E.E. on July 24th, 2008

Get underway means “to begin”.
Excerpts from popular TV shows and movies:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
The following excerpt is taken from Michel Gondry’ movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” to show the usage of the phrase “get underway”.
Mark Ruffalo(Stan) used the phrase “get underway” while talking to Jim Carrey(Joel Barish), as shown in the [...]

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E.E. on July 24th, 2008

On a par with somebody/something - the same as or equal to someone or something.
Excerpts from popular TV shows and movies:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
The following excerpt is taken from Michel Gondry’ movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” to show the usage of the phrase “on a par with”.
Tom Wilkinson(Dr. Howard Mierzwiak) used [...]

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E.E. on July 23rd, 2008

“Oddly enough” means the same as saying - It is strange/surprising that…….
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The following excerpts are taken directly from the net on how people use the phrase “oddly enough” in everyday talk.

Excerpts from popular TV shows and movies:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
The following excerpt is taken from Michel Gondry’ movie “Eternal Sunshine [...]

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