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🇬🇧 Daily English Leassons
🇬🇧 cross that bridge when we come to it
You can say "we'll cross that bridge when we come to it" if someone mentions a problem that might occur in the future, but you want them to think about what's happening now instead.
🇬🇧 vie for
If you vie for something, you compete with others to get it.
🇬🇧 hack
a newspaper reporter
🇬🇧 back to square one
If you have to go back to square one, you have to stop and start again, usually because something isn't working as well as expected.
🇬🇧 hold on
to hold something like a railing or an overhead strap so you don't fall over
🇬🇧 prat
a fool
🇬🇧 Rules are made to be broken
This saying implies that there are times when we should think for ourselves and not obey every rule blindly.
🇬🇧 an ax to grind
If you have an ax to grind with someone, you have a problem with them, or a complaint against them, which you'd like to discuss.
🇬🇧 jerk
a stupid person
🇬🇧 behind someone's back
If you do something behind someone's back, you do it without letting them know about it.
🇬🇧 adhere to
If you adhere to a law, a rule or a contract, you obey it or follow it.
🇬🇧 guts
courage
🇬🇧 I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.
Before complaining, we should think of the context.
🇬🇧 hit the hay | hit the sack
If you hit the hay, or hit the sack, you go to bed.
🇬🇧 go through
to look through a collection of things like documents, books, clothes, etc. to find something or to sort them out
🇬🇧 pissed off
angry, annoyed
🇬🇧 Money doesn't grow on trees
It's not easy to get money. We have to work hard to make money. We can't just walk around and pick it like fruit from the trees.
🇬🇧 go off
If foods or drinks go off, they go bad and aren't safe to eat or drink.
🇬🇧 shitty
awful, terrible, unpleasant
🇬🇧 You can't take it with you when you die
When we die we leave everything on earth. We don't take anything with us. Even the richest people cannot take their money with them after death. This proverb reminds us that some material or worldly things are not really so valuable as we may think.
🇬🇧 chew the fat | chew the rag
If you chew the fat, or chew the rag, you have a long, friendly chat with someone.
🇬🇧 eat up
to eat all or most of something
🇬🇧 rib
to tease someone in a friendly way
🇬🇧 know your stuff
If you know your stuff, you're very good at what you do, and you know a lot about it.
🇬🇧 force into
to make someone do something they don't want to do
🇬🇧 shaft
to treat someone badly or unfairly
🇬🇧 Rome wasn't built in a day
All things take time to create. And great things like the city of Rome take a very long time. So we shouldn't expect to accomplish something or achieve success immediately.
🇬🇧 get it off your chest
If you get it off your chest, you tell somebody about something that's been bothering you and you've been thinking about a lot.
🇬🇧 set off
to make something explode or blow up
🇬🇧 grand
one thousand dollars, one thousand pounds
🇬🇧 Death pays all debts
Dying cancels everything, including anything that we owe to other people.
🇬🇧 up a gum tree
If you're up a gum tree, you're in trouble or have a serious problem.
🇬🇧 hold up
to support something and stop it from falling down
🇬🇧 dickhead
an unpleasant or annoying person
🇬🇧 even up
to make something more equal or to make it fairer
🇬🇧 kick-ass
forceful, aggressive
🇬🇧 If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
An employer who pays low wages will have bad staff.
🇬🇧 involve in
If you involve yourself in something, or if someone else involves you in something, you take part in it.
🇬🇧 straight
heterosexual, not gay
🇬🇧 opt for
If you opt for something, you choose it from a range of possible options.
🇬🇧 tight-arse
a person who doesn't like spending money, especially on other people
🇬🇧 love at first sight
If you experience love at first sight, you love someone from the first moment you see them.
🇬🇧 give away
If you give away something, you give it to someone without expecting anything in return.
🇬🇧 When the devil cannot come, he will send
The implication is that the devil is very persistent. He will always find a way to tempt us. If the devil cannot bring temptation to us himself, he will find someone else to bring it.
🇬🇧 set the world on fire
If you set the world on fire, you do something that creates a lot of excitement and makes you famous.
🇬🇧 reflect on
to think deeply about something
🇬🇧 knock off
to steal something
🇬🇧 What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
In any question, what is appropriate in one case is also appropriate in the other case.
🇬🇧 the rat race
The rat race is the highly competitive and stressful world of work and business.
🇬🇧 ease off
If something eases off, it becomes weaker or less powerful.
🇬🇧 veejay | VJ
a presenter of music videos, usually on television
🇬🇧 Nothing is impossible to a willing heart
Someone who is eager, keen and determined can achieve anything.
🇬🇧 paint the town red
If you paint the town red, you visit bars, nightclubs and other nightspots to have a good time.
🇬🇧 pass up
If you pass up an opportunity or an invitation, you choose not to take the opportunity or accept the invitation.
🇬🇧 blow
cocaine
🇬🇧 Opportunity only knocks once
We should take an opportunity (or chance) when it comes. According to this saying, it will not come again.
🇬🇧 talk turkey
If you talk turkey, you discuss something seriously, usually to do with business or money.
🇬🇧 mop up
to clean up something that has spilled by using a mop or a cloth
🇬🇧 vac
a vacuum cleaner (n.) | to clean with a vacuum cleaner (v.)
🇬🇧 from time to time
If you do something from time to time, you do it occasionally, but not very often.
🇬🇧 come on
If a light or a computer comes on, it starts working.
🇬🇧 meatspace
a term used by young internet users to mean the physical world, in contrast to the virtual world of "cyberspace"
🇬🇧 go down
to be remembered or recorded in some way
🇬🇧 once-over
a quick inspection or search
🇬🇧 Dumb dogs are dangerous
People who say little or nothing are more dangerous than people who speak a lot.
🇬🇧 wear out
If something such as a shoe wears out, it gets old and damaged from being used.
🇬🇧 trash
to damage, to destroy
🇬🇧 The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
Even though we may want to say "No" to temptation (doing something bad), our body may be unable to resist it.
🇬🇧 work on
to spend time making, fixing or improving something
🇬🇧 KO | kayo
a knockout, especially in boxing (n.) | to knock someone out, usually with a punch (v.)
🇬🇧 Charity begins at home
Our first responsibility is to our own family and friends.
🇬🇧 deep pockets
You can say a person or an organisation has deep pockets if they have lots of money.
🇬🇧 lay aside
to keep something for the future, such as money
🇬🇧 dunny
toilet
🇬🇧 Seeing is believing
The idea here is that we usually think something is true when we see it with our own eyes. We have to see something before we can accept its real value, or that it exists at all.
🇬🇧 lead the way
If you lead the way, you show others where to go or what to do.
🇬🇧 have out
If you have something out, like a tooth or an organ, it's removed from your body.
🇬🇧 toff
a wealthy, upper-class person
🇬🇧 a kick in the teeth
If you get a kick in the teeth, something bad happens to you or you feel that you've been treated poorly.
🇬🇧 run up
If you run up a bill or a debt, you get goods or services on the understanding that you'll pay for them later.
🇬🇧 out
not in fashion, not trendy
🇬🇧 live it up
If you live it up, you enjoy yourself by doing things that cost a lot of money.
🇬🇧 throw up
If someone throws up, they vomit up the contents of their stomach.
🇬🇧 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
It is good for us to sleep early in the evening and wake early in the morning.
🇬🇧 fresh as a daisy
If you feel as fresh as a daisy, you feel energetic and lively.
🇬🇧 let out
to make a particular sound or noise
🇬🇧 Forewarned is forearmed
If we know about a possible danger in advance, we have an important advantage.
🇬🇧 take the bull by the horns
If you take the bull by the horns, you deal with a problem or a challenge in a direct and fearless way.
🇬🇧 hold back
to stop someone or something from going forward, or from progressing in some way
🇬🇧 dag
an unfashionable or socially awkward person
🇬🇧 Comparisons are odious
Comparison (especially of people) is not productive and can have unpleasant consequences. People should be judged on their own merits.
🇬🇧 put over
to communicate something like an idea or an opinion
🇬🇧 hustler
a person, usually male, who has sex for money
🇬🇧 The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose
1) Bad people can appear to be good to achieve their objective. 2) Even good things can be twisted to achieve bad ends.
🇬🇧 read between the lines
When you read between the lines you try to understand what someone implies, but doesn't openly state, when they say or write something.
🇬🇧 egg on
If you egg someone on, you encourage them to do something foolish or risky.
🇬🇧 yummy
delicious
🇬🇧 Two wrongs do not make a right
If somebody does something bad to you, it will not make things ok if you do something bad to them in return.