Not if the x is implied, which it is.
morphballganon
6th grade didn't get into implied multiplication, which changes the answer if you learned algebra.
Precisely, thus they are the more similar to toddlers. Make sense?
There are such places.
Great attitude you got there
Not Italy perhaps, but there are such places.
We do. That's exactly what the "toddler"-insulter is lambasting.
I don't know about Slovakian, but such places exist, yes.
Not new. Aircraft carriers exist.
The phrase is typically used to refer to babysitting, i.e., I'll make sure the kids don't leave or kill themselves. So the "down" serves a purpose in the present use, regardless of its applicability to historic situations.
"Holding the fort" just meant not letting enemies in
"Holding down the fort" also includes preventing things from getting out of hand
But I like the bouncy castle imagery as it's less mundane
She turned into a wolf