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15 Jun 2024 21:18
📚an end in itself
✍🏾Meaning
If something is an end in itself, it's done for its own pleasure or benefit rather than for some other purpose like making money.
❗️For example
🔸Billy says playing music in a band is an end in itself for him, but I think he does it to meet girls.
🔸People used to think education was an end in itself, but these days kids study in order to make lots of money when they graduate.
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12 Jun 2024 20:35
📚come a cropper
✍🏾Meaning
If you come a cropper, you fall over, or you make a mistake which has serious consequences for you.
❗️For example
🔸The prime minister came a cropper while coming down the steps and hurt his backside.
🔸A radio announcer really came a cropper when he made a racist remark. He lost his job and now he can't get another one.
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11 Jun 2024 22:38
📒 Still waters run deep
📖Meaning
Some rivers have rough surfaces with waves. That's usually because the water is shallow and there are rocks near the surface. But deep rivers have no rocks near the surface and the water is smooth and still. "Still waters run deep" means that people who are calm and tranquil on the outside, often have a strong, "deep" personality.
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10 Jun 2024 20:05
📚as soon as possible | asap
✍🏾Meaning
If you do something as soon as possible (sometimes abbreviated to "asap"), you do it at the first possible opportunity.
❗️For example
🔸She said she'll be here as soon as possible, so there's no point calling her again. She's coming as quickly as she can.
🔸I'm in a meeting now, but I'll call you back asap.
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09 Jun 2024 20:55
📒 The tide must be taken when it comes
📖Meaning
We should use all opportunities when they come, before it's too late.
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08 Jun 2024 20:15
📚for my money
✍🏾Meaning
You can say "for my money" to mean the same as "in my opinion".
❗️For example
🔸For my money, the best restaurant in town is the "Ahaan Aroy" Thai restaurant in Prescott Street.
🔸Leo reckons Sony make the best TVs, but for my money the new Panasonics are much better than Sonys.
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05 Jun 2024 21:41
📚under the table
✍🏾Meaning
If something is done under the table, it's done secretly, usually because it's illegal or unethical.
❗️For example
🔸If I do any overtime, can you pay me under the table so I won't have pay tax on it.
🔸If you make under-the-table payments to customs officials, you can get goods through the port without having them inspected.
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04 Jun 2024 20:34
📒 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
📖Meaning
Different people see beauty in different ways. What one person finds beautiful may not appeal to another person.
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03 Jun 2024 20:25
📚easy as pie | easy as abc
✍🏾Meaning
If something's as easy as pie, or easy as abc, it's very easy.
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🔸Setting up the printer was as easy as pie.
🔸You'll have no trouble finding your way around the website. It's easy as abc.
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02 Jun 2024 22:02
📒 A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
📖Meaning
A very small hint is enough to convey our meaning. It is not always necessary to say what we want explicitly.
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01 Jun 2024 20:45
📚answer the call of nature
✍🏾Meaning
If you answer the call of nature, you go to the toilet.
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🔸Could we stop somewhere? I need to answer the call of nature.
🔸Does anyone need to answer the call of nature before we set off?
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15 Jun 2024 07:51
💠 jollies 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
fun, thrills, enjoyment
❕For example
🔺I can't see the attraction myself, but Bill says he gets his jollies from building and flying model planes and helicopters.
🔺A lot of young people get their jollies from doing adventure stuff like white-water rafting and bungee-jumping.
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13 Jun 2024 19:49
📒 Life is what you make it
📖Meaning
It is up to you to make of your life what you want.
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13 Jun 2024 08:49
📒turn off
📖Meaning
to stop a machine or an appliance from working by using a button or a switch
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Don't forget to turn off the air conditioner before you leave the house. We shouldn't be wasting energy.
💬 Do you turn all your lights off at night, or do you leave some of them on?
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12 Jun 2024 09:01
💠 bring out (1) 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
to release a new product
❕For example
🔺They'll be bringing out their latest range of graphic software in the spring.
🔺It's not enough to bring good products out. You also need to market them properly.
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11 Jun 2024 10:10
📒take out (2)
📖Meaning
to remove something from a container, a pocket, a bag, etc.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Jimmy unzipped his bag and took out his football boots.
💬 Take the meat out of the freezer two hours before you want to cook it.
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10 Jun 2024 12:54
💠 fall apart 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
If something falls apart, it breaks into pieces or parts start falling off.
❕For example
🔺My old shoes are falling apart, so I'll have to get some new ones.
🔺If the model plane falls apart, get some stronger glue and put it together again.
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09 Jun 2024 10:03
📒factor in
📖Meaning
to include a certain item when calculating or planning something
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Don't forget to factor in transport costs when you make the quotation.
💬 You need to factor the political situation in when deciding on a country to invest in.
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08 Jun 2024 10:35
💠 dag 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
an unfashionable or socially awkward person
❕For example
🔺It's weird how Greg's one of the coolest guys in the school, but his brother's such a dag.
🔺Try not to be such a dag, Kenny. And stop wearing those daggy old clothes while you're at it.
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06 Jun 2024 20:12
📒 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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06 Jun 2024 11:20
📒date from
📖Meaning
If something dates from a certain time, it was made at that time.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 These antique glasses date from the mid-eighteenth century.
💬 How can I found out if these coins really date from the period he claims they were from?
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05 Jun 2024 09:02
💠 kook 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
a strange or eccentric person
❕For example
🔺There's this kook in my apartment building with snake tattoos on his face and he keeps these giant pythons as pets.
🔺Why did Margaret marry a kook like that guy Jim? He thinks he's some sort of Indian holy man or something.
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04 Jun 2024 12:50
📒cross out
📖Meaning
If you cross something out, you draw a line through it with a pen or a pencil, usually because it's wrong or is no longer necessary.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 If you make a mistake, cross it out and write down what you think is correct instead.
💬 When guests arrive, cross out their names on the guest list so that we know they're here.
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03 Jun 2024 09:14
💠 fix (1) 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
to influence the result of a contest, a vote, or a race by illegal or unethical means
❕For example
🔺The result of the football game was fixed by a group of gamblers who bribed the referee to make decisions that favoured one team.
🔺The fixing of matches, or match-fixing, has been a problem in sports such as boxing and soccer.
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02 Jun 2024 11:13
📒pack up (2)
📖Meaning
If something packs up, it stops working and needs to be fixed.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Why does my air conditioner have to pack up on Friday? I can't get it fixed til Monday, and it's going to be a really hot weekend!
💬 Stan's printer has packed up again! Why doesn't he just get a new one?
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01 Jun 2024 12:05
💠 juicy 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
very interesting in a scandalous or lurid way
❕For example
🔺I love reading Lucy's blog about Hollywood movie stars. It's full of juicy gossip about the private lives of all the biggest stars.
🔺Harry writes a newspaper column about juicy scandals in Washington. There's corruption and crime and drugs and sex, and it's great fun to read, of course.
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