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Johnleo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"pile on" and "pile"

0"Ironically, though teachers have been widely criticized for 01font00piling on02font00 homework, it is sometimes parents who ask for more work for their children."02br
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00I didn't find any usage of this collocation on the internet. Is it correct? It seems that it is equal to "pile".02br
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00Can "pile" be used to describe homework?02br
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"02font 02br 02br 01font 00I didn't find any usage of this collocation on the internet. Is it correct? 02font 02br 02br 00If I '01b 00pile02b 00 books 01b 00on 02b 00the table', it means I put a lot of books (ie a pile) on the table.

— Clive

  • "02font 02br 02br 01font 00I didn't find any usage of this collocation on the internet.
  • Is it correct?
  • 02font 02br 02br 00If I '01b 00pile02b 00 books 01b 00on 02b 00the table', it means I put a lot of books (ie a pile) on the table.
  • 02br 02br 00The idea in your sentence is that the teachers are01b 00 piling02b 00 homework01b 00 on02b 00 the students, thus giving them a lot of work, a lot of stress.
  • It's not a very unusual thing to say in informal spoken English.
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