If they want to go out, they have to ask their husbands. When someone leaves their house for a short while, they go out : ‘I’d like to go out but I’m too tired.’ 5
Saudi women were not allowed to work outside their home.
Saudi women were not allowed to go out to work. See Language Note at OCCUPATION 6
My parents don’t want me to live out of home.
My parents don’t want me to live away from home. (live/move) away from home (NOT out of home ): ‘I’ve been living away from home for almost two years.’ homework 1
In my opinion, women who go out to work don’t have enough time to do the
homework.
In my opinion, women who go out to work don’t have enough time to do the housework. homework = work that a teacher gives a pupil to do at home housework = all the jobs that have to be done regularly to keep a house or flat clean and tidy 2
Have you done your homeworks?
Have you done your homework? Homework is an uncountable noun: ‘We’re given a lot of homework at the weekend.’ 3
Our teacher wanted to know why we hadn’t made our homework.
Our teacher wanted to know why we hadn’t done our homework. See Language Note at DO honestly 1
Honestly, we didn’t play very well in the final.
To be honest, we didn’t play very well in the final. Honestly, I don’t really like her husband.
To tell you the truth, I don’t really like her husband. Use honestly when you want someone to believe that what you are saying is really true: ‘I honestly don’t mind where we go, as long as we go somewhere.’ ‘I was going to give it back to you, honestly.’ To show someone that you are about to tell them your own true feelings about something (especially feelings that you usually keep secret), use
