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🇬🇧 Daily English Leassons
🇬🇧 a knuckle sandwich
If you give someone a knuckle sandwich, you punch them.
🇬🇧 infer from
to believe something is true because you have some indirect evidence of it
🇬🇧 job
a crime, especially one that involves detailed planning
🇬🇧 The wish is father to the thought
Our opinions or beliefs are often influenced by our desires and hopes. The phrase "father to" is used in the sense of parentage: the thought is born from the wish.
🇬🇧 talk through your hat
If you're talking through your hat, you're talking about something without knowing much about it, or you claim something is true when it isn't.
🇬🇧 wash away
If something is washed away, it's carried off by the force of running water, as in a storm or a flood.
🇬🇧 upper
a stimulant drug, a drug that stimulates the heart and the nervous system
🇬🇧 Money makes money
If you have money, you can use it to get more money through investment.
🇬🇧 can't see the wood for the trees
If you can't see the wood for the trees, you can't see the whole situation clearly because you're looking too closely at small details, or because you're too closely involved.
🇬🇧 nothing to write home about
If you say something is nothing to write home about, you mean it isn't very important or it isn't very good.
🇬🇧 make out
to hug, kiss and touch in a sexual way
🇬🇧 easy as pie | easy as abc
If something's as easy as pie, or easy as abc, it's very easy.
🇬🇧 Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
A woman rejected in love can be very angry and dangerous.
🇬🇧 in deep water
If you're in deep water, you're in some sort of trouble or in a difficult situation.
🇬🇧 jot down
If you jot something down, you quickly write it down on a pad or piece of paper.
🇬🇧 yank
to quickly pull something (v.) | a quick pull (n.)
🇬🇧 Truth has no answer
It is difficult to argue against facts. We cannot refute what is true.
🇬🇧 make a killing
If you make a killing, you make a lot of money from a sale or a deal of some sort.
🇬🇧 incline to
If somebody inclines to something such as a certain way of thinking, they will usually think in that way.
🇬🇧 Death is a remedy for all ills
When we die, all our problems are solved.
🇬🇧 jobs for the boys
If you say "jobs for the boys" you're referring to the fact that people in positions of power sometimes use their power to give jobs to their friends or family members.
🇬🇧 tool
a stupid person
🇬🇧 go over
to cause a reaction of some sort, especially from an audience
🇬🇧 knock off
to kill someone, to murder someone
🇬🇧 Ignorance of the law is no excuse
It is no defence to say that we didn't know that something we did was illegal.
🇬🇧 fall over
If someone falls over, they fall to the ground.
🇬🇧 ugg boots | ugh boots
soft sheepskin boots that originated in Australia
🇬🇧 Zeal, when it is a virtue, is a dangerous one
According to this saying, "good zeal" cannot exist. It seems that zeal is inherently dangerous. When zeal is not a virtue, by definition it is not good. When zeal is a virtue, according to this saying it is dangerous, which is also not good. This saying relies heavily on paradox for its effect.
🇬🇧 quarrel with
to disagree about something, or to believe something is untrue or incorrect
🇬🇧 rap
to recite lyrics over a rhythmic beat
🇬🇧 agree to differ | agree to disagree
If two people agree to differ, or agree to disagree, they accept that they have different opinions about something and stop trying to change each other's opinion.
🇬🇧 storm out
to leave a place quickly when you are angry or upset about something
🇬🇧 afters
dessert, sweet dish eaten after the main course of a meal
🇬🇧 The early bird catches the worm
Birds that wake early in the morning will find worms to eat, but birds that wake late will find no worms. The saying suggests that the same is true for us in life. If we do something early, before other people, we will be successful.
🇬🇧 over your head
If something you hear or read is over your head, or goes over your head, you don't understand it because the language or the ideas are too advanced for you.
🇬🇧 get across
to communicate something or make something understood by others
🇬🇧 Revenge is a dish best served cold
This saying suggests that if someone does something bad to us, it is better to pay them back later in time, not immediately. Vengeance may be more satisfying if it is not inflicted immediately.
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🇬🇧 take after
If you take after an older member of your family, you look like them or you have a similar personality to them.
🇬🇧 nick
to steal something
🇬🇧 The greater the sinner, the greater the saint
1) If a bad person can become good, a very bad person can become very good. Someone with great energy for doing bad, may, when he chooses, apply it equally to doing good. 2) Converts are the most zealous. In a day-to-day sense, for example, someone who has given up smoking may preach more about the virtues of not smoking than someone who never smoked.
🇬🇧 zero tolerance
If something is given zero tolerance, it won't be accepted even once.
🇬🇧 take up
to fill an area of space or a period of time
🇬🇧 totally
very, really
🇬🇧 It is best to be on the safe side
1) Don't take risks. Be careful and cautious. 2) It's best to be sure. It's best to be absolutely certain.
🇬🇧 teething problems | teething troubles
If someone or something is having teething problems, or teething troubles, they're having problems during the early stages of something.
🇬🇧 figure out
If you figure something out, you find the solution to a problem or the answer to a question.
🇬🇧 high
intoxicated, under the influence of a mind-altering drug
🇬🇧 Man does not live by bread alone
This proverb suggests that people have a spiritual side as well as a physical side. We need to take care of our spirit as much as our body.
🇬🇧 going down
If you know what's going down, you know what's happening in a situation.
🇬🇧 put down
to stop carrying something or someone
🇬🇧 XYZ
"code" said to alert someone that their zipper, or fly, is open
🇬🇧 can of worms
If you say a situation or an issue is a can of worms, you think that getting involved in it could lead to problems.
🇬🇧 move up
If you move up, you make space for someone else to sit down by moving a little.
🇬🇧 ear candy
pleasant-sounding music
🇬🇧 The pen is mightier than the sword
This proverb suggests that written material like books or poetry has more influence than fighting or war. We may also understand from it that ideas (as often set down in writing) are more effective than violence.
🇬🇧 pick up the tab | pick up the bill
If you pick up the tab, or pick up the bill, you pay for yourself and your friends in a restaurant or a bar.
🇬🇧 help out
If you help someone out, you do something to help them.
🇬🇧 chockablock | chock-a-block | chock-full
completely full of people or things, crammed full
🇬🇧 out of the blue
If something happens out of the blue, you're not expecting it to happen and you're surprised when it does.
🇬🇧 talk back
to reply rudely to someone in a position of authority
🇬🇧 knackered
severely damaged
🇬🇧 Great minds think alike
This saying suggests that very intelligent people think like each other. It is often said as a joke when two people think of the same thing.
🇬🇧 jump for joy
You can say someone "jumped for joy" if they were very happy about something.
🇬🇧 weigh in
to join a discussion by expressing a viewpoint
🇬🇧 earner
a good source of money
🇬🇧 A fool and his money are soon parted
Stupid people spend their money carelessly and soon become poor.
🇬🇧 talk over
to discuss a situation with someone, usually before making a decision
🇬🇧 flake
an unreliable person who says they'll do something, but then doesn't do it
🇬🇧 indulge in
to do something that gives you pleasure, even though there could be some negative consequences
🇬🇧 dweeb
a studious but socially inept person
🇬🇧 Boys will be boys
This somewhat humorous saying is often used to excuse male behaviour (of both boys and adult men).
🇬🇧 Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
A physical attack may injure me but a verbal attack cannot injure me.
🇬🇧 part and parcel of
If something is part and parcel of an experience or a role in life, it is an important part of it and it cannot be avoided.
🇬🇧 get at
to get hold of something
🇬🇧 busted
to be charged with a criminal offence
🇬🇧 up and running
You can say something like a system or an organisation is up and running if it has started to operate.
🇬🇧 write out
to write information on an official document before giving it to someone
🇬🇧 Money is the root of all evil
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.
🇬🇧 in the black
If a person or a company is in the black, their assets are greater than their debts.
🇬🇧 get off
to leave a means of transport such as a bus or a train
🇬🇧 cuppa
a hot drink, cup of tea, cup of coffee
🇬🇧 A word to the wise is enough
A very brief warning or explanation is enough for an intelligent person.
🇬🇧 mull over
to think carefully about something before making a decision
🇬🇧 quarterback
to lead and make decisions
🇬🇧 knock off
to stop work for the day
🇬🇧 yokel
a simple, poorly-educated person from the countryside