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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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21 октября 2023 19:43
📒 Never speak ill of the dead
📖Meaning
Show respect to people who have died by not saying anything bad about them. Since dead people can no longer hurt us, or defend themselves, it is better to forget their bad actions and remember only their good ones.
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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 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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22 октября 2023 06:54
💠 up the duff 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
pregnant
❕For example
🔺Terry got his girlfriend up the duff, and then he dumped her. What a creep!
🔺Debbie's up the duff, and she doesn't know what to do about it.
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21 октября 2023 07:30
📒refer to (1)
📖Meaning
to look at something like a book, a map, or a website, in order to get information about something
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 She had to refer to her notes quite often because she hadn't memorized the speech.
💬 You can refer to books or other information sources in your essay, but you must cite each reference you have used.
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