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💣 SET PHRASE
📙 keep one’s head above water
🔹Definition:
to stay ahead of one’s problems;
to keep up with one’s work or responsibilities. (Also used literally. Also with have.)
▪️ I can’t seem to keep my head above water. Work just keeps piling up.
▪️Now that I have more space to work in, I can easily keep my head above water.
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📙 kiss of death
🔹Definition:
an act that puts an end to someone or something.(Informal.)
🔹Examples
The mayor’s veto was the kiss of death for the new law.
Fainting on stage was the kiss of death for my acting career.
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🎬 How to use 'of course'. It's not always polite.
Of course is such useful English phrase, but be careful. If you use it wrongly people might think you’re angry when you’re not, or they might think that you think they’re stupid. In this video you'll learn how to use it correctly.
💭Abroad/To Go Abroad
This phrase says that someone is traveling to another country.
▪️Maria and John love to go abroad. Their favorite city is Paris.
When abroad is used with other verbs, it shows that someone is located in a foreign country.
▪️Her brother is still abroad.
▪️My parents have been living abroad for five years.
💭About
You probably already know the preposition about, which has a meaning similar to concerning or of.
▪️This is a story about a family of lions.
It can also mean approximately.
▪️His daughter is about eighteen years old.
The word about also has a very special usage. It tells that someone or something is ready to begin an action. Note that in this usage it is followed by an infinitive.
▪️John's father was about to leave for work when the phone rang.
▪️The film is about to start.
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📙 fall about
🔹Definition:
to laugh heartily. (Informal.)
🔹Examples
We fell about at the antics of the clown.
The audience were falling about during the last act of the comedy.
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🔎 Let's make our channel better
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📢 Also
Also is commonly used in writing, but is less common in speaking. Also occupies different positions in a sentence.
We use also in front position to emphasise what follows or to add a new point or topic:
🔹It’s very humid. Also, you can easily get sunburnt.
on the telephone
🔹OK, I’ll phone you next week and we can discuss it then. Also, we need to decide who will be going to Singapore.
We use also in the normal mid position for adverbs, between the subject and main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb. In this position, the meaning of also usually connects back to the whole clause that comes before:
🔹She works very hard but she also goes to the gym every week.
🔹I’ve been working in the garden this week, and I’ve also been reading a lot.
In end position, also normally connects two phrases. We use as well and too instead of also, in end position, especially in speech:
🔹She contacted him in the office but he didn’t answer the phone. His mobile phone was silent also. (or His mobile phone was silent too. or … was silent as well.)
💣 SET PHRASE
📙 not move a muscle
🔹Definition:
to remain perfectly motionless.
🔹Examples
Be quiet. Sit there and don’t move a muscle.
I was so tired I couldn’t move a muscle.
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📙 get to the bottom of something
🔹Definition:
to get an understanding of the causes of something.
🔹Examples
We must get to the bottom of this problem immediately.
There is clearly something wrong here, and I want to get to the bottom of it.
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📙 pull one’s socks up
🔹Definition:
to make an effort to improve one’s behavior or performance.
🔹Examples
If you don’t want to be expelled from school, you’ll have to pull your socks up.
The firm will have to pull its socks up in order to stay in business.
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📙 lovely weather for ducks
🔹Definition:
rainy weather
🔹Examples
It’s raining and it’s lovely weather for ducks.
I don’t like this weather, but it’s lovely weather for ducks.
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📙 tumble to something
🔹Definition:
suddenly to understand or realize something.(Informal.)
🔹Examples
I suddenly tumbled to the reason for his behaviour.
When will Meg tumble to the fact that her husband is dishonest?
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📙 give a good account of oneself
🔹Definition:
to do (something) well or thoroughly.
▪️ John gave a good account of himself when he gave his speech last night.
▪️Mary was not hungry, and she didn’t give a good account of herself at dinner.
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💭 Awesome
Awesome is an expression that is used a lot - maybe too much! - to say that you think something is really good.
Other ways to express the same thing include great, fantastic, terrific, wonderful, cool
🔹 So... ho do you like it here? - It's awesome!
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📙 flight of fancy
🔹Definition:
an idea or suggestion that is out of touch with reality or possibility.
🔹Examples
What is the point in indulging in flights of fancy about foreign holidays when you cannot even afford the rent?
We are tired of her flights of fancy about marrying a millionaire.
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📓 New Portion of books #2
Heey... I prepared for you some other classic books. Here is the list and links to download them here in Telegram.
1. J.D. Salinger - "The Catcher In The Rye" Download
2. Franz Kafka - "The Metamorphosis" Download
3. Virginia Woolf "To the Lightouse" Download
#booksthinkenglish
💣 SET PHRASE
📙 foul play
🔹Definition:
illegal activity; a criminal act.
🔹Examples
The police investigating the death suspect foul play.
Foul play cannot be ruled out.
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📙 fighting chance
🔹Definition:
a good possibility of success, especially if every effort is made.
🔹Examples
They have at least a fighting chance of winning the race.
The patient could die, but he has a fighting chance since the operation
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🗯 During vs. While
The main difference between these two words is that during is followed by a noun, but while is ussually followed by a subject and a verb.
Examples
▪️"I don't always take notes during class."
▪️"They all took notes while the professor gave the lecture."
▪️"What did you discuss during dinner tonight?"
▪️"My friend made dessert while I cooked dinner."
📙 Collection of Books #1
Dear friends,
I decided to post several books in 1 post instead of 1 book per 1 post.
The first list is a collection of classic books. The names are below with links to download them.
I hope you enjoy reading them. (If you want any specific book - please let me know)
1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain) - Download
2. Ulysses (James Joyce) - Download
3. The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald) - Download
4. One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez) - Download
5. Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes, Edith Grossman, Harold Bloom) - Download
6. The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner) - Download
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📙 of the first water
🔹Definition:
of the finest quality.
🔹Examples
This is a very fine pearl—a pearl of the first water.
Tom is a musician of the first water
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📙 strike the right note
🔹Definition:
to achieve the desired effect; to do something suitable or pleasing. (A musical reference.)
🔹Examples
Meg struck the right note when she wore a dark suit to the interview.
The politician’s speech failed to strike the right note with the crowd.
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🎬 Learn 17 Business Abbreviations & Acronyms in English
Attn: everyone. Re: business writing. In this lesson we will look at common abbreviations and acronyms used in emails, memos, and other types of business writing. If you work in an office or want to be involved in business at any level in the future, this lesson is for you.
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📙 in clover
🔹Definition:
with good fortune; in a very good situation, especially financially. (Informal.)
🔹Examples
If I get this contract, I’ll be in clover for the rest of my life.
I have very little money saved, so when I retire I won’t exactly be in clover.
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🎬 IELTS – The 5 Step Study Plan
Your success on the IELTS is based on more than just practicing English skills.
In this video, Adam will show you the key steps you need to take to reach your target band score. He will talk about setting your objectives, building your studying plan, and studying for each section of the exam.
Many students get a low score on the IELTS and keep making the same mistakes over and over again. Save your time and your money by avoiding their mistakes. Watch this video and get it right the first time.
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📙 make someone’s hair stand on end
🔹Definition:
to cause someone to be very frightened. (Informal.)
🔹Examples
The horrible scream made my hair stand on end.
The ghost story made our hair stand on end.
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