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๐Ÿ’ก - only ๐Ÿ’ก

#Grammar
๐Ÿ–Œ ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“˜ - writer's block

#idiomatic_expressions
๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ–Œ ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“˜ - writer's block ๐Ÿ˜Ž
Breath = (n.) air going in/out of lungs

Breathe = (v.) inhale + exhale

Breadth = (n.) width; range

Bread = ๐Ÿž

#Vocabulary
โ–ถ๏ธ - to pay / give lip service to something ๐Ÿ‘„

#idiomatic_expressions
โœณ๏ธ - be to do something - phrase - formal
โœด๏ธ - past progressive / past continuous

#Grammar
With โ€œmay,โ€ use the base form (bare infinitive) of the verb:

He may eats. โ†’ โŒ

He may *eat*. โ†’ โœ”๏ธ

She may left. โ†’ โŒ

She may *leave*. โ†’ โœ”๏ธ

#Grammar
โ€œVersusโ€ (v., vs.) is a preposition. Itโ€™s not a verb! ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿป๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

Naruto is โ€œversingโ€ Goku! โ†’ โŒ

Itโ€™s Naruto *vs.* Goku! โ†’ โœ”๏ธ

#Vocabulary
Yeah = yes (casual): *Yeah*, the answer is C.

Yea [yay] = yes vote: I vote *yea*. โœ…

Yay! = happy expression: *Yay*! Food! ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿ™Œ

#Vocabulary
๐ŸŽโ€œBad appleโ€ = a bad person who makes other people bad.

#idiomatic_expressions
๐Ÿฑโ€œThe catโ€™s meowโ€ ๐Ÿ˜ป = someone or something wonderful

The stolen diamond was the catโ€™s meow. ๐Ÿ’Ž

#idiomatic_expressions
Yen = Japanese currency ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต (ยฅ)

โ€œYen for somethingโ€ (idiom) = longing or yearning; to desire

I *yen* for a truck full of *yen*.

๐Ÿ™๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿšš ๐Ÿ’ด๐Ÿ’ด๐Ÿ’ด

#Vocabulary
Donโ€™t use โ€œnite,โ€ โ€œtho,โ€ โ€œaltho,โ€ or โ€œthruโ€ on essays for school. ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

๐Ÿ’๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Write *night*, *though*, *although*, and *through* instead.โœ”๏ธโœ”๏ธ

#Grammar
โœด๏ธโ€œGo throughโ€ = be approved โœ…

โœด๏ธโ€œFall throughโ€ = fail; donโ€™t happen ๐Ÿ™…

My request went through; sadly, our plans fell through.

#idiomatic_expressions
โ–ถ๏ธ - loophole (noun) /หˆluหpหŒhษ™สŠl/

= a means of escape; especially : an ambiguity or omission in the text through which the intent of a statute, contract, or obligation may be evaded

#Vocabulary
๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜Žโ–ถ๏ธ - loophole (noun) /หˆluหpหŒhษ™สŠl/