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07 ноября 2023 10:10

💠indie🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
rock music not released by major music labels

❕For example

🔺The indie scene began back in the late 70's and early 80's with bands like Joy Division and The Slits.

🔺Steve reckons the best indie band of all time is Radiohead.

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06 ноября 2023 08:04

📒fall apart


📖Meaning
If something falls apart, it breaks into pieces or parts start falling off.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 My old shoes are falling apart, so I'll have to get some new ones.

💬 If the model plane falls apart, get some stronger glue and put it together again.

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05 ноября 2023 09:33

💠once-over🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
a quick inspection or search

❕For example

🔺Before paying for the car, I had a mechanic give it a quick once-over to make sure it was in good condition.

🔺The army recruits were given the once-over by a doctor. He checked their heart, lungs, eyesight, hearing, reflexes and their private parts.

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04 ноября 2023 08:41

📒shoot up


📖Meaning
to quickly increase in size, number or level

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 Oil prices shot up by nearly forty percent when war was declared.

💬 When news of the oil strike got out, the company's shares shot up in value.

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02 ноября 2023 19:11

📚the icing on the cake | the frosting on the cake



✍🏾Meaning
If something is the icing on the cake, or the frosting on the cake, it makes a good situation or a good result even better.

❗️For example

🔸The fifty thousand dollars the government will give to every athlete who wins a gold medal in the Olympics will be the icing on the cake for them.

🔸I was happy just to get my book published, so winning the young writer's prize as well is the frosting on the cake.

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01 ноября 2023 19:33

📒 Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself


📖Meaning
A bad person will sooner or later be the cause of his own downfall.

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31 октября 2023 19:11

📚from time to time



✍🏾Meaning
If you do something from time to time, you do it occasionally, but not very often.

❗️For example

🔸We usually stay home on Friday nights, though from time to time we'll go to see a movie.

🔸Most of the artists we represent these days are nothing special, but from time to time we'll get one with real talent and originality.

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30 октября 2023 18:31

📒 Nothing is impossible to a willing heart


📖Meaning
Someone who is eager, keen and determined can achieve anything.

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29 октября 2023 18:42

📚pay through the nose



✍🏾Meaning
If you pay through the nose for something, you pay more than the usual price for it.

❗️For example

🔸I know I pay through the nose for my dental work, but the dentist I see is supposed to be the best, so I don't mind paying more than usual.

🔸We had to pay through the nose for our room because it was a long weekend and most of the hotels were fully booked.

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28 октября 2023 19:39

📒 The best things in life are free


📖Meaning
We don't have to pay for the things that are really valuable, like love, friendship and good health.

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26 октября 2023 19:52

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26 октября 2023 08:15

💠 rip-off (1) 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
charging too much for something

❕For example

🔺Ten dollars for a cup of coffee? That's a total rip-off! It's about three dollars anywhere else.

🔺Why do people pay so much? Don't they know it's a rip-off?

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25 октября 2023 07:48

📒bring back (2)


📖Meaning
to make something from the past come back, such as a memory, a feeling, an idea, etc.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 Hearing these old songs really brings back the old days, doesn't it?

💬 The letters she'd found brought some wonderful memories back.

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24 октября 2023 10:53

💠 tight-ass 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
1) sby who spends as little money as possible, a miser 2) sby who's repressed and very strict about following society's rules

❕For example

🔺Our boss is a real tight-ass; we never get a Christmas bonus.

🔺Don't be such a tight-ass, Rob. Let yourself have some fun for a change.

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23 октября 2023 08:01

📒Look out!


📖Meaning
If someone is in immediate danger, you can warn them by shouting "Look out!".

🤓For example ⤵️

💬  "Look out! There's a car coming!"

💬 I was riding my bike when this car pulled out in front of me. Just before I hit it, I yelled "Look out!"

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06 ноября 2023 17:24

📒 The wish is father to the thought


📖Meaning
Our opinions or beliefs are often influenced by our desires and hopes. The phrase "father to" is used in the sense of parentage: the thought is born from the wish.

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05 ноября 2023 18:56

📚an axe to grind (2)


✍🏾Meaning
If you have an axe to grind, you have a strong opinion about something and you express this opinion whenever you can.

❗️For example

🔸Billy's had this axe to grind about globalisation recently and he's always going on about it.

🔸These people always seem to have an axe to grind and whenever someone interviews them they see it as a chance to push their ideas.

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04 ноября 2023 17:13

📒 Least said soonest mended


📖Meaning
When we do or say something bad to someone, a long apology and discussion does not help. In such a case, the less we say the better.

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02 ноября 2023 07:27

💠funky (2)🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
having strong dance rhythms

❕For example

🔺Madonna's new single has some really funky beats.

🔺We went to a club last night and the DJ played some of the funkiest tracks we've heard in a while.

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01 ноября 2023 09:58

📒factor in


📖Meaning
to include a certain item when calculating or planning something

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 Don't forget to factor in transport costs when you make the quotation.

💬 You need to factor the political situation in when deciding on a country to invest in.

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31 октября 2023 08:35

💠 earner 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
a good source of money

❕For example

🔺Renting out their houses for a couple of weeks in summer became a nice little earner for families on many Greek islands.

🔺Frank though that buying and selling shares would be a good little earner for him, but unfortunately it didn't work out that way.

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30 октября 2023 11:13

📒pull out (1)


📖Meaning
If you pull out of something you're participating in, like a competition or a deal, you stop participating.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 Phil was leading the tournament, but he had to pull out after injuring his knee.

💬 Chuck was forced to pull out of the race for President when his campaign funds ran out.

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29 октября 2023 08:02

💠 dickhead 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
an unpleasant or annoying person

❕For example

🔺Why does Mary go out with that guy Richard? He's such a dickhead.

🔺Hey dickhead! That's my taxi. I was here first!

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28 октября 2023 09:16

📒iron out


📖Meaning
If you iron out the last details of a deal, you sort out the final problems or issues.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 If we have any differences or issues, we'll have to iron them out before we sign a deal.

💬 Ronaldo's manager and the club are ironing out a couple of final issues, but they should have everything sorted out soon.

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26 октября 2023 19:47

📚worth its weight in gold


✍🏾Meaning
If something is worth its weight in gold, it is extremely valuable or extremely useful.

❗️For example

🔸Your grandmother's stories are worth their weight in gold, so you should try to record them or write them down.

🔸A personal recommendation from someone like Professor Clark is worth its weight in gold. You'll be able to get a job anywhere you like with that

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25 октября 2023 20:47

📒 Garbage in, garbage out | GIGO


📖Meaning
Incorrect or bad input results in incorrect or bad output.

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24 октября 2023 20:07

📚an unknown quantity


✍🏾Meaning
If a thing or a person is an unknown quantity, not much is known about them.

❗️For example

🔸The Saints have signed a new player, but he's an unknown quantity at this stage as very few people have seen him play.

🔸We've all heard stories about a great new Ferrari engine, but it's still an unknown quantity as far as racing is concerned.

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23 октября 2023 20:33

📒 Dying men speak true


📖Meaning
When people are about to die, they usually tell the truth.

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22 октября 2023 18:04

📚beat the rap


✍🏾Meaning
If someone beats the rap, they avoid being found guilty of a crime.

❗️For example

🔸Everyone knows that Jimmy the Snitch did the robbery in Green St., but he beat the rap because he's in with the cops.

🔸Henry was charged with drunk driving, but his lawyer helped him beat the rap on some technical detail.

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