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This phrase refers to the 1815 battle outside the Belgian town of Waterloo in which Napoleon Bonaparte was finally defeated by forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington. The term Waterloo quickly became synonymous with anything difficult to master. It was referred to as such the year after the Battle of Waterloo by another English hero - Lord Byron, in a letter to Thomas Moore:
"It [Armenian] is... a Waterloo of an Alphabet."
Yet another English icon, Arthur Conan Doyle, was the first to refer to someone meeting their Waterloo, in Return of Sherlock Holmes, 1905:
"We have not yet met our Waterloo, Watson, but this is our Marengo."
This refers to the Battle of Marengo in Italy, in which Napoleon 's forces were surprised by an Austrian attack and came close to defeat.
(via http://lnk.al/3Q2N)
OK, the topic for the week is an army.
(not a army, even though Chuck Norris is not the right person to argue with)
hook up - to arrange for someone to go out with someone
make out - (slang) to kiss and touch someone in a sexual way
fall out - to quarrel or disagree with someone about something
break up - to end a romantic relationship with someone
shack up - to live with and have a sexual relationship with someone you are not married to
settle down - to get married and settle into a stable way of life
Hi, guys!
It was a harsh struggle - we were trying to choose the winner of our contest, which turned out to be one of the toughest decisions ever made. Sorry for the waiting, we know, you hate it. However, now we are happy to announce the results:
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P.S. Even though IELTS is one of the most popular exams in the world, we won't forget about any other part of English studies. Besides... we have lots of ideas on new contest :)
Today you've the last chance to take part in our IELTS contest! The instructions in case you've forgotten: https://goo.gl/g8h3zd. Our brave warriors have already started reading your essays! :)
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Brace yourself, Saint Valentine's Day is coming!
Less than two days left before the contest deadline, yet for now, we decided to start a new topic - that's LOVE!
- They are worlds apart. I can't imagine how they ever decided to get married!
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BBC Learning English vocabulary list on space is here to cheer you up before some nasty, pardon, necessary ads :)
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Hey, guys!
We rarely recommend you channels (except for the long lists with which you are all are familiar with), but this one really deserves a separate post.
@space_english - "Great Space" - is an English-language channel about the cosmos. The channel has photos from NASA, CSA, ESA, Roscosmos and the Hubble Scope. It also provides you with news connected to space, space gifs, facts, stickers and awesome videos.
Don't hesitate - join @space_english right now. That's how a typical post from there looks like:
"get cold feet" means "to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do"
Especially something important like getting married...
Hey, guys!
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By the way, to cut bait has two meanings:
1. To give up on something. Taken from the phrase "fish or cut bait," meaning to either work productively or else stand aside.
After three years of hating medical school, Sean decided it was time to cut bait and try something different.
2. Literally, to cut fish into small pieces to be used as bait.
These days, bait is mostly processed in a factory, but I still like to cut bait myself when I'm out fishing.
'Driven snow' is snow that has blown into drifts and is clean.
In Macbeth, 1605:
Malcolm: Black Macbeth will seem as pure as snow.
Was it as good as it used to be? Was it M? Is he alive? Is she alive? Tell us what you think!
@violachat
Idioms time!
You and who else? and You and what army?:
a phrase that responds to a threat by implying that the threat is a weak one.
Example:
Bill: I'm going to punch you in the nose!
Bob: Yeah? You and who else?
Tom: Our team is going to slaughter your team.
Bill: You and what army?
BTW, to put up with someone or something = to tolerate or endure someone or something; to be able to stand someone or something. However, it is usually used in negative context. Don't put up with the rows!
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English42 has prepared a simple chart which shows you 6 phrasal verbs you can use to talk about your love life – present, past or future.
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It's high time you thought about You-Know-What :)
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Knock-knock jokes will never go out of fashion, won't they?
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Hi, guys!
We have decided to launch a new contest for those who took IELTS exam.
Here you are - http://lnk.al/3Frv. You'd better read it carefully, but to cut the long story short:
Write an essay —> Send it before February, 7th —> Win a bunch of Viola presents!
As simple as that. Good luck!
We found some space infographics for you, guys!
(and tomorrow we will release the new contest)
We are as apolitical as possible, yet we like to watch historic events.
Here are two links to Trump Inaugural Live Stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4PJLBHuKJ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crR6Rys4usA
You can discuss it in our @violachat.
What would happen if the Earth abruptly stopped spinning for 42 seconds?
This answer assumes that the earth stops suddenly for 42 seconds and then starts spinning at its normal speed.
Read: https://goo.gl/oTnrGR
#fact
Nothing new under the sun - except for cool idioms!
Space is our topic for these days.
(by the way, it's more than 10 thousand of people following us now, you are ❤️awesome❤️, guys!)
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to dangle = to hang loosely and swing or sway to and fro:
Earrings dangled from her ears.
Do you want to watch a live speech of (one of) the most powerful man in the world?
Well, Donald Trump's conference is live on click - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV27p_IGSAU
Great New Year idiom is here.
fresh start = start (off) with a clean slate = turn over a new leaf = start from scratch ;)
Viola Language school congratulates every its follower (yep, we are talking about you) and wishes health, luck and happiness. We are sure that 2017 will be awesome! Good luck and Happy New Year!
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