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31 мая 2023 17:31
💠 funk 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
(in phrase be in a funk) an unhappy, depressed mood
❕For example
🔺He's been in a real funk since his girlfriend left him.
🔺Everyone in the office has been in a funk since we heard that our company might be going bankrupt.
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30 мая 2023 17:30
📒turn into
📖Meaning
to change from one thing into another
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Isn't it incredible how caterpillars turn into butterflies, and tadpoles turn into frogs? Nature really is amazing!
💬 This guy is a great businessman. He turned a small company into a huge global corporation.
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29 мая 2023 17:30
💠 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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28 мая 2023 17:30
📒pull in
📖Meaning
If a train, a truck or a car pulls in, it arrives somewhere.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 The train you want will be pulling in on platform 9.
💬 A truck pulled in to the yard and the driver jumped out.
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27 мая 2023 17:30
💠 ratty (2) 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
easily annoyed or upset, irritable
❕For example
🔺Laura got drunk last night, and now she's got a hangover and she feels a bit ratty.
🔺I had a really bad day at work today, so sorry if I seem a little ratty tonight.
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26 мая 2023 17:30
📒run on (1)
📖Meaning
to use a particular type of fuel or a particular power source
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Why did it take so long for the big car companies to develop and market cars that run on electricity instead of fossil fuels?
💬 My new mobile phone runs on a battery that lasts for a month before it needs recharging.
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25 мая 2023 17:30
💠 upbeat 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
bright, cheerful
❕For example
🔺The convention should have a lively, upbeat mood, so we need to start off with some upbeat music and an uplifting speech.
🔺The movie tells an upbeat story about starting a new life in a new country and finding love and happiness there.
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25 мая 2023 09:49
📒 Look upon death as a going home
📖Meaning
We may consider dying to be a kind of returning to house and family.
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24 мая 2023 05:30
📚vice versa
✍🏾Meaning
You can say "vice versa" when what you have just said is also true in the opposite, or reverse, order.
❗️For example
🔸He doesn't believe anything she says, and vice versa. They really don't trust each other.
🔸During the cold war, the Americans tried to spy on the Russians, and vice versa.
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23 мая 2023 11:35
📒 Opportunity seldom knocks twice
📖Meaning
Take any opportunity or chance when it comes - it may not come again.
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22 мая 2023 05:31
📚read between the lines
✍🏾Meaning
When you read between the lines you try to understand what someone implies, but doesn't openly state, when they say or write something.
❗️For example
🔸I got a letter from Robyn and she isn't happy. She didn't say anything but I could tell by reading between the lines that something's wrong.
🔸A good writer doesn't tell the reader everything directly but leaves it up to the reader to figure things out for themselves by reading between the lines.
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21 мая 2023 05:30
📒 Brevity is the soul of wit
📖Meaning
The real art of speaking (especially when speaking humorously) is to use as few words as possible.
Note: brevity (noun): shortness of time; use of few but exact words | soul (noun): the spiritual part of something; the essence of something | wit (noun): lively, keen intelligence; ability to use words creatively and for humour
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20 мая 2023 05:30
📚keep an eye on
✍🏾Meaning
If you keep an eye on someone, you make sure you know what they're doing.
❗️For example
🔸I'm a bit worried about Hannah's health so could you keep an eye on her while I'm away.
🔸The media has promised to keep an eye on the new government and report anything that seems suspicious.
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18 мая 2023 17:30
📒 Variety is the spice of life
📖Meaning
Monotony is bad for us. We need plenty of change. It adds interest to our lives, just as spice adds interest to food.
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18 мая 2023 05:30
📒knock back (1)
📖Meaning
to take a drink, usually alcoholic
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Every day after work, Steve and his mates knock back a few beers.
💬 The bartender poured Amy a whisky soda and she knocked it back and asked for another one.
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31 мая 2023 05:30
📒 If you can't beat 'em, join 'em
📖Meaning
If you cannot win against someone or something, it may be easier or better to join forces with them.
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30 мая 2023 09:26
📚friends in high places
✍🏾Meaning
If you have friends in high places, you know people in powerful positions in business or government.
❗️For example
🔸You'll need friends in high places if you want to get to the top.
🔸Martin mightn't be the most brilliant man, but he'll do well because he's got plenty of friends in high places.
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29 мая 2023 05:30
📒 Ignorance of the law is no excuse
📖Meaning
It is no defence to say that we didn't know that something we did was illegal.
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28 мая 2023 08:58
📚a nest egg
✍🏾Meaning
If you have a nest egg, you have money put away for the future.
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🔸When Indira inherited some money from her grandpa, she didn't spend it. She decided it was time she had a nest egg so she put it into an investment fund.
🔸Poor old Bill. He married a girl while he was in some foreign country and she got her hands on his nest egg, and now he's back here - with nothing.
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27 мая 2023 05:30
📒 Better safe than sorry
📖Meaning
We should be careful in a dangerous situation. It is better to stay safe than to have an accident (and be sorry about it). The full "grammatical" sentence would be: "It is better to be safe than to be sorry."
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26 мая 2023 11:24
📚give the green light
✍🏾Meaning
If you give something the green light, you give permission for it to be done, or allow it to happen.
❗️For example
🔸The government has given the green light to our tree-planting project, so we can go ahead and start organizing things.
🔸As soon as our CEO gives the new product the green light, we'll start planning production.
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24 мая 2023 17:30
📒keep up (2)
📖Meaning
If you keep up with someone, you stay at the same level and don't fall behind them.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Rafael can run very fast. When we go running together, it's hard for me to keep up.
💬 Jimmy takes a long time to learn new things, and sometimes he can't keep up with other kids in his class.
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23 мая 2023 17:30
💠 take 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
stolen money or goods
❕For example
🔺The take from the bank robbery was about ten thousand dollars.
🔺The cops have caught the thieves, but they're still looking for the take.
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22 мая 2023 17:30
📒read into
📖Meaning
to believe you've found more meaning in what someone says or does than others have found
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 You're reading too much into what he said. I don't think he meant to insult you.
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21 мая 2023 17:30
💠 zip (2) 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
nothing, zero
❕For example
🔺Most people around here don't know zip about economics, but they know when things aren't going too well.
🔺The final score was three goals to zip.
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20 мая 2023 17:30
📒level with
📖Meaning
If you level with someone, you tell them the truth about something.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Why won't you level with me and tell me what's really going on?
💬 I'll level with you, Heather. My brother's a lovely guy, but he's got a problem with gambling.
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19 мая 2023 17:30
💠 hooked 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
addicted, obsessed
❕For example
🔺Nobody who uses hard drugs like heroin or cocaine thinks they'll ever get hooked, but many do, and it can ruin their life.
🔺My son realised he was hooked on video games when he stayed up all night playing them, and then failed an important exam.
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17 мая 2023 19:26
📚a voice (crying) in the wilderness
✍🏾Meaning
You're a voice in the wilderness, or a voice crying in the wilderness, if you're expressing an unpopular opinion or insight.
❗️For example
🔸When Galileo stated that the sun was the centre of the solar system, he was a voice crying in the wilderness. Most people thought he was crazy or evil, or possibly both.
🔸Clara says petrol engines should be banned because of the damage they cause to the environment. She says most people laugh when she says this, and she feels like a voice in the wilderness.
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