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05 Dec 2022 22:14

💠 ace (1) 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
very skillful, very good at something


❕For example

🔺My little brother was never interested in sports when he was young, but now he's an ace basketball player.

🔺If you want to be an ace fighter, you should learn hand-to-hand combat skills like karate or Muay Thai.
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04 Dec 2022 21:23

📒 Put the pedal to the metal



📖Meaning
Go as fast as possible.


🌟Origin
This saying originates from the idea of pressing a car's accelerator pedal down hard to the (metal) floor, thus making the car go at maximum speed.
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03 Dec 2022 22:40

💠 ivories (2) 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
piano keys


❕For example

🔺Lay down a groove on those skins, my man, and I'll start tinklin' the ivories when the baby's rockin'.

🔺And that's Mr. Ron Carter on double bass, Mr. Wayne Shorter on saxophone, and the cool cat on the ivories over there is Mr. Joe Zawinul!
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02 Dec 2022 20:41

📒 When the going gets tough, the tough get going




📖Meaning
When a situation is difficult or dangerous, strong people work harder to resolve the problem. This saying relies on a difficult play on words; it could be rephrased word-for-word as: "When the situation becomes hard, strong people start working."
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01 Dec 2022 22:15

💠 joke 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
a person or thing that's ridiculous and doesn't deserve respect


❕For example

🔺Our health care system is a joke. It's one of the most expensive and least effective systems in the world.

🔺Our new IT manager is a joke. He couldn't even format the new server properly.
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30 Nov 2022 19:49

📒 All things are difficult before they are easy




📖Meaning
The implication is that we should be patient with learning, and with learners. It takes time to learn to do things. What seems easy to us now may have been difficult at first.
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29 Nov 2022 10:22

💠 old bat 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
an unpleasant old woman


❕For example

🔺The old bat who lives downstairs called the cops when we were having a party.


🔺We used to think Mrs Jones was just another bad-tempered old bat, but she's actually a lovely lady when you get to know her.
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28 Nov 2022 10:56

📒 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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27 Nov 2022 10:13

💠 posh 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
high-class, stylish


❕For example

🔺Sarah's got a really posh accent. She must be from an upper-class family.

🔺I don't understand why Joanne wants to stay in posh hotels all the time. It's such a waste of money!
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25 Nov 2022 21:33

📒 Riches have wings




📖Meaning
Money can disappear easily. Money is like a bird with wings: it can fly away if you are not careful.
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24 Nov 2022 19:22

💠 xerox 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
to photocopy something


❕For example

🔺Hey, Judy. Have you xeroxed the report yet?

🔺How long would it take to xerox fifty pages?
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23 Nov 2022 22:45

📒 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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22 Nov 2022 20:18

💠 loaded (1) 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
wealthy, rich


❕For example

🔺All those Wall Street bankers are really loaded.

🔺Even though he's loaded, Rupert is very stingy with his money.
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21 Nov 2022 04:02

📒 All cats are grey in the dark




📖Meaning
The implication is that beauty, or physical appearance, is unimportant.
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19 Nov 2022 21:13

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05 Dec 2022 12:24

📚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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04 Dec 2022 04:54

📒hand back




📖Meaning
to give something back to someone by hand

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 If the immigration official doesn't hand back your passport straight away, don't worry. He's probably just seeing which countries you've visited.

💬 If someone gives you their business card, don't hand it back. Keep it and give them yours in return.
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03 Dec 2022 11:25

📚keep a low profile



✍🏾Meaning
If you keep a low profile, you try not to do anything that will draw attention to you or create interest in you.


❗️For example

🔸After all the bad publicity over the problems in his private life, the team's captain kept a low profile for a few months.

🔸Sometimes it's a good idea to keep a low profile because too much interest or attention can lead to problems.
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02 Dec 2022 15:05

📒go for (3)




📖Meaning
to physically attack a person or an animal

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 As soon as I walked through the gate, the dog went for me. I had to jump over the fence to get away!

💬 He went for the guy with a broken bottle and nearly killed him.
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01 Dec 2022 07:51

📚hit the roof




✍🏾Meaning
You can say someone hits the roof if they lose their temper and show their anger.


❗️For example

🔸When the boss saw Jim's mistake, he hit the roof. He yelled and thumped the desk and told Jim to get out.

🔸When Johnny's dad found out that he'd been smoking cigarettes, he hit the roof.
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29 Nov 2022 20:58

📒expose to (1)




📖Meaning
If you expose someone to something, you introduce them to something they might not otherwise see or experience.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 We try to expose our students to art, music and literature that they wouldn't normally come across.

💬 It's a good idea for young staff to be exposed to various work environments.
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28 Nov 2022 20:20

📚a white lie




✍🏾Meaning
If you tell a white lie, you say something that isn't true in order to be polite or so as not to hurt someone's feelings.


❗️For example

🔸Sometimes it's better to tell a white lie than to tell someone a painful truth.

🔸I really didn't want to go to my boss's dinner party, so I told a white lie and said I had to go to a friend's wedding party that night.
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27 Nov 2022 21:36

📒zero in on




📖Meaning
If you zero in on something, you focus on it or put your attention on it.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 The police tracked many suspects in the drug gang before they zeroed in on the gang's leader and arrested her.

💬 Before the missile was fired, it's built-in computer zeroed in on the target.
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26 Nov 2022 21:31

📚like a fish out of water



✍🏾Meaning
You feel like a fish out of water if you're surrounded by people who are different to you, and it's making you feel a little uncomfortable.


❗️For example

🔸I was the only black person in a church full of white people, and I felt like a fish out of water at first. But lots of people came up and talked to me after the service, and I soon felt quite at home.

🔸Sayoko travels to a lot of unusual places. She says feeling like a fish out of water is sometimes interesting.
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25 Nov 2022 09:52

📒pass on



📖Meaning
If you pass something on, you give it to another person after receiving it yourself.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 You should wear a mask over your mouth so that you don't pass on the disease.


💬 After taking your piece of cake, pass the plate on to the next person.
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24 Nov 2022 11:21

📚know your stuff



✍🏾Meaning
If you know your stuff, you're very good at what you do, and you know a lot about it.


❗️For example

🔸The technician who looks after the computers at our office really knows her stuff. She's great!


🔸When it comes to growing vegetables, Uncle Ken sure knows his stuff. He's been growing veggies in his back garden for forty years!
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23 Nov 2022 12:19

📒queue up




📖Meaning
If you queue up, you join a line of people waiting for their turn to do something.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 When we went to the bank we had to queue up at the counter.

💬 Don't you hate it when you've been queuing up for a ticket, and they run out just before you get to the counter?
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21 Nov 2022 20:56

📚just what the doctor ordered




✍🏾Meaning
You can say something was just what the doctor ordered when it was exactly what was needed.


❗️For example

🔸That was a great meal, Ken. Just what the doctor ordered!

🔸Kathie said she had a great time at the beach. After all those problems at work it was just what the doctor ordered.
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20 Nov 2022 12:22

📒clean out (2)



📖Meaning
If you have been cleaned out, all your money has been taken by someone, or spent on something.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 Putting a deposit on this new apartment has just about cleaned us out.

💬 The settlement Cherie got for their divorce has nearly cleaned Bob out.
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19 Nov 2022 21:11

💠 rock 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
to be great, excellent


❕For example

🔺House" is one of the best TV shows ever! It totally rocks!

🔺My kids really love their new computer. Little Tommy said, "It rocks, Dad!"
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