English Language

10 января 2024 19:57

💠 in the know 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
If someone is "in the know", they know something that only a few people are aware of.

❕For example

🔺Maggie is close to the Prime Minister, so she's usually in the know when it comes to the government's latest plans.

🔺Before you buy your new computer, ask David about getting a good deal. He's in the know about all that stuff.

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09 января 2024 19:14

📒hang out (2)


📖Meaning
to spend time in a certain place, or with certain people

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 After school, most of the kids hang out in front of the mall.

💬 I'm worried about my son. He's started hanging out with kids who smoke and drink.

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08 января 2024 20:00

💠 busted 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
to be charged with a criminal offence

❕For example

🔺Our neighbours were busted for possessing marijuana and speed pills after the cops raided their house last night.

🔺The cops raided a bar in Washington and the president's daughter was busted for under-age drinking. She was let off with a warning.

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07 января 2024 19:17

📒knock out (2)


📖Meaning
If you knock somebody out, you impress them very much with something you do, or something you make.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬  I just heard Kanye's new album and it really knocked me out. It's got some great songs on it.

💬 Don't worry! You'll knock everyone out with your presentation. It's brilliant!

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06 января 2024 19:46

💠 rap (1) 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
to talk together in a relaxed way (v.) | a relaxed talk (n.)

❕For example

🔺After most people had left the party, Mandy and a couple of her friends sat around rapping about their lives and loves.

🔺Let's get together after work for a few drinks and a rap about football.

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04 января 2024 20:57

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04 января 2024 07:27

📚up in arms


✍🏾Meaning
If you are up in arms, you are angry about something that you think is unfair or wrong.

❗️For example

🔸The taxi drivers are up in arms about the new tax on LPG.

🔸Many people expected smokers to be up in arms over the smoking ban, but most of them seem to have accepted it.

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03 января 2024 06:55

📒 There's no such thing as a free lunch


📖Meaning
We cannot get something for nothing. We must pay for everything. Nothing in life is free.


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02 января 2024 11:05

📚in any case


✍🏾Meaning
You can say "in any case" before giving an additional reason for doing or not doing something, or instead of saying "anyway".

❗️For example

🔸I don't need a car, and in any case I can't afford one now.

🔸I can't go to the dance club tonight, and in any case I'm far too old for that sort of thing.

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01 января 2024 10:20

📒 No news is good news


📖Meaning
If we are waiting for news about someone, it's probably good if we hear nothing because "bad news" would arrive quickly.


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31 декабря 2023 09:27

📚par for the course


✍🏾Meaning
If something is par for the course, it's what you'd expect it to be.

❗️For example

🔸Bill hasn't paid his rent on time, but that's par for the course. He's always late.

🔸I had an appointment to see my doctor at three but I had to wait an hour. I know waiting is par for the course when it comes to doctors, but it still annoys me.

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30 декабря 2023 10:53

📒 Money is the root of all evil


📖Meaning
According to this saying, all immorality and wickedness is caused by money. This saying is a misquotation, and the original version ("the love of money is the root of all evil") implies that all immorality and wickedness is caused by people loving money, not by money itself.


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28 декабря 2023 19:28

📒freak out


📖Meaning
If someone freaks out, they get very scared or upset by something.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 When I saw a snake while I was having a shower, I freaked out and ran from the bathroom completely naked.

💬 After smoking some marijuana, Harry started freaking out when he thought everyone was laughing at him.

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27 декабря 2023 19:12

💠 rap (2) 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
to recite lyrics over a rhythmic beat

❕For example

🔺In a lot of recent pop music, a singer sings the chorus while a rapper raps between each chorus.

🔺We saw some local kids rapping in a contest at the mall and they were really good, though I had trouble understanding the words.

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26 декабря 2023 18:38

📒set off (1)


📖Meaning
to begin a journey

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 If they set off at ten o'clock, they should arrive by midday.

💬 What time will you be setting off in the morning?

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10 января 2024 07:08

📒 Knowledge is power


📖Meaning
Facts, information and skills give us strength and influence.


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09 января 2024 10:40

📚a flash in the pan


✍🏾Meaning
You can say something or someone is a flash in the pan if they're popular or effective for a short time only.

❗️For example

🔸Her first song was a big hit, but when Debbie's next song didn't do so well people started calling her a flash in the pan.

🔸Dave says he doesn't mind being called a flash in the pan because he still gets money for the book he wrote, even though he never wrote another one.

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08 января 2024 08:16

📒 Cleanliness is next to godliness


📖Meaning
This (humorous) saying suggests that being clean is nearly as good as being godly or very holy.

Note: cleanliness (noun) = the state of being clean | godly (adj) = very religious; devout; pious
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07 января 2024 10:40

📚par for the course


✍🏾Meaning
If something is par for the course, it's what you'd expect it to be.

❗️For example

🔸Bill hasn't paid his rent on time, but that's par for the course. He's always late.

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06 января 2024 09:18

📒 Truth will out


📖Meaning
In the end, what is true will come to be known. The truth always appears eventually, despite all efforts to hide it. It is impossible to keep something secret forever.

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04 января 2024 20:51

📒part with


📖Meaning
to give something to someone else, especially when you'd prefer to keep it

🤓For example ⤵️

💬  Mark hated parting with his collection of rare books, but he really needed the money he got by selling them.

💬 Mum didn't want to part with our baby clothes or our old school books, but we made her get rid of them.

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03 января 2024 18:53

💠 beef 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
a conflict with someone; a complaint against someone

❕For example

🔺Kenny said he's got a beef with me, so I asked him what the problem was.

🔺Rappers always seem to have beefs with one another, but most people think they stage these conflicts for the publicity.

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02 января 2024 19:50

📒mark off (1)


📖Meaning
If you mark off items on a list, you mark each one after you've dealt with it.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 Check the guest list and mark off each person's name when they arrive.

💬 Bingo players each have a card with numbers on it and if one of their numbers is called out, they mark it off.

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01 января 2024 19:30

💠 jack (1) 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
to steal

❕For example

🔺Nicky jacked a bottle of beer from the liquor store.

🔺Someone busted into my place today and jacked my damn computer!

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31 декабря 2023 21:31

📒instil in


📖Meaning
to condition someone to follow a certain belief or to behave in a certain way

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 Sasha thinks Asian cultures instil in people a consideration for the feelings of others, while Western cultures tend to instil in people more of a concern for their own feelings.


💬 We try to make our education system instil in students a life-long love of learning.

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30 декабря 2023 18:43

💠 nick (1) 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
to steal something

❕For example

🔺I left my bike in front of the bank while I went inside to pay some bills. When I came back out it was gone. Some bastard had nicked it!

🔺Did you ever nick money from your mum's purse when you were a kid?

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28 декабря 2023 20:44

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28 декабря 2023 07:12

📚keep something at bay


✍🏾Meaning
If you keep something at bay, you stop something that could be a problem for you from getting too close or from getting worse.

❗️For example

🔸We kept the flood waters at bay by building a wall of sandbags around our house.

🔸A good way to keep your feelings of anxiety at bay is to meditate or do some sort of relaxation technique.

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27 декабря 2023 10:00

📒 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.


Note: alas = bad luck; pity; tough; regrettable

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26 декабря 2023 09:19

📚down to earth


✍🏾Meaning
If someone is down to earth, they are practical and sensible.

❗️For example

🔸Steven is an artist and a real dreamer, but luckily his wife Sarah is down to earth, so she takes care of their day-to-day lives.

🔸We need someone who can come up with practical, down-to-earth ideas that we can work with in the real world.

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