English Language

03 Jan 2024 18:53

💠 beef 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
a conflict with someone; a complaint against someone

❕For example

🔺Kenny said he's got a beef with me, so I asked him what the problem was.

🔺Rappers always seem to have beefs with one another, but most people think they stage these conflicts for the publicity.

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02 Jan 2024 19:50

📒mark off (1)


📖Meaning
If you mark off items on a list, you mark each one after you've dealt with it.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 Check the guest list and mark off each person's name when they arrive.

💬 Bingo players each have a card with numbers on it and if one of their numbers is called out, they mark it off.

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01 Jan 2024 19:30

💠 jack (1) 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
to steal

❕For example

🔺Nicky jacked a bottle of beer from the liquor store.

🔺Someone busted into my place today and jacked my damn computer!

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31 Dec 2023 21:31

📒instil in


📖Meaning
to condition someone to follow a certain belief or to behave in a certain way

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 Sasha thinks Asian cultures instil in people a consideration for the feelings of others, while Western cultures tend to instil in people more of a concern for their own feelings.


💬 We try to make our education system instil in students a life-long love of learning.

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30 Dec 2023 18:43

💠 nick (1) 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
to steal something

❕For example

🔺I left my bike in front of the bank while I went inside to pay some bills. When I came back out it was gone. Some bastard had nicked it!

🔺Did you ever nick money from your mum's purse when you were a kid?

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28 Dec 2023 20:44

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28 Dec 2023 07:12

📚keep something at bay


✍🏾Meaning
If you keep something at bay, you stop something that could be a problem for you from getting too close or from getting worse.

❗️For example

🔸We kept the flood waters at bay by building a wall of sandbags around our house.

🔸A good way to keep your feelings of anxiety at bay is to meditate or do some sort of relaxation technique.

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27 Dec 2023 10:00

📒 Least said soonest mended


📖Meaning
When we do or say something bad to someone, a long apology and discussion does not help. In such a case, the less we say the better.


Note: alas = bad luck; pity; tough; regrettable

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26 Dec 2023 09:19

📚down to earth


✍🏾Meaning
If someone is down to earth, they are practical and sensible.

❗️For example

🔸Steven is an artist and a real dreamer, but luckily his wife Sarah is down to earth, so she takes care of their day-to-day lives.

🔸We need someone who can come up with practical, down-to-earth ideas that we can work with in the real world.

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24 Dec 2023 20:11

📒 If the stone fall upon the egg, alas for the egg! If the egg fall upon the stone, alas for the egg!


📖Meaning
Life just isn't fair, and this realistic Arab proverb recognizes that. The stone will always break the egg. Life's like that!


Note: alas = bad luck; pity; tough; regrettable

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23 Dec 2023 19:11

📚work like a charm


✍🏾Meaning
If something works like a charm, it works very well.

❗️For example

🔸I tried adding coconut milk to the curry as you suggested, and it worked like a charm. It was really delicious.

🔸If you feel stressed, lie on the floor and imagine you're on a tropical beach listening to the waves lapping on the shore. It works like a charm for me.

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21 Dec 2023 11:07

📒shake off


📖Meaning
to get rid of something that's causing you problems, such as a sickness, a fear, a bad image, a bad reputation, etc.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 I've had this cold for nearly two weeks and I just can't shake it off.

💬 James wants to shake off the image he has of being a bully and a tough guy.

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20 Dec 2023 10:23

💠 throw up 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
to vomit

❕For example

🔺Hank got so drunk last night that he was throwing up in the bathroom.

🔺Oh no! My cat has thrown up on my new Persian carpet.

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19 Dec 2023 07:56

📒drag on


📖Meaning
to continue for longer than seems necessary or usual

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 His speech seemed to drag on for hours. People were yawning and looking at their watches, but he still kept going!

💬 The case dragged on for many years because the defendant's lawyers kept appealing to higher and higher courts.

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03 Jan 2024 06:55

📒 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.


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02 Jan 2024 11:05

📚in any case


✍🏾Meaning
You can say "in any case" before giving an additional reason for doing or not doing something, or instead of saying "anyway".

❗️For example

🔸I don't need a car, and in any case I can't afford one now.

🔸I can't go to the dance club tonight, and in any case I'm far too old for that sort of thing.

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01 Jan 2024 10:20

📒 No news is good news


📖Meaning
If we are waiting for news about someone, it's probably good if we hear nothing because "bad news" would arrive quickly.


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31 Dec 2023 09:27

📚par for the course


✍🏾Meaning
If something is par for the course, it's what you'd expect it to be.

❗️For example

🔸Bill hasn't paid his rent on time, but that's par for the course. He's always late.

🔸I had an appointment to see my doctor at three but I had to wait an hour. I know waiting is par for the course when it comes to doctors, but it still annoys me.

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30 Dec 2023 10:53

📒 Money is the root of all evil


📖Meaning
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.


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28 Dec 2023 19:28

📒freak out


📖Meaning
If someone freaks out, they get very scared or upset by something.

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 When I saw a snake while I was having a shower, I freaked out and ran from the bathroom completely naked.

💬 After smoking some marijuana, Harry started freaking out when he thought everyone was laughing at him.

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27 Dec 2023 19:12

💠 rap (2) 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
to recite lyrics over a rhythmic beat

❕For example

🔺In a lot of recent pop music, a singer sings the chorus while a rapper raps between each chorus.

🔺We saw some local kids rapping in a contest at the mall and they were really good, though I had trouble understanding the words.

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26 Dec 2023 18:38

📒set off (1)


📖Meaning
to begin a journey

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 If they set off at ten o'clock, they should arrive by midday.

💬 What time will you be setting off in the morning?

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25 Dec 2023 17:46

💠 flick 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
a movie

❕For example

🔺Have you seen the new Batman flick yet?

🔺Those Bollywood flicks are fun to watch, but they're pretty crazy.

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24 Dec 2023 07:56

📒get off (2)


📖Meaning
to finish work, or have a break from work

🤓For example ⤵️

💬 We start work at 9 in the morning, and we get off at 5.

💬 Everyone in our company gets New Years Day off, except for a few security guards.

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23 Dec 2023 09:56

💠 abortion 🇺🇸


✍🏾Meaning
a total failure

❕For example

🔺The government's housing project was a complete abortion. It cost millions and it didn't help anyone.

🔺The election ended up being a total abortion thanks to vote buying.

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21 Dec 2023 18:57

📒 Where there's muck there's money


📖Meaning
There is money to be made in dirt and dirty jobs. For example, many people have made fortunes by processing rubbish or waste materials.

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20 Dec 2023 20:01

📚have a soft spot for


✍🏾Meaning
If you have a soft spot for someone or something, you feel a warm affection for them.

❗️For example

🔸I don't know why, but I've always had a soft spot for Uncle George.

🔸Margaret can't see a stray cat without taking it home. She has a real soft spot for them.

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19 Dec 2023 18:25

📒 Once bitten, twice shy


📖Meaning
If an animal (such as a dog) bites you one time, you will be extra careful the next time. This saying talks about learning from our mistakes.

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18 Dec 2023 10:05

📚neck and neck


✍🏾Meaning
If two competitors are running neck and neck in a race, they are almost level.

❗️For example

🔸Nearly all the votes have been counted and the two candidates are still neck and neck, so we don't know who's won the election yet.

🔸The horses were neck and neck as they crossed the finishing line, so the judges have called for a photo.


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