Swing along, offload
Hi,
1) “At first I didn’t know how to go about doing the paper on Brexit, but now my writing is swinging along.”
Can ‘swing along’ be used like that?
2) “He unloaded a lot of work on or onto us.”
I heard both versions. Which one is more appopriate?
Thank you.
Top answer
Ann225 Can ‘swing along’ be used like that? Yes, but I wouldn't unless I wanted to sound like a breezy teenage girl from 1936. ” If you mean he is making you do work that he would otherwise have had to do, it's "onto", signifying transfer.
- Ann225 Can ‘swing along’ be used like that?
- Yes, but I wouldn't unless I wanted to sound like a breezy teenage girl from 1936.
- ” If you mean he is making you do work that he would otherwise have had to do, it's "onto", signifying transfer.
- If he just assigned you a lot of work, then "on" is better.
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Ann225Can ‘swing along’ be used like that?
Yes, but I wouldn't unless I wanted to sound like a breezy teenage girl from 1936.
Ann2252) “He unloaded a lot of work on or onto us.”
If you mean he is making you do work that he would otherwise have had to do, it's "onto", signifying transfer. If he just assigned you a l
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