LET'S CALL A SPADE A SPADE - to call smth by its right name; to speak frankly about smth, even if it is impolite.
[называть вещи своими именами; „называть лопату лопатой“]
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EAVEDROP ON someone - to listen to someone's private conversation without them knowing. [подслушивать] #word_of_the_day
Читать полностью…Today is Valentine's Day!
It's renowned for being the 'most romantic day of the year'.
And many of us mark it as an opportunity to show affection for our loved ones with cards, flowers or chocolates.
Remember English page loves you. We are the butterflies who can create a tornado across the world! ❤️
GET DOWN TO BUSINESS - to begin seriously doing what you need to do
✔️ They knew they didn't have much time, so they got down to business and began to discuss the issues that needed to be settled.
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a STRAY dog or cat has no home or has wandered away from home.
✔️ There are so many stray animals in Russia #word_of_the_day [бездомный]
BULLION is gold or silver, usually in the form of bars.
In case you've got a billion to buy bullion #word_of_the_day [слиток]
to EVALUATE smh/sb - to make a judgment about how good/bad they are. ✔️The market situation is easy to evaluate. [оценить] #word_of_the_day
Читать полностью…Are you still sitting at home scared of this cold weather?
But there are some people who aren't afraid at all (honestly, we aren’t among them). Wonder who they are?
They are cyclists!
The first winter cycling festival [veloparad] took place in Moscow today morning. It was really cold and windy, but they did approx. 14 km.
The goal is always just to share the mutual love of riding a 🚲. You may think they are crazy, mad or even silly. They don’t care; they just have proved they are strong enough to cycle all year round.
While Christmas trees and decorations have been taken down in many countries, celebrations are just beginning in others. Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Israel and several other nations celebrate Christmas 13 days after the well-known Dec. 25 festivities.
Читать полностью…I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you'll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you'll make something that didn't exist before you made it, that you will be loved and that you will be liked, and that you will have people to love and to like in return.
English page loves you. Have a ton fun!
Success isn't just about being IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME but knowing what to do when you find yourself there #word_of_the_day
Читать полностью…My New year's resolution is to stop lying to myself about making lifestyle changes. What about you? Just 7 days till the New year. Hold on guys!
Читать полностью…Putin upshot: Turkey is licking America's butt; people like Blatter should get Nobel; 'people' in Donbass carried out certain military tasks
Читать полностью…CHURN OUT - to produce something in large quantities quickly and often carelessly
✔️ Chinese factories churn out a lot of cheap phones [штамповать]
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When you're SOBER, you are not drunk. It's that simple.
✔️He'd been drunk when I arrived. Now he is sober. #word_of_the_day
The countries where people feel safest walking home alone at night
✔️Norway is one of the countries in the world where people feel safest walking alone at night the research has found.
✔️A majority of 86 per cent of people said they had no fears about street crime, even when on their own in the dark.
✔️Spain, where 85 per cent of respondents said the same, came a close second, the UK isn't far behind at 79 per cent.
✔️On the other end of the spectrum, only 58 per cent of Italians said they'd feel safe.
✔️In Brazil, that figure drops to just 36 per cent.
FURIOUS is extremely angry. ✔️ He is furious at his own weakness. #word_of_the_day
Читать полностью…if you SHIRK your responsibility or duty, you don't do what you have to. ✔️ I shirk work. He shirks school. #word_of_the_day [увиливать от]
Читать полностью…MOTTO is a short sentence or phrase that expresses a belief or purpose
✔️ "Stay true to yourself" has always been his motto.
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It's finally Friday. Have you survived?
🎉 By the way, Wikipedia turns 15 years old today, in case you still haven't got a reason to go out tonight
If you are NUTS ABOUT smth or smb, you like them very much.
✔️ They are nuts about sports = they are crazy about sports #word_of_the_day
If you're MOODY your feelings and behavior change frequently and you often become depressed or angry without any warning #word_of_the_day
Читать полностью…I can't believe it's been a year since I didn't become a better person
Well, our resolution in 2016 is to accomplish the goals of 2015 which we should have done in 2014 because we made a promise in 2013 and planned in 2012
to DISTINGUISH - to realize one thing is different from another.
✔️Can he distinguish right from wrong? [различать] #word_of_the_day
Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
✔️ Nancy woke at dawn. #word_of_the_day
a STUBBORN person is determined to do what he wants and is very unwilling to change his mind. #word_of_the_day [упрямый]
Читать полностью…In case you have been living under a rock, frankly, we would be envious if you've been, you will probably have noticed today was Putin's press conference
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