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πŸ–ŒπŸ–πŸ–‹ - May - In formal English, the modal verb β€˜may’ is often used when expressing your hopes and wishes for others.

- May the odds be ever in your favour. (The Hunger Games)
- May the Force be with you. (Star Wars)
- May all your wishes come true.
- May he rest in peace.
- May they be very happy in the future.

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πŸ–ŒπŸ–πŸ–‹ - May - modal verb - to express a wish or hope - formal

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▫️◽️◻️ - wrap one's head/mind around something πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘
β–ͺ️◾️◼️ - get one's head/mind around something πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘

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πŸ”˜ - The prefix TRANS- 🚚🚒 πŸ’»πŸ“·πŸ’΅

~ trans- = across, change, beyond, through

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😎 - transfer (verb) /trænsˈfɜː(r)/ = to pass or cause to pass from one person, place, or condition to another

[synonym = convey]

~ If only he could transfer his thoughts to her mind.

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βšͺ️ Common phrases and their alternatives

✳️ - In conclusion
✴️ - On the other hand
[On the flip side]; [Having said that] πŸ‘‡
πŸ–ŒπŸ–πŸ–‹ - On the flip side = On the other hand
πŸ–ŒπŸ–πŸ–‹ - Having said that, ...
πŸŒ• - I feel good
πŸŒ• - I feel well

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πŸŒ” - I feel bad
πŸŒ” - I feel badly

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πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒ - RUN - phrasal verbs πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒ

1️⃣ run down (sg) - [inseparable]
2️⃣ run across (sy/sg) - [inseparable]
3️⃣ run (sg) past/by (sy) - [separable]
4️⃣ run up (sg) - [separable]

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πŸ’‘ - run (sg) past/by (sy) - phrasal verb - [separable] πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ’‘

~ I'd like to run an idea by you! πŸ’‘

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✳️ - look up to somebody

✴️ - look down on somebody

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πŸ“šπŸ“– - look (sg) up - phrasal verb - [separable] πŸ”­πŸ”­πŸ”­

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- look up - phrasal verb

πŸ–Œ - things are looking up (for) ➑️ if a situation is looking up, it is getting better

~ Finally, things are looking up for me.

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#idiomatic_expressions
πŸ˜ŽπŸ˜πŸ”­πŸ”­πŸ”­

Things are looking up!
β–«οΈβ—½οΈπŸ”³- Firstly / first of all / first
vs
β–ͺοΈβ—ΎοΈπŸ”² - At first

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πŸ§πŸ’²- To rob Peter to pay Paul

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πŸ”˜ on autopilot

= automatically, without thinking about what you are doing

~ He never really cared about the job and is mostly operating on autopilot these days.

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πŸ–ŒπŸ–πŸ–‹ - work in / at / for a company

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πŸŒ‘ - inveterate (adj.) /ΙͺnˈvetΙ™rΙ™t/

= always doing a particular thing, especially something bad, and unlikely to change; confirmed in a habit

~ an inveterate smoker/liar/gambler/critic

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