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#idioms
Here are 15 common English idioms and phrases that will enrich your English vocabulary and make you sound like a native speaker in no time.👇👇
🔰1. ‘The best of both worlds’
means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time.
💢“By working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the best of both worlds.”
🔰2. ‘Speak of the devil’
this means that the person you’re just talking about actually turns up at that moment.
💢“Hi Tom, speak of the devil, I was just telling Sara about your new car.”
🔰3. ‘See eye to eye’
this means agreeing with someone.
💢“They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”
🔰4. ‘Once in a blue moon’
an event that happens infrequently.
💢“I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.”
🔰5. ‘When pigs fly’
something that will never happen.
💢“When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.”
🔰6. ‘To cost an arm and a leg’
something is very expensive.
💢“Fuel these days costs and arm and a leg.”
🔰7. ‘A piece of cake’
something is very easy.
💢“The English test was a piece of cake.”
🔰8. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’
to accidentally reveal a secret.
💢“I let the cat out of the bag about their wedding plans.”
🔰9. ‘To feel under the weather’
to not feel well.
💢“I’m really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold.”
🔰10. ‘To kill two birds with one stone’
to solve two problems at once.
💢“By taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go away but also spend time with him.”
🔰11. ‘To cut corners’
to do something badly or cheaply.
💢“They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.”
🔰12. ‘To add insult to injury’
to make a situation worse.
💢“To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.”
🔰13. ‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’
– to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance.
💢“I thought this no
brand bread would be horrible; turns out you can’t judge a book by its cover.”
🔰14. ‘Break a leg’
means ‘good luck’ (often said to actors before they go on stage).
💢“Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.”
🔰15. ‘To hit the nail on the head’
to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
💢“He hit the nail on the head when he said this company needs more HR support.”
#idioms
#idioms
Here are 15 common English idioms and phrases that will enrich your English vocabulary and make you sound like a native speaker in no time.👇👇
🔰1. ‘The best of both worlds’
means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time.
💢“By working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the best of both worlds.”
🔰2. ‘Speak of the devil’
this means that the person you’re just talking about actually turns up at that moment.
💢“Hi Tom, speak of the devil, I was just telling Sara about your new car.”
🔰3. ‘See eye to eye’
this means agreeing with someone.
💢“They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”
🔰4. ‘Once in a blue moon’
an event that happens infrequently.
💢“I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.”
🔰5. ‘When pigs fly’
something that will never happen.
💢“When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.”
🔰6. ‘To cost an arm and a leg’
something is very expensive.
💢“Fuel these days costs and arm and a leg.”
🔰7. ‘A piece of cake’
something is very easy.
💢“The English test was a piece of cake.”
🔰8. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’
to accidentally reveal a secret.
💢“I let the cat out of the bag about their wedding plans.”
🔰9. ‘To feel under the weather’
to not feel well.
💢“I’m really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold.”
🔰10. ‘To kill two birds with one stone’
to solve two problems at once.
💢“By taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go away but also spend time with him.”
🔰11. ‘To cut corners’
to do something badly or cheaply.
💢“They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.”
🔰12. ‘To add insult to injury’
to make a situation worse.
💢“To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.”
🔰13. ‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’
– to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance.
💢“I thought this no
brand bread would be horrible; turns out you can’t judge a book by its cover.”
🔰14. ‘Break a leg’
means ‘good luck’ (often said to actors before they go on stage).
💢“Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.”
🔰15. ‘To hit the nail on the head’
to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
💢“He hit the nail on the head when he said this company needs more HR support.”
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🔴 Grammar
✳️ Go
Go→Home
Go→Hometown
Go→shopping
Go→swimming
Go→camping
Go→dancing
Go→fishing
Go→sailing
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Go to→dress
Go to→work
Go to→school
Go to→college
Go to→washington
Go to→Italy
Go to→Asia
Go to→Europe
Go to→jail
Go to→bed
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Go to a →party
Go to a →conference
Go to a →concert
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Go to the→doctor
Go to the→dentist
Go to the→specialist
Go to the→bank
Go to the→mall
Go to the→airport
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Go on →a vacation
Go on →a cruise
Go on →a trip
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Go for →a walk
Go for →a swim
Go for →a drive
#Grammar #Vocabulary #Go
✳️ Go
Go→Home
Go→Hometown
Go→shopping
Go→swimming
Go→camping
Go→dancing
Go→fishing
Go→sailing
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Go to→dress
Go to→work
Go to→school
Go to→college
Go to→washington
Go to→Italy
Go to→Asia
Go to→Europe
Go to→jail
Go to→bed
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Go to a →party
Go to a →conference
Go to a →concert
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Go to the→doctor
Go to the→dentist
Go to the→specialist
Go to the→bank
Go to the→mall
Go to the→airport
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Go on →a vacation
Go on →a cruise
Go on →a trip
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Go for →a walk
Go for →a swim
Go for →a drive
#Grammar #Vocabulary #Go
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✳️ Idioms about books
📕 a closed book
something that you accept has completely ended
Example: As far as she is concerned, her marriage is a closed book.
something or someone that is very difficult to understand
Example: I’m afraid accountancy is a closed book to me.
📗 an open book
something or someone that is easy to know about because nothing is kept secret
Example: Her life is an open book
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read someone like a book
to be able to understand easily what someone is thinking or feeling
Example: I know what you’re thinking – I can read you like a book.
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the oldest trick in the book
a dishonest method of doing something that you know about because it has been used many times before
Example: Flattery is the oldest trick in the book, so don’t fall for it
📕By the book
correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing something in a strict way
Example: He always tried to do everything by the book.
📗 take a leaf out of someone’s book
to copy what someone else does because they are successful at doing it
Example: They should take a leaf out of industry’s book and pay both management and staff on results.
📙 don’t judge a book by its cover
used for saying that you should not form an opinion about someone or something only from their appearance
#Idioms
✳️ Idioms about books
📕 a closed book
something that you accept has completely ended
Example: As far as she is concerned, her marriage is a closed book.
something or someone that is very difficult to understand
Example: I’m afraid accountancy is a closed book to me.
📗 an open book
something or someone that is easy to know about because nothing is kept secret
Example: Her life is an open book
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read someone like a book
to be able to understand easily what someone is thinking or feeling
Example: I know what you’re thinking – I can read you like a book.
📗
the oldest trick in the book
a dishonest method of doing something that you know about because it has been used many times before
Example: Flattery is the oldest trick in the book, so don’t fall for it
📕By the book
correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing something in a strict way
Example: He always tried to do everything by the book.
📗 take a leaf out of someone’s book
to copy what someone else does because they are successful at doing it
Example: They should take a leaf out of industry’s book and pay both management and staff on results.
📙 don’t judge a book by its cover
used for saying that you should not form an opinion about someone or something only from their appearance
#Idioms
Imam Ali (peace be upon him):
"I am astonished at one who looks for a lost item but when his soul is lost, he does not look for it."
📘 Mizan al-Hikma, vol 7 - p 163
امام على عليه السلام:
عَجِبتُ لِمَن يَنشُدُ ضالَّتَهُ و قَد أضَلَّ نَفسَهُ فلا يَطلُبُها!
در شگفتم از كسى كه گمشده خود را مى جويد، امّا خويشتن را گم كرده و آن را نمى جويد!
#Quote
"I am astonished at one who looks for a lost item but when his soul is lost, he does not look for it."
📘 Mizan al-Hikma, vol 7 - p 163
امام على عليه السلام:
عَجِبتُ لِمَن يَنشُدُ ضالَّتَهُ و قَد أضَلَّ نَفسَهُ فلا يَطلُبُها!
در شگفتم از كسى كه گمشده خود را مى جويد، امّا خويشتن را گم كرده و آن را نمى جويد!
#Quote
امام على عليه السلام:
إذا كَتَبتَ كِتابًا فَأَعِد فيهِ النَّظَرَ قَبلَ خَتمِهِ ، فَإِنَّما تَختِمُ عَلى عَقلِكَ.
هنگامى كه چيزى را نوشتى، پيش از مُهر و امضا كردن، آن را مرور كن؛ زيرا بر خرد خويش، مُهر و امضا مى زنى.
📘 غررالحکم، حدیث 4167
Imam Ali (peace be upon him):
"When you have written something, recheck it before signing and sealing it because what you are actually validating is your intellect."
📘 Ghurar al-Hikam, Hadith 4167
#Quote
إذا كَتَبتَ كِتابًا فَأَعِد فيهِ النَّظَرَ قَبلَ خَتمِهِ ، فَإِنَّما تَختِمُ عَلى عَقلِكَ.
هنگامى كه چيزى را نوشتى، پيش از مُهر و امضا كردن، آن را مرور كن؛ زيرا بر خرد خويش، مُهر و امضا مى زنى.
📘 غررالحکم، حدیث 4167
Imam Ali (peace be upon him):
"When you have written something, recheck it before signing and sealing it because what you are actually validating is your intellect."
📘 Ghurar al-Hikam, Hadith 4167
#Quote
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💢Idioms
⭕️اصطلاحات با " Like "
🔶Sleep like a log
🔸 Sleep very deeply, sleep very well
🔷 Sell like hotcakes
🔹Sell very well, very quickly
🔶 Like a fish out of water
🔸 Completely out of place, not belonging at all
🔷 Feel like a million
🔹Feel very happy
🔶 Like a bump on a log
🔸 Do not react in a useful of helpful way to the activities around them
🔷 Read someone like a book
🔹 Know exactly someone’s thinking or feelings without having to ask
🔶 Watch someone like a Hawk
🔸Watch someone very carefully, especially because you expect them to do something wrong
🔷 Fit like a glove
🔹It fits exactly
🔶 Eat like a bird
🔸 Eat only small amount of food
#idioms
💢Idioms
⭕️اصطلاحات با " Like "
🔶Sleep like a log
🔸 Sleep very deeply, sleep very well
🔷 Sell like hotcakes
🔹Sell very well, very quickly
🔶 Like a fish out of water
🔸 Completely out of place, not belonging at all
🔷 Feel like a million
🔹Feel very happy
🔶 Like a bump on a log
🔸 Do not react in a useful of helpful way to the activities around them
🔷 Read someone like a book
🔹 Know exactly someone’s thinking or feelings without having to ask
🔶 Watch someone like a Hawk
🔸Watch someone very carefully, especially because you expect them to do something wrong
🔷 Fit like a glove
🔹It fits exactly
🔶 Eat like a bird
🔸 Eat only small amount of food
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IDIOMS USING "BREAK"
1. break down
🔴Meaning: stop working
📒Example: I was late to school because my car broke down.
2. break even
🔴 Meaning: neither gain nor lose
📒Example: I was lucky to break even at the casino last weekend.
3. break in
🔴 Meaning: initiate, train
📒Example: The cowboy worked long and hard to break in the new horse.
4. break off
🔴Meaning: end abruptly
📒Example: She broke off the conversation by hanging up the
telephone.
5. break out
🔴Meaning: escape
📒Example: Three prisoners broke out of jail.
🔴Meaning: happen suddenly
📒Example: A huge fire broke out on the fifth floor.
6. break through
🔴Meaning: penetrate
📒Example: The explorer broke through the underbrush to find the
temple.
7. break up
🔴Meaning: end a relationship
📒Example: Mary broke up with Joe more than a year ago.
#Idioms
IDIOMS USING "BREAK"
1. break down
🔴Meaning: stop working
📒Example: I was late to school because my car broke down.
2. break even
🔴 Meaning: neither gain nor lose
📒Example: I was lucky to break even at the casino last weekend.
3. break in
🔴 Meaning: initiate, train
📒Example: The cowboy worked long and hard to break in the new horse.
4. break off
🔴Meaning: end abruptly
📒Example: She broke off the conversation by hanging up the
telephone.
5. break out
🔴Meaning: escape
📒Example: Three prisoners broke out of jail.
🔴Meaning: happen suddenly
📒Example: A huge fire broke out on the fifth floor.
6. break through
🔴Meaning: penetrate
📒Example: The explorer broke through the underbrush to find the
temple.
7. break up
🔴Meaning: end a relationship
📒Example: Mary broke up with Joe more than a year ago.
#Idioms
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✳️ Collocations
همنشینی کلماتی که معنی "تکه" یا "قطعه" دارند
Piece: THESAURUS
⭕️ Bit of sth
● a bit of paper
● a bit of food
● a bit of wood
● a bit of metal
● a bit of rock
● a bit of stone
● a bit of glass
● a bit of cloth
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⭕️ Lump of sth
● a lump of sugar
● a lump of coal
● a lump of metal
● a lump of rock
● a lump of wood
● a lump of clay
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⭕️ Scrap of sth
● a scrap of paper
● a scrap of cloth
● a scrap material
● a scrap of food
● a scrap of wood
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⭕️ Strip of sth
● a strip of paper
● a strip of cloth
● a strip of fabric
● a strip of plastic
● a strip of land
● a strip of grass
● a strip of beach
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⭕️ Sheet of sth
● a sheet of paper
● a sheet of glass
● a sheet of metal
● a sheet of ice
● a sheet of plastic
● a sheet of card
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⭕️ Slice of sth
● a slice of bread
● a slice of toast
● a slice of pizza
● a slice of cake
● a slice of cheese
● a slice of meat
● a slice of lemon
● a slice of tomato
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⭕️ Chunk of sth
● a chunk of rock
● a chunk of ice
● a chunk of bread
● a chunk of metal
● a chunk of fruit
a chunk of cool watermelon
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⭕️ Hunk of sth
● a hunk of bread
● a hunk of cheese
● a hunk of meat
● a hunk of metal
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⭕️ Block of sth
● a block of ice
● a block of wood
● a block of stone
● a block of marble
● a block of concrete
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⭕️ Slab of sth
● a slab of stone
● a slab of rock
● a slab of meat
● a slab of pie
● a slab of butter
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⭕️ Cube of sth
● a cube of sugar
● a cube of ice
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⭕️ Wedge of sth
● a wedge cheese
● a wedge of lemon
● a wedge of pie
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⭕️ Bar of sth
● a bar of chocolate
● a bar of of soap
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⭕️ Segment of sth
● a segment of an orange
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⭕️ Rasher of sth (Brit.)
● a rasher of bacon (Brit.)
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⭕️ Fragment of sth
● a fragment of rock
● a fragment of bone
● a fragment of glass
● a fragment of metal
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⭕️ Speck of sth
● a speck of dust
● a speck of dirt
a speck of faith
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⭕️ Drop of sth
● a drop of water
● a drop of rain
● a drop of blood
● a drop of moisture
● a drop of milk
#Collocations
✳️ Collocations
همنشینی کلماتی که معنی "تکه" یا "قطعه" دارند
Piece: THESAURUS
⭕️ Bit of sth
● a bit of paper
● a bit of food
● a bit of wood
● a bit of metal
● a bit of rock
● a bit of stone
● a bit of glass
● a bit of cloth
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⭕️ Lump of sth
● a lump of sugar
● a lump of coal
● a lump of metal
● a lump of rock
● a lump of wood
● a lump of clay
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⭕️ Scrap of sth
● a scrap of paper
● a scrap of cloth
● a scrap material
● a scrap of food
● a scrap of wood
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⭕️ Strip of sth
● a strip of paper
● a strip of cloth
● a strip of fabric
● a strip of plastic
● a strip of land
● a strip of grass
● a strip of beach
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⭕️ Sheet of sth
● a sheet of paper
● a sheet of glass
● a sheet of metal
● a sheet of ice
● a sheet of plastic
● a sheet of card
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⭕️ Slice of sth
● a slice of bread
● a slice of toast
● a slice of pizza
● a slice of cake
● a slice of cheese
● a slice of meat
● a slice of lemon
● a slice of tomato
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⭕️ Chunk of sth
● a chunk of rock
● a chunk of ice
● a chunk of bread
● a chunk of metal
● a chunk of fruit
a chunk of cool watermelon
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⭕️ Hunk of sth
● a hunk of bread
● a hunk of cheese
● a hunk of meat
● a hunk of metal
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⭕️ Block of sth
● a block of ice
● a block of wood
● a block of stone
● a block of marble
● a block of concrete
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⭕️ Slab of sth
● a slab of stone
● a slab of rock
● a slab of meat
● a slab of pie
● a slab of butter
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⭕️ Cube of sth
● a cube of sugar
● a cube of ice
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⭕️ Wedge of sth
● a wedge cheese
● a wedge of lemon
● a wedge of pie
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⭕️ Bar of sth
● a bar of chocolate
● a bar of of soap
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⭕️ Segment of sth
● a segment of an orange
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⭕️ Rasher of sth (Brit.)
● a rasher of bacon (Brit.)
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⭕️ Fragment of sth
● a fragment of rock
● a fragment of bone
● a fragment of glass
● a fragment of metal
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⭕️ Speck of sth
● a speck of dust
● a speck of dirt
a speck of faith
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⭕️ Drop of sth
● a drop of water
● a drop of rain
● a drop of blood
● a drop of moisture
● a drop of milk
#Collocations
اما Besides : در حالت حرف اضافه و حالت قید (adverb) به معنی: "علاوه بر این، به غیر از این ، از این گذشته" می باشد و معادل کلمات زیر است.
✅in addition to,
✅furthermore،
✅another thing
✅as well
#Vocabulary #B1
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✳️ Idioms
📗English Vocabulary: Interesting Idioms about Safety, Danger and the Rolling Stones
🔥 Play with fire
– to do something dangerous or risky.
🔸 “You should study before exams, not party. Be careful, you’re playing with fire and you’ll fail!”
⭕️ Throw caution to the wind
– to become very careless.
🔸“I don’t throw caution to the wind, I always think my decisions through”
⭕️ The coast is clear
– there is no danger of being seen or of trouble happening.
🔸“Now that the killer has been arrested, the coast is clear and people can go out without fear”
⭕️ Cry wolf
– to ask for help when you do not need it, with the result that no one believes you when help is necessary.
🔸“She had cried wold about someone trying to rob her that nobody believed her in the end”
⭕️ Look before you leap
– Think carefully about what you are about to do before you do it.
🔸“Before you decide to just leave your job, look before you leap”
#Idioms
✳️ Idioms
📗English Vocabulary: Interesting Idioms about Safety, Danger and the Rolling Stones
🔥 Play with fire
– to do something dangerous or risky.
🔸 “You should study before exams, not party. Be careful, you’re playing with fire and you’ll fail!”
⭕️ Throw caution to the wind
– to become very careless.
🔸“I don’t throw caution to the wind, I always think my decisions through”
⭕️ The coast is clear
– there is no danger of being seen or of trouble happening.
🔸“Now that the killer has been arrested, the coast is clear and people can go out without fear”
⭕️ Cry wolf
– to ask for help when you do not need it, with the result that no one believes you when help is necessary.
🔸“She had cried wold about someone trying to rob her that nobody believed her in the end”
⭕️ Look before you leap
– Think carefully about what you are about to do before you do it.
🔸“Before you decide to just leave your job, look before you leap”
#Idioms