difference between Suggest and Recommend? I read something about the difference between suggest and recommend but I do not know if it's true or not quot;The verb “suggest” is used to propose an idea or opinion
prepositions - Is warn from grammatically wrong? - English Language . . . It is idiomatic to be warned from or warned off However, in contemporary English, we are normally warned off or warned from {a place or particular path}, that is, told to stay away from it because of some danger or some other set of malign or unprofitable circumstances
grammar - English Language Learners Stack Exchange This question just suddenly somehow popped up in my mind Usually what I encountered in a sentence is in the pattern "past tense + past continuous" E g : I was doing homework when my mum came back I would like to know whether it is grammatically okay to use two past continuous tenses in one sentence? E g :