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12 февраля 2023 16:31
📒 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.
Origin
Often attributed to the American economist and Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman (1912-2006), this saying was around at least by the 1950s. Friedman popularized but did not originate it.
Variety
This saying is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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11 февраля 2023 17:30
❓Which is the correct answer?
These old jeans ... . It's time I got a new pair.
1. have done it
2. have got it
3. have had it
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11 февраля 2023 04:30
📚have your work cut out (for you)
✍🏾Meaning
If you have your work cut out for you, you have a difficult task to do or a challenging situation to face.
❗️For example
🔸Our son has left it to the last minute to write his essay, so now he really has his work cut out for him to get it done on time.
🔸Have you seen how good their team looks? You guys are really going to have your work cut out to beat them.
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09 февраля 2023 20:28
💠 dis | diss 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
to show disrespect to someone by saying or doing something insulting
❕For example
🔺Make sure you don't dis any of these guys or they could get really mad with you.
🔺This guy said I dissed him, but I didn't show him any disrespect. I just didn't treat him like he was better than me.
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08 февраля 2023 18:39
📚a quick study
✍🏾Meaning
If you're a quick study, you can learn new things quickly.
❗️For example
🔸Albert was always a quick study, except when it came to learning languages.
🔸I only need to show Sue how to do something once, and she gets it. She's a quick study, that girl.
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07 февраля 2023 17:50
📒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.
💬 A lot can be read into what someone says, but it doesn't mean that it's all true.
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06 февраля 2023 21:00
📚the jury is still out
✍🏾Meaning
We can say the jury is still out when a decision still hasn't been made about something.
❗️For example
🔸It was a terrible mistake, and the jury's still out on whether Bob will lose his job over it, or not.
🔸The jury's still out on who's going to be the new CEO, but we should find out soon.
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05 февраля 2023 20:58
📒pull up (2)
📖Meaning
If a vehicle such as a car or a taxi pulls up, it stops.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 I told the taxi driver to pull up outside the post office.
💬 As the truck pulled up at the intersection, its brakes made a loud hissing sound.
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04 февраля 2023 20:39
📚tighten your belt
✍🏾Meaning
If you tighten your belt, you try to spend less money.
❗️For example
🔸I'll have to tighten my belt for a while so I can pay off my debts.
🔸Pablo says his family have had to tighten their belts because everything costs much more now.
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02 февраля 2023 07:13
📒take back (2)
📖Meaning
If a store takes back something they've sold, they allow the buyer to return it for a refund, or exchange it.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 I decided I didn't want the new shoes, so I called the store and told them and they said they couldn't take them back because I'd worn them.
💬 Our policy states that we will take back goods and give a full refund if they are in perfect, as-new condition.
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01 февраля 2023 04:56
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31 января 2023 19:05
📒 Dead men tell no tales
📖Meaning
People who are no longer living cannot give evidence.
✍Note
tell tales (verb) = talk or gossip about something secret
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30 января 2023 20:13
💠 psycho 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
crazy, insane
❕For example
🔺This boxer went totally psycho after the referee said he'd lost the fight. He tried to punch the referee and then he was punching anyone who came near him.
🔺Lots of people get crazy thoughts and fears after smoking marijuana. Anyone who gets these fears shouldn't use it, or it could make them go psycho for real.
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29 января 2023 18:00
📒 Beauty is only skin deep
📖Meaning
Physical beauty is superficial. A pleasing exterior is no guide to a person's interior or character.
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12 февраля 2023 04:31
📒get over
📖Meaning
to recover from something like an illness or a shock
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 How long did it take you to get over the illness?
💬 Tony was heartbroken when his girlfriend left him, and it took him ages to get over it.
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11 февраля 2023 16:30
💠 junkie | junky 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
a drug addict; a person obsessed with something
❕For example
🔺A lot of junkies are still being sent to jail instead of being given treatment to overcome their addiction.
🔺It's sad to see people who start out in politics with high ideals turn into power junkies. They'll do anything to stay in power, from rigging elections to arranging violence to intimidate their opponents.
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10 февраля 2023 17:30
📒 Soon learnt, soon forgotten
📖Meaning
Something that is easy and quick to learn is easy to forget.
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10 февраля 2023 03:30
📒wait on (2)
📖Meaning
to wait for the results of something, or for information about something, before deciding what to do next
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 The investigators are waiting on the toxicology results before making their final report.
💬 Her family is in the next room waiting on the test results.
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08 февраля 2023 04:07
📒 Pay beforehand was never well served
📖Meaning
If you pay for a service before you receive it, you will not get good service.
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07 февраля 2023 03:34
💠 joint (2) 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
a prison, a jail
❕For example
🔺My cousin Henry has been in the joint for the last three years, but he might get out on parole next year.
🔺After he got out of the joint, Sammy had a lot of trouble finding a job. Most people won't hire someone who just got out of jail.
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06 февраля 2023 05:30
📒 Bad news travels fast
📖Meaning
"Bad news" means news about "bad" things like accidents, death, illness etc. People tend to tell this type of news quickly. But "good news" (passing an exam, winning some money, getting a job etc) travels more slowly.
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05 февраля 2023 12:11
💠 cop 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
a policeman or a policewoman
❕For example
🔺Tom and Linda had a huge argument, and they were shouting so much that their neighbours called the cops.
🔺Our little boy Jack loves watching cop shows, and now he says he wants to be a cop when he grows up.
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04 февраля 2023 04:59
📒 The wages of sin is death
📖Meaning
If we sin we die. ("Death" here refers not to physical death but to spiritual death or eternal damnation.)
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01 февраля 2023 20:35
💠 dope (2) 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
a stupid person, a fool
❕For example
🔺How come those dopes who work in the U.S. Treasury didn't realise what was going on?
🔺Max says the problem with democracy is that there are too many dopes out there, and they'll only vote for someone they can relate to, meaning another dope.
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01 февраля 2023 03:06
📚just the ticket
✍🏾Meaning
You can say something is just the ticket if it's the perfect thing or if it's exactly what's needed.
❗️For example
🔸That's just the ticket! Edna loves brooches, especially if they have bird designs, so she'll absolutely love this one.
🔸As soon as he saw the painting, grandpa said, "That one's just the ticket. It'll look lovely over the fireplace."
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31 января 2023 04:19
📒think of (2)
📖Meaning
to have an opinion about something or someone
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 What did you think of the concert? Did you like it?
💬 Ask Pat what he thinks of our new boss?
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30 января 2023 12:56
📚hold the fort
✍🏾Meaning
If you hold the fort, you look after a place or a business while the person who is normally in charge is away.
❗️For example
🔸Can you hold the fort while I run down to the bank?
🔸Your job will be to serve customers, and occasionally hold the fort if I have to go out.
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29 января 2023 09:47
📒set aside
📖Meaning
to keep a portion of something for use in the future
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 If I set fifty dollars aside every week, by the end of the year I'll have enough to pay for a trip to Europe.
💬 After you've picked the strawberries, set aside any that are damaged and I'll use them to make jam.
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