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06 февраля 2024 19:34
📒go down (3)
📖Meaning
When the sun or the moon goes down, it gets lower and lower in the sky until it disappears below the horizon.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 What time does the sun go down?
💬 We sat on the beach and watched the sun go down.
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05 февраля 2024 20:17
💠 intro 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
introduction
❕For example
🔺When you read the book, don't skip the intro. It gives a lot of useful background information.
🔺What did you think of the intro to the song? Do you think it went on too long, or was it just about right?
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04 февраля 2024 20:00
📒make over (1)
📖Meaning
to officially transfer ownership of something to someone
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Frank made most of his estate over to an educational foundation for homeless kids.
💬 Margaret agreed to make her collection of paintings over to the town's art gallery.
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03 февраля 2024 18:54
💠 geezer 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
an old person
❕For example
🔺I'm late because I got stuck behind some old geezer at the bank who took ages to sort out his stuff.
🔺One day I'll be one of those old geezers who sit in the park all day playing chess and checkers.
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01 февраля 2024 09:18
📚now or never
✍🏾Meaning
If you say it's now or never, you mean that something has to be done now or it can't be done at all.
❗️For example
🔸The band is going to break up after this tour, so if you want to see them perform, it's now or never.
🔸It was my last day with the company, so it was now or never. I went up to Jenny and asked her out on a date.
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31 января 2024 08:17
📒 Crime doesn't pay
📖Meaning
If you engage in illegal activities, you will not make money in the long run.
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30 января 2024 13:50
📚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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29 января 2024 10:54
📒 If you play with fire you get burned
📖Meaning
If you fool around with something that is potentially dangerous, you must expect to get harmed.
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28 января 2024 10:15
📚safe and sound
✍🏾Meaning
If you are safe and sound, nothing has harmed you even though you could have been in danger.
❗️For example
🔸It was a dangerous journey but luckily we all got back safe and sound.
🔸The package took a long time to get here, but it arrived safe and sound in the end.
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27 января 2024 09:25
📒 Many a true word is spoken in jest
📖Meaning
Something said as a joke may often contain wisdom and truth.
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25 января 2024 19:49
📒get away
📖Meaning
to leave a place
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 I had the fish on the line, but just as I was getting it out of the water, it fell back in and got away.
💬 I wanted to join you for dinner, but I just couldn't get away. There was too much going on in the office.
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24 января 2024 19:11
💠 threads 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
clothes
❕For example
🔺Check out Terry's new threads. He looks really sharp in that outfit.
🔺Those threads Jack's wearing look pretty expensive.
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23 января 2024 20:21
📒nut out
📖Meaning
If you nut something out, you solve a problem or you calculate something.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 We're having a meeting with the marketing department to nut out the best way to promote the new model.
💬 It's a tough problem, but we've got a better chance of nutting it out if we work on it together.
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22 января 2024 21:03
💠 Aussie 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
Australian, Australia
❕For example
🔺My mate Bruce says he's a typical Aussie because he likes beer, sports, mates, cars and girls, in that order.
🔺Have you ever seen Aussie Rules football? It's a bit like rugby, but much faster and more spectacular.
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06 февраля 2024 10:46
📚zero tolerance
✍🏾Meaning
If something is given zero tolerance, it won't be accepted even once.
❗️For example
🔸Because of the school's zero-tolerance policy, our boy was expelled for smoking just one cigarette.
🔸How can a society based on Christian morals and forgiveness of sin have a zero-tolerance approach to petty crime?
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05 февраля 2024 07:22
📒 Graves are of all sizes
📖Meaning
People die at all ages; no one is too young to die.
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04 февраля 2024 10:39
📚with flying colours | colors
✍🏾Meaning
If you pass a test with flying colours, you pass it easily and get high marks.
❗️For example
🔸Our daughter Rosie was really worried about her history exam, but in the end she passed it with flying colours. We're very proud of her.
🔸I was given a tough assignment at work this week, and today the boss told me it was really just a test. He also said I passed with flying colors.
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03 февраля 2024 07:24
📒 It is best to be on the safe side
📖Meaning
1) Don't take risks. Be careful and cautious.
2) It's best to be sure. It's best to be absolutely certain.
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01 февраля 2024 19:39
📒speak up (1)
📖Meaning
to speak louder
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 I'm sorry, but I can't hear you. Would you mind speaking up a bit, please?
💬 If you can't hear her, just ask her to speak up a little.
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31 января 2024 21:55
💠 yummy 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
delicious
❕For example
🔺I peeled a big juicy mango, chopped it up, and then covered the pieces with coconut yoghurt. It was really yummy!
🔺Jenny said they had this amazing fruit in Thailand called durian. It has a tough skin covered with sharp spikes, and it smells pretty bad, but inside there's this incredibly yummy flesh that tastes a bit like rich, creamy custard.
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30 января 2024 19:53
📒stand by (1)
📖Meaning
If you're standing by, you're ready to do something or help somebody.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 The airport's rescue team stands by around the clock in case there is a fire or a plane crash.
💬 A doctor is always standing by at the boxing stadium in case one of the fighters needs medical attention.
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29 января 2024 21:46
💠 wrecked 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
very drunk, very intoxicated
❕For example
🔺Fred came home about 2 a.m. and slept with his clothes on. He was totally wrecked.
🔺He got so wrecked last night from drinking vodka that he can't even remember what he did.
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28 января 2024 19:23
📒juice up
📖Meaning
to make something more exciting, more impressive, or more powerful
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 We need to juice up our marketing campaign with some really exciting and sexy advertisements.
💬 The television network has employed a team of script writers to juice the show up because it's losing more and more viewers.
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27 января 2024 21:58
💠 limo 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
limousine
❕For example
🔺Are we going to rent a limo and a driver for the wedding?
🔺The limo's got a TV, a computer, and a bar in the back, and about six people can sit in there.
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25 января 2024 08:30
📚the upper crust
✍🏾Meaning
If you are one of the upper crust, you are a member of society's highest class.
❗️For example
🔸If Laura was really part of the upper crust, she wouldn't need to borrow money all the time, would she?
🔸Marge does a great imitation of an upper-crust "society queen". It's really funny, and her upper-crust accent is perfect.
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24 января 2024 08:43
📒 We must learn to walk before we can run
📖Meaning
We have to be patient when learning. Babies crawl before they walk. And children walk before they run. We cannot do difficult tasks before we can do easy tasks.
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23 января 2024 07:58
📚a pat on the back
✍🏾Meaning
You've given someone a pat on the back if you've told them they've done something well, or done a good job.
❗️For example
🔸Don't you think Salim deserves a pat on the back for his report? Why don't you tell him it was excellent work?
🔸Our boss doesn't often praise us for our work, so if he gives you a pat on the back for something, you've really earned it.
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22 января 2024 08:48
📒 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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