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06 Nov 2023 17:24
📒 The wish is father to the thought
📖Meaning
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.
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05 Nov 2023 18:56
📚an axe to grind (2)
✍🏾Meaning
If you have an axe to grind, you have a strong opinion about something and you express this opinion whenever you can.
❗️For example
🔸Billy's had this axe to grind about globalisation recently and he's always going on about it.
🔸These people always seem to have an axe to grind and whenever someone interviews them they see it as a chance to push their ideas.
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04 Nov 2023 17:13
📒 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.
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02 Nov 2023 07:27
💠funky (2)🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
having strong dance rhythms
❕For example
🔺Madonna's new single has some really funky beats.
🔺We went to a club last night and the DJ played some of the funkiest tracks we've heard in a while.
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01 Nov 2023 09:58
📒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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31 Oct 2023 08:35
💠 earner 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
a good source of money
❕For example
🔺Renting out their houses for a couple of weeks in summer became a nice little earner for families on many Greek islands.
🔺Frank though that buying and selling shares would be a good little earner for him, but unfortunately it didn't work out that way.
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30 Oct 2023 11:13
📒pull out (1)
📖Meaning
If you pull out of something you're participating in, like a competition or a deal, you stop participating.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Phil was leading the tournament, but he had to pull out after injuring his knee.
💬 Chuck was forced to pull out of the race for President when his campaign funds ran out.
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29 Oct 2023 08:02
💠 dickhead 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
an unpleasant or annoying person
❕For example
🔺Why does Mary go out with that guy Richard? He's such a dickhead.
🔺Hey dickhead! That's my taxi. I was here first!
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28 Oct 2023 09:16
📒iron out
📖Meaning
If you iron out the last details of a deal, you sort out the final problems or issues.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 If we have any differences or issues, we'll have to iron them out before we sign a deal.
💬 Ronaldo's manager and the club are ironing out a couple of final issues, but they should have everything sorted out soon.
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26 Oct 2023 19:47
📚worth its weight in gold
✍🏾Meaning
If something is worth its weight in gold, it is extremely valuable or extremely useful.
❗️For example
🔸Your grandmother's stories are worth their weight in gold, so you should try to record them or write them down.
🔸A personal recommendation from someone like Professor Clark is worth its weight in gold. You'll be able to get a job anywhere you like with that
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25 Oct 2023 20:47
📒 Garbage in, garbage out | GIGO
📖Meaning
Incorrect or bad input results in incorrect or bad output.
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24 Oct 2023 20:07
📚an unknown quantity
✍🏾Meaning
If a thing or a person is an unknown quantity, not much is known about them.
❗️For example
🔸The Saints have signed a new player, but he's an unknown quantity at this stage as very few people have seen him play.
🔸We've all heard stories about a great new Ferrari engine, but it's still an unknown quantity as far as racing is concerned.
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23 Oct 2023 20:33
📒 Dying men speak true
📖Meaning
When people are about to die, they usually tell the truth.
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22 Oct 2023 18:04
📚beat the rap
✍🏾Meaning
If someone beats the rap, they avoid being found guilty of a crime.
❗️For example
🔸Everyone knows that Jimmy the Snitch did the robbery in Green St., but he beat the rap because he's in with the cops.
🔸Henry was charged with drunk driving, but his lawyer helped him beat the rap on some technical detail.
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06 Nov 2023 08:04
📒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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05 Nov 2023 09:33
💠once-over🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
a quick inspection or search
❕For example
🔺Before paying for the car, I had a mechanic give it a quick once-over to make sure it was in good condition.
🔺The army recruits were given the once-over by a doctor. He checked their heart, lungs, eyesight, hearing, reflexes and their private parts.
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04 Nov 2023 08:41
📒shoot up
📖Meaning
to quickly increase in size, number or level
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Oil prices shot up by nearly forty percent when war was declared.
💬 When news of the oil strike got out, the company's shares shot up in value.
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02 Nov 2023 19:11
📚the icing on the cake | the frosting on the cake
✍🏾Meaning
If something is the icing on the cake, or the frosting on the cake, it makes a good situation or a good result even better.
❗️For example
🔸The fifty thousand dollars the government will give to every athlete who wins a gold medal in the Olympics will be the icing on the cake for them.
🔸I was happy just to get my book published, so winning the young writer's prize as well is the frosting on the cake.
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01 Nov 2023 19:33
📒 Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself
📖Meaning
A bad person will sooner or later be the cause of his own downfall.
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31 Oct 2023 19:11
📚from time to time
✍🏾Meaning
If you do something from time to time, you do it occasionally, but not very often.
❗️For example
🔸We usually stay home on Friday nights, though from time to time we'll go to see a movie.
🔸Most of the artists we represent these days are nothing special, but from time to time we'll get one with real talent and originality.
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30 Oct 2023 18:31
📒 Nothing is impossible to a willing heart
📖Meaning
Someone who is eager, keen and determined can achieve anything.
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29 Oct 2023 18:42
📚pay through the nose
✍🏾Meaning
If you pay through the nose for something, you pay more than the usual price for it.
❗️For example
🔸I know I pay through the nose for my dental work, but the dentist I see is supposed to be the best, so I don't mind paying more than usual.
🔸We had to pay through the nose for our room because it was a long weekend and most of the hotels were fully booked.
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28 Oct 2023 19:39
📒 The best things in life are free
📖Meaning
We don't have to pay for the things that are really valuable, like love, friendship and good health.
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26 Oct 2023 08:15
💠 rip-off (1) 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
charging too much for something
❕For example
🔺Ten dollars for a cup of coffee? That's a total rip-off! It's about three dollars anywhere else.
🔺Why do people pay so much? Don't they know it's a rip-off?
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25 Oct 2023 07:48
📒bring back (2)
📖Meaning
to make something from the past come back, such as a memory, a feeling, an idea, etc.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Hearing these old songs really brings back the old days, doesn't it?
💬 The letters she'd found brought some wonderful memories back.
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24 Oct 2023 10:53
💠 tight-ass 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
1) sby who spends as little money as possible, a miser 2) sby who's repressed and very strict about following society's rules
❕For example
🔺Our boss is a real tight-ass; we never get a Christmas bonus.
🔺Don't be such a tight-ass, Rob. Let yourself have some fun for a change.
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23 Oct 2023 08:01
📒Look out!
📖Meaning
If someone is in immediate danger, you can warn them by shouting "Look out!".
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 "Look out! There's a car coming!"
💬 I was riding my bike when this car pulled out in front of me. Just before I hit it, I yelled "Look out!"
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22 Oct 2023 06:54
💠 up the duff 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
pregnant
❕For example
🔺Terry got his girlfriend up the duff, and then he dumped her. What a creep!
🔺Debbie's up the duff, and she doesn't know what to do about it.
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