🔹Essential American Idioms🔹
⭐️#ACCEPTANCE:
✨Eat one's words
▶️ to have to take back one's statements; to confess that one's predictions were wrong.
🔻You shouldn't say that to me. I'll make you eat your words.
🔻John was wrong about the election and had to eat his words.
✨Face the music
▶️ to receive punishment; to accept the unpleasant results of one's actions.
🔻Mary broke a dining-room window and had to face the music when her father got home.
🔻After failing a math test, Tom had to go home and face the music.
✨Feel at home
▶️ to feel as if one belongs; to feel as if one were in one's home; to feel accepted.
🔻I liked my dormitory room. I really felt at home there.
🔻We will do whatever we can to make you feel at home.
✨Go over big with someone
▶️ to be very much appreciated by someone.
🔻Your jokes did not exactly go over big with my parents.
🔻We hope that the musical will go over big with the audience.
✨Hold with something
▶️ to accept or agree with something. (#Folksy. Usually in the negative.)
🔻My father doesn't hold with fancy clothes.
🔻I don't hold with too many X rays.
✨Like it or lump it
▶️ either accept it or drop dead. (#Slang and fairly rude. Fixed order.)
🔻I don't care whether you care for my attitude or not. You can just like it or lump it.
🔻This is all thefood you get. Like it or lump it!
✨Resign oneself to something
▶️ to accept something reluctantly.
🔻I finally resigned myself to going to Mexico even though I didn't want to.
🔻Mary resigned herself to her fate.
✨Settle for something
▶️ to agree to accept something (even though something else would be better).
🔻We wanted are done, but settled for a blue one.
🔻Ask your grocer for Wilson's canned corn—the best corn in cans. Don't settle for less.
✨Take one's medicine
▶️ to accept the punishment or the bad fortune that one deserves.
🔻I know I did wrong, and I know I have to take my medicine.
🔻Billy knew he was going to get spanked, and he didn't want to take his medicine.
✨Take something at face value
▶️ to accept something exactly the way it appears to be.
🔻I don't know whether I can take her story at face value, but I will assume that she is not lying.
🔻The committee took the report at face value and approved the suggested changes.
✨Take something in stride
▶️ to accept something as natural or expected.
🔻The argument surprised him, but he took it in stride.
🔻It was a very rude remark, but Mary took it in stride.
✨Take something lying down
▶️ to endure something unpleasant without fighting back.
🔻He insulted me publicly. You don't expect me to take that lying down, do you?
🔻I'm not the kind of person who'll take something like that lying down.
✨Take the bitter with the sweet
▶️ to accept the bad things along with the good things.
🔻We all have disappointments. You have to learn to take the bitter with the sweet.
🔻There are good days and bad days, but every day you take the bitter with the sweet. That's life.
✨Turn thumbs up (on someone or something)
▶️ to accept someone or something; to approve someone or something.
🔻The board of directors turned thumbs up on my proposal and voted to fund the project.
🔻The committee turned thumbs up on Carl as the new manager.
🔻When the boss turned thumbs up, I knew everything was okay.
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⭐️#ACCEPTANCE:
✨Eat one's words
▶️ to have to take back one's statements; to confess that one's predictions were wrong.
🔻You shouldn't say that to me. I'll make you eat your words.
🔻John was wrong about the election and had to eat his words.
✨Face the music
▶️ to receive punishment; to accept the unpleasant results of one's actions.
🔻Mary broke a dining-room window and had to face the music when her father got home.
🔻After failing a math test, Tom had to go home and face the music.
✨Feel at home
▶️ to feel as if one belongs; to feel as if one were in one's home; to feel accepted.
🔻I liked my dormitory room. I really felt at home there.
🔻We will do whatever we can to make you feel at home.
✨Go over big with someone
▶️ to be very much appreciated by someone.
🔻Your jokes did not exactly go over big with my parents.
🔻We hope that the musical will go over big with the audience.
✨Hold with something
▶️ to accept or agree with something. (#Folksy. Usually in the negative.)
🔻My father doesn't hold with fancy clothes.
🔻I don't hold with too many X rays.
✨Like it or lump it
▶️ either accept it or drop dead. (#Slang and fairly rude. Fixed order.)
🔻I don't care whether you care for my attitude or not. You can just like it or lump it.
🔻This is all thefood you get. Like it or lump it!
✨Resign oneself to something
▶️ to accept something reluctantly.
🔻I finally resigned myself to going to Mexico even though I didn't want to.
🔻Mary resigned herself to her fate.
✨Settle for something
▶️ to agree to accept something (even though something else would be better).
🔻We wanted are done, but settled for a blue one.
🔻Ask your grocer for Wilson's canned corn—the best corn in cans. Don't settle for less.
✨Take one's medicine
▶️ to accept the punishment or the bad fortune that one deserves.
🔻I know I did wrong, and I know I have to take my medicine.
🔻Billy knew he was going to get spanked, and he didn't want to take his medicine.
✨Take something at face value
▶️ to accept something exactly the way it appears to be.
🔻I don't know whether I can take her story at face value, but I will assume that she is not lying.
🔻The committee took the report at face value and approved the suggested changes.
✨Take something in stride
▶️ to accept something as natural or expected.
🔻The argument surprised him, but he took it in stride.
🔻It was a very rude remark, but Mary took it in stride.
✨Take something lying down
▶️ to endure something unpleasant without fighting back.
🔻He insulted me publicly. You don't expect me to take that lying down, do you?
🔻I'm not the kind of person who'll take something like that lying down.
✨Take the bitter with the sweet
▶️ to accept the bad things along with the good things.
🔻We all have disappointments. You have to learn to take the bitter with the sweet.
🔻There are good days and bad days, but every day you take the bitter with the sweet. That's life.
✨Turn thumbs up (on someone or something)
▶️ to accept someone or something; to approve someone or something.
🔻The board of directors turned thumbs up on my proposal and voted to fund the project.
🔻The committee turned thumbs up on Carl as the new manager.
🔻When the boss turned thumbs up, I knew everything was okay.
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#️⃣#None /nʌn/ #pronoun
💢none of
🔹Despite her illness, she had lost none of her enthusiasm for life.
🔹I know what people are saying – but none of it is true.
🔹None of my friends phones me any more.
💢none at all/none whatsoever
🔹‘Was there any mail?’ ‘No, none at all.’
💢will/would have none of something (also be having none of something) ➡️ used to say that someone refuses to allow someone to do something or to behave in a particular way:
🔹We offered to pay our half of the cost but Charles would have none of it.
💢none but somebody #literary ➡️ only a particular person or type of person:
🔹a task that none but a man of genius could accomplish
💢none other than somebody ➡️ used to emphasize that the person involved in something is famous, impressive, or surprising:
🔹The mystery guest turned out to be none other than Cher herself.
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💢none of
🔹Despite her illness, she had lost none of her enthusiasm for life.
🔹I know what people are saying – but none of it is true.
🔹None of my friends phones me any more.
💢none at all/none whatsoever
🔹‘Was there any mail?’ ‘No, none at all.’
💢will/would have none of something (also be having none of something) ➡️ used to say that someone refuses to allow someone to do something or to behave in a particular way:
🔹We offered to pay our half of the cost but Charles would have none of it.
💢none but somebody #literary ➡️ only a particular person or type of person:
🔹a task that none but a man of genius could accomplish
💢none other than somebody ➡️ used to emphasize that the person involved in something is famous, impressive, or surprising:
🔹The mystery guest turned out to be none other than Cher herself.
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#️⃣#None /nʌn/ #pronoun 💢none of 🔹Despite her illness, she had lost none of her enthusiasm for life. 🔹I know what people are saying – but none of it is true. 🔹None of my friends phones me any more. 💢none at all/none whatsoever 🔹‘Was there any mail?’…
#️⃣#None /nʌn/ #adverb
1️⃣none the worse/better etc (for something) ➡️ not any worse, better etc than before:
🔹She seems none the worse for her experience.
2️⃣none the wiser ➡️ not having any more understanding or knowledge about something than you had before:
🔹I was none the wiser after his explanation.
3️⃣none too ➡️ not at all:
🔹I was none too pleased to have to take the exam again.
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1️⃣none the worse/better etc (for something) ➡️ not any worse, better etc than before:
🔹She seems none the worse for her experience.
2️⃣none the wiser ➡️ not having any more understanding or knowledge about something than you had before:
🔹I was none the wiser after his explanation.
3️⃣none too ➡️ not at all:
🔹I was none too pleased to have to take the exam again.
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ABSENT 🆚 AWAY
🔹I'm going on holiday and I'll be away for a fortnight. (preferable to absent)
🔹How many students were absent from your class today? (Not *away*)
⭕️AWAY = elsewhere
⭕️ABSENT = not present
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🔹I'm going on holiday and I'll be away for a fortnight. (preferable to absent)
🔹How many students were absent from your class today? (Not *away*)
⭕️AWAY = elsewhere
⭕️ABSENT = not present
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#️⃣#Positive /ˈpɒzətɪv, ˈpɒzɪtɪv $ ˈpɑː-/
1️⃣ATTITUDE ➡️ if you are positive about things, you are hopeful and confident, and think about what is good in a situation rather than what is bad OPP negative
💢positive about
🔹You’ve got to be more positive about your work.
💢positive attitude/approach/outlook etc
🔹She’s got a really positive attitude to life.
💢the power of positive thinking
🔹‘Think positive!’ she advised herself.
2️⃣GOOD THING ➡️ good or useful OPP negative:
🔹At least something positive has come out of the situation.
🔹Write down all the positive things about your life.
🔹The rural environment was having a positive effect on the children’s health.
🔹It’s been a very positive experience for her.
🔹TV can be a positive influence.
🔹the positive contribution to the community made by many older people
🔹It’s been a difficult time but, on the positive side, I feel physically fine.
🔹Women should be portrayed in a more positive light.
3️⃣ACTION ➡️ if you take positive action, you do something definite in order to try to achieve something:
🔹We need to take positive steps to improve the situation of families in poverty.
🔹Positive action was required.
🔹It’s a relief to know that something positive is being done.
4️⃣SUPPORT ➡️ expressing support, agreement, or approval OPP negative
💢positive response/reaction
🔹The response we’ve had from the public has been very positive.
🔹We’ve had a lot of positive feedback from the people of this city.
💢positive about
🔹Most people have been very positive about the show.
5️⃣SURE [not before noun] ➡️ very sure, with no doubt at all that something is right or true SYN certain
💢positive (that)
🔹Are you absolutely positive you locked the door?
🔹’Are you sure about that?’ ‘Positive.’
6️⃣SIGN ➡️ showing that something is likely to succeed or improve:
🔹The fact that he’s breathing on his own again is a positive sign.
7️⃣PROOF positive proof/evidence/identification etc ➡️ proof etc that shows that there is no doubt that something is true:
🔹The witness made a positive identification.
8️⃣SCIENTIFIC TEST ➡️ showing signs of the medical condition or chemical that is being looked for OPP negative:
🔹The test results came back positive.
🔹athletes who had tested positive for banned substances
9️⃣EMPHASIS [only before noun] #spoken ➡️ used to emphasize how good or bad something is SYN total:
🔹The journey was a positive nightmare.
1️⃣0️⃣NUMBER #technical ➡️ a positive number is more than zero OPP negative
1️⃣1️⃣ELECTRICITY #technical ➡️ having the type of electrical charge that is carried by protons OPP negative:
🔹a positive charge
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1️⃣ATTITUDE ➡️ if you are positive about things, you are hopeful and confident, and think about what is good in a situation rather than what is bad OPP negative
💢positive about
🔹You’ve got to be more positive about your work.
💢positive attitude/approach/outlook etc
🔹She’s got a really positive attitude to life.
💢the power of positive thinking
🔹‘Think positive!’ she advised herself.
2️⃣GOOD THING ➡️ good or useful OPP negative:
🔹At least something positive has come out of the situation.
🔹Write down all the positive things about your life.
🔹The rural environment was having a positive effect on the children’s health.
🔹It’s been a very positive experience for her.
🔹TV can be a positive influence.
🔹the positive contribution to the community made by many older people
🔹It’s been a difficult time but, on the positive side, I feel physically fine.
🔹Women should be portrayed in a more positive light.
3️⃣ACTION ➡️ if you take positive action, you do something definite in order to try to achieve something:
🔹We need to take positive steps to improve the situation of families in poverty.
🔹Positive action was required.
🔹It’s a relief to know that something positive is being done.
4️⃣SUPPORT ➡️ expressing support, agreement, or approval OPP negative
💢positive response/reaction
🔹The response we’ve had from the public has been very positive.
🔹We’ve had a lot of positive feedback from the people of this city.
💢positive about
🔹Most people have been very positive about the show.
5️⃣SURE [not before noun] ➡️ very sure, with no doubt at all that something is right or true SYN certain
💢positive (that)
🔹Are you absolutely positive you locked the door?
🔹’Are you sure about that?’ ‘Positive.’
6️⃣SIGN ➡️ showing that something is likely to succeed or improve:
🔹The fact that he’s breathing on his own again is a positive sign.
7️⃣PROOF positive proof/evidence/identification etc ➡️ proof etc that shows that there is no doubt that something is true:
🔹The witness made a positive identification.
8️⃣SCIENTIFIC TEST ➡️ showing signs of the medical condition or chemical that is being looked for OPP negative:
🔹The test results came back positive.
🔹athletes who had tested positive for banned substances
9️⃣EMPHASIS [only before noun] #spoken ➡️ used to emphasize how good or bad something is SYN total:
🔹The journey was a positive nightmare.
1️⃣0️⃣NUMBER #technical ➡️ a positive number is more than zero OPP negative
1️⃣1️⃣ELECTRICITY #technical ➡️ having the type of electrical charge that is carried by protons OPP negative:
🔹a positive charge
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🔹Essential American Idioms🔹
⭐️#ACCIDENT:
✨Have a blowout [for one's car tire]
▶️ to burst.
🔻I had a blowout on the way here. I nearly lost control of the car.
🔻If you have a blowout in one tire, you should check the other tires.
✨Hit-and-run
▶️ an accident where the driver of a car strikes a person or another vehicle and speeds away without admitting to the deed or stopping to help. (Fixed order.)
🔻Fred was injured in a hit-and-run accident.
🔻The state passed a law making any kind of hit-and-run accident a felony.
✨Pile something up
▶️ to crash or wreck something.
🔻Drive carefully if you don't want to pile the car up.
🔻The driver piled up the car against a tree.
✨Pile up
▶️ to crash or wreck.
🔻The car piled up against the tree.
🔻The bus piled up on the curve.
✨Plow into someone or something
▶️ to crash into someone or something; to bump hard into someone or something.
🔻The car plowed into the ditch.
🔻The runner plowed into another player.
✨Take a spill
▶️ to have a fall; to tip over. (Also with bad, nasty, quite, etc. Also with have.)
🔻Ann tripped on the curb and took a nasty spill.
🔻John had quite a spill when he fell off his bicycle.
✨Trip someone up
▶️ to trip someone.
🔻Bob tripped himself up on his own feet.
🔻The loose gravel beside the track tripped up Bob, and he fell.
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⭐️#ACCIDENT:
✨Have a blowout [for one's car tire]
▶️ to burst.
🔻I had a blowout on the way here. I nearly lost control of the car.
🔻If you have a blowout in one tire, you should check the other tires.
✨Hit-and-run
▶️ an accident where the driver of a car strikes a person or another vehicle and speeds away without admitting to the deed or stopping to help. (Fixed order.)
🔻Fred was injured in a hit-and-run accident.
🔻The state passed a law making any kind of hit-and-run accident a felony.
✨Pile something up
▶️ to crash or wreck something.
🔻Drive carefully if you don't want to pile the car up.
🔻The driver piled up the car against a tree.
✨Pile up
▶️ to crash or wreck.
🔻The car piled up against the tree.
🔻The bus piled up on the curve.
✨Plow into someone or something
▶️ to crash into someone or something; to bump hard into someone or something.
🔻The car plowed into the ditch.
🔻The runner plowed into another player.
✨Take a spill
▶️ to have a fall; to tip over. (Also with bad, nasty, quite, etc. Also with have.)
🔻Ann tripped on the curb and took a nasty spill.
🔻John had quite a spill when he fell off his bicycle.
✨Trip someone up
▶️ to trip someone.
🔻Bob tripped himself up on his own feet.
🔻The loose gravel beside the track tripped up Bob, and he fell.
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#️⃣#Method /ˈmeθəd/ BrE AmE #noun
📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️method ▶️ a way of doing something, especially one that is well known and often used:
✨You can choose whichever method of payment you prefer.
✨an environmentally friendly method for treating household waste
⚪️way ▶️ a set of actions that you use in order to do something. Way is more #informal than method and is used more often in #everyday_English:
✨What’s the best way to remove wine stains?
✨a new way of treating the disease
✨There are lots of ways of cooking mushrooms.
⚪️means ▶️ something that you use to do something or achieve something:
✨Their main means of transport is their car.
✨E-mail is often the most convenient means of communication.
✨He looked around for a means of escape.
✨Education and training are the most efficient means of improving the nation’s economy.
⚪️approach ▶️ a way of dealing with a particular problem or situation, especially a way that has been carefully thought about or planned:
✨Today’s approach to raising children is very different from 40 years ago.
✨I think we need to try a different approach.
⚪️technique ▶️ a particular way of doing something, for which you need a skill that has to be learned and practised:
✨tips on how to improve your exam technique
✨More patients are surviving thanks to improved surgical techniques.
⚪️tactics ▶️ methods that you use in order to achieve what you want, especially in a game or competition:
✨There were complaints about police tactics used to clear demonstrators.
✨The team was discussing tactics for the game.
⚪️strategy ▶️ a set of carefully planned methods for achieving something that is difficult and may take a long time:
✨our sales strategy
✨a strategy to reduce the level of teenage smoking
⚪️mode #formal ▶️ a particular way of doing something:
✨For him, painting is just another mode of expression.
✨You can choose between several different modes of operation.
✨the most efficient mode of transportation
✨Withdrawing a child from class is still the preferred mode of providing extra help to that child.
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📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️method ▶️ a way of doing something, especially one that is well known and often used:
✨You can choose whichever method of payment you prefer.
✨an environmentally friendly method for treating household waste
⚪️way ▶️ a set of actions that you use in order to do something. Way is more #informal than method and is used more often in #everyday_English:
✨What’s the best way to remove wine stains?
✨a new way of treating the disease
✨There are lots of ways of cooking mushrooms.
⚪️means ▶️ something that you use to do something or achieve something:
✨Their main means of transport is their car.
✨E-mail is often the most convenient means of communication.
✨He looked around for a means of escape.
✨Education and training are the most efficient means of improving the nation’s economy.
⚪️approach ▶️ a way of dealing with a particular problem or situation, especially a way that has been carefully thought about or planned:
✨Today’s approach to raising children is very different from 40 years ago.
✨I think we need to try a different approach.
⚪️technique ▶️ a particular way of doing something, for which you need a skill that has to be learned and practised:
✨tips on how to improve your exam technique
✨More patients are surviving thanks to improved surgical techniques.
⚪️tactics ▶️ methods that you use in order to achieve what you want, especially in a game or competition:
✨There were complaints about police tactics used to clear demonstrators.
✨The team was discussing tactics for the game.
⚪️strategy ▶️ a set of carefully planned methods for achieving something that is difficult and may take a long time:
✨our sales strategy
✨a strategy to reduce the level of teenage smoking
⚪️mode #formal ▶️ a particular way of doing something:
✨For him, painting is just another mode of expression.
✨You can choose between several different modes of operation.
✨the most efficient mode of transportation
✨Withdrawing a child from class is still the preferred mode of providing extra help to that child.
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Accompany by 🆚 Accompany with
🔹The president was accompanied BY his wife.
✨(accompany by is used with a person)
🔹The president was accompanied WITH a postage-due notice.
✨(accompany with is used with an object)
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🔹The president was accompanied BY his wife.
✨(accompany by is used with a person)
🔹The president was accompanied WITH a postage-due notice.
✨(accompany with is used with an object)
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Belong to 🆚 Belong with
🔹They belong TO the Secret Order of the Koala.
✨Belong to—be a member of
🔹These flowers belong WITH the plants classified as grasses.
✨Belong with—be classified or placed among
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🔹They belong TO the Secret Order of the Koala.
✨Belong to—be a member of
🔹These flowers belong WITH the plants classified as grasses.
✨Belong with—be classified or placed among
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💢THE ACCUSED
🔺The accused HAVE nothing to say for themselves.
🔺The accused HAS nothing to say for himself/herself.
✨THE ACCUSED is used in formal legal contexts to refer to one person OR more than one, but we have to say:
🔘he's/she's accused✔️
🔘he's/she's an accused❌
🔘they're accused✔️
🔘they're accuseds❌
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🔺The accused HAVE nothing to say for themselves.
🔺The accused HAS nothing to say for himself/herself.
✨THE ACCUSED is used in formal legal contexts to refer to one person OR more than one, but we have to say:
🔘he's/she's accused✔️
🔘he's/she's an accused❌
🔘they're accused✔️
🔘they're accuseds❌
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#️⃣#Punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ #verb
📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️punish ➡️ to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong or broken the law:
✨Drug smugglers are severely punished.
✨She wanted to punish him for deceiving her.
⚪️fine ➡️ to make someone pay money as a punishment:
✨The company was fined for safety violations.
⚪️sentence ➡️ if a judge sentences a criminal, he or she gives them an official punishment, usually sending them to prison for a period of time:
✨The judge sentenced Margolis to a year in prison.
⚪️penalize (also penalise #British_English) ➡️ to officially punish someone, especially by taking away their right to do something or by limiting their freedom in some way:
✨New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.
⚪️discipline ➡️ to punish someone who has broken the rules of an organization that they belong to or work for:
✨Officers are expected to discipline soldiers who do not keep their uniforms in good condition.
⚪️come down hard on somebody #informal ➡️ to punish someone or criticize them severely:
✨The judge came down hard on Harris, saying that his crime was ‘inexcusable’.
⚪️make an example of somebody ➡️ to punish someone so that other people are afraid to do the same thing:
✨Athletics officials felt they had to make an example of him for using banned drugs.
⚪️teach somebody a lesson #informal ➡️ to do something in order to show someone that they must not do something again, when they have behaved very badly:
✨I didn't want to hurt him - I just wanted teach him a lesson.
✨Maybe a night in jail will teach him a lesson.
⚪️make somebody pay (for something) #informal ➡️ to make someone wish they had never done something, by making them suffer:
✨We should make him pay for all the mischief he's caused!
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⚪️punish ➡️ to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong or broken the law:
✨Drug smugglers are severely punished.
✨She wanted to punish him for deceiving her.
⚪️fine ➡️ to make someone pay money as a punishment:
✨The company was fined for safety violations.
⚪️sentence ➡️ if a judge sentences a criminal, he or she gives them an official punishment, usually sending them to prison for a period of time:
✨The judge sentenced Margolis to a year in prison.
⚪️penalize (also penalise #British_English) ➡️ to officially punish someone, especially by taking away their right to do something or by limiting their freedom in some way:
✨New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.
⚪️discipline ➡️ to punish someone who has broken the rules of an organization that they belong to or work for:
✨Officers are expected to discipline soldiers who do not keep their uniforms in good condition.
⚪️come down hard on somebody #informal ➡️ to punish someone or criticize them severely:
✨The judge came down hard on Harris, saying that his crime was ‘inexcusable’.
⚪️make an example of somebody ➡️ to punish someone so that other people are afraid to do the same thing:
✨Athletics officials felt they had to make an example of him for using banned drugs.
⚪️teach somebody a lesson #informal ➡️ to do something in order to show someone that they must not do something again, when they have behaved very badly:
✨I didn't want to hurt him - I just wanted teach him a lesson.
✨Maybe a night in jail will teach him a lesson.
⚪️make somebody pay (for something) #informal ➡️ to make someone wish they had never done something, by making them suffer:
✨We should make him pay for all the mischief he's caused!
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🔵TRADE IN
(separable phrasal verb)
= to exchange something (usually something used) for payment.
✨My old car is in such bad shape that I don't think the car dealership will let me trade it in.
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(separable phrasal verb)
= to exchange something (usually something used) for payment.
✨My old car is in such bad shape that I don't think the car dealership will let me trade it in.
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#️⃣#Represent /ˌreprɪˈzent/
1️⃣SPEAK FOR SOMEBODY [transitive] ➡️ to officially speak or take action for another person or group of people:
🔹Mr Kobayashi was chosen to represent the company at the conference.
2️⃣IN COURT [transitive] ➡️ to speak officially for someone in a court of law
💢represent yourself
🔹She decided to represent herself (=speak for herself without a lawyer) during the trial.
3️⃣BE SOMETHING [linking verb] ➡️ to form or be something ⇨ amount to:
🔹European orders represented 30 percent of our sales last year.
💢represent a change/an advance/an increase etc
🔹This treatment represents a significant advance in the field of cancer research.
4️⃣GOVERNMENT [transitive] ➡️ to have been elected to a parliament, council etc by the people in a particular area:
🔹He represents the Congressional District of Illinois.
5️⃣SIGN [transitive] ➡️ to be a sign or mark that means something SYN stand for:
🔹Brown areas represent deserts on the map.
6️⃣SYMBOL [transitive] ➡️ to be a symbol of something SYN symbolize:
🔹He hated the school and everything it represented.
7️⃣SPORTS [transitive] ➡️ if you represent your country, school, town etc in a sport, you take part in a sports event for that country etc:
🔹Her greatest ambition was to represent her country at the Olympics.
8️⃣be represented ➡️ if a group, organization, area etc is represented at an event, people from it are at the event:
🔹All the local clubs were represented in the parade.
9️⃣DESCRIBE [transitive] ➡️ to describe someone or something in a particular way, especially in a way that is not true SYN portray ⇨ depict
💢represent somebody/something as something
🔹The article represents the millionaire as a simple family man.
🔹He had represented himself as an employee in order to gain access to the files.
1️⃣0️⃣ART [transitive] ➡️ if a painting, statue, piece of music etc represents something or someone, it shows them:
🔹Paintings representing religious themes were common in medieval times.
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1️⃣SPEAK FOR SOMEBODY [transitive] ➡️ to officially speak or take action for another person or group of people:
🔹Mr Kobayashi was chosen to represent the company at the conference.
2️⃣IN COURT [transitive] ➡️ to speak officially for someone in a court of law
💢represent yourself
🔹She decided to represent herself (=speak for herself without a lawyer) during the trial.
3️⃣BE SOMETHING [linking verb] ➡️ to form or be something ⇨ amount to:
🔹European orders represented 30 percent of our sales last year.
💢represent a change/an advance/an increase etc
🔹This treatment represents a significant advance in the field of cancer research.
4️⃣GOVERNMENT [transitive] ➡️ to have been elected to a parliament, council etc by the people in a particular area:
🔹He represents the Congressional District of Illinois.
5️⃣SIGN [transitive] ➡️ to be a sign or mark that means something SYN stand for:
🔹Brown areas represent deserts on the map.
6️⃣SYMBOL [transitive] ➡️ to be a symbol of something SYN symbolize:
🔹He hated the school and everything it represented.
7️⃣SPORTS [transitive] ➡️ if you represent your country, school, town etc in a sport, you take part in a sports event for that country etc:
🔹Her greatest ambition was to represent her country at the Olympics.
8️⃣be represented ➡️ if a group, organization, area etc is represented at an event, people from it are at the event:
🔹All the local clubs were represented in the parade.
9️⃣DESCRIBE [transitive] ➡️ to describe someone or something in a particular way, especially in a way that is not true SYN portray ⇨ depict
💢represent somebody/something as something
🔹The article represents the millionaire as a simple family man.
🔹He had represented himself as an employee in order to gain access to the files.
1️⃣0️⃣ART [transitive] ➡️ if a painting, statue, piece of music etc represents something or someone, it shows them:
🔹Paintings representing religious themes were common in medieval times.
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#️⃣#Represent /ˌreprɪˈzent/ 1️⃣SPEAK FOR SOMEBODY [transitive] ➡️ to officially speak or take action for another person or group of people: 🔹Mr Kobayashi was chosen to represent the company at the conference. 2️⃣IN COURT [transitive] ➡️ to speak officially…
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⚪️describe ➡️ to talk or write about a person, place, event etc, in order to show what they are like:
✨Could you try and describe the man you saw?
✨In her book, she describes her journey across the Sahara.
✨Police described the attack as particularly violent.
⚪️tell somebody about somebody/something ➡️ to describe someone or something to someone. This phrase is more commonly used than describe in #everyday_spoken_English:
✨So, tell me about your holiday!
✨My friends have told me all about you!
⚪️depict #formal ➡️ to describe someone or something in a piece of writing:
✨His stories depict life in Trinidad as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
✨In this new biography she is depicted as a lonely and unhappy woman.
⚪️portray/represent #formal ➡️ to describe someone or something in a particular way:
✨College teachers are often represented on television shows as slightly eccentric.
✨The magazine has been criticized for the way it portrays women.
✨The treatment has been portrayed as a painless way of curing cancer, which is simply not true.
✨Police have represented her as a willing participant in the crimes.
⚪️characterize somebody/something as something #formal ➡️ to describe someone or something by emphasizing one particular quality or feature about them:
✨He characterized himself as ‘an average American’.
✨The successful schools were characterized as innovative and creative.
⚪️paint somebody/something as something ➡️ to describe someone or something, especially in a way that makes people believe something that is not true:
✨Not all young people are as bad as they’re painted in the press.
✨We won, yet the media is painting it as a victory for our opponents.
✨The woman was painted as having only a slight grasp of reality.
⚪️paint a picture ➡️ to describe a situation, so that people can get a general idea of what it is like:
✨Can you paint a picture of life in Japan for us?
✨My uncle’s letters generally painted a rosy picture of how things were.
✨The report painted a bleak picture of the management’s failures.
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⚪️describe ➡️ to talk or write about a person, place, event etc, in order to show what they are like:
✨Could you try and describe the man you saw?
✨In her book, she describes her journey across the Sahara.
✨Police described the attack as particularly violent.
⚪️tell somebody about somebody/something ➡️ to describe someone or something to someone. This phrase is more commonly used than describe in #everyday_spoken_English:
✨So, tell me about your holiday!
✨My friends have told me all about you!
⚪️depict #formal ➡️ to describe someone or something in a piece of writing:
✨His stories depict life in Trinidad as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
✨In this new biography she is depicted as a lonely and unhappy woman.
⚪️portray/represent #formal ➡️ to describe someone or something in a particular way:
✨College teachers are often represented on television shows as slightly eccentric.
✨The magazine has been criticized for the way it portrays women.
✨The treatment has been portrayed as a painless way of curing cancer, which is simply not true.
✨Police have represented her as a willing participant in the crimes.
⚪️characterize somebody/something as something #formal ➡️ to describe someone or something by emphasizing one particular quality or feature about them:
✨He characterized himself as ‘an average American’.
✨The successful schools were characterized as innovative and creative.
⚪️paint somebody/something as something ➡️ to describe someone or something, especially in a way that makes people believe something that is not true:
✨Not all young people are as bad as they’re painted in the press.
✨We won, yet the media is painting it as a victory for our opponents.
✨The woman was painted as having only a slight grasp of reality.
⚪️paint a picture ➡️ to describe a situation, so that people can get a general idea of what it is like:
✨Can you paint a picture of life in Japan for us?
✨My uncle’s letters generally painted a rosy picture of how things were.
✨The report painted a bleak picture of the management’s failures.
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🔵 Across & through
The difference between across and through is similar to the difference between ON and IN.
We use through to talk about movement in three dimensional spaces with things on all sides.
✨We walked ACROSS the field.
(= We were ON the field.)
✨We walked THROUGH the wood.
(= We were IN the wood.)
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The difference between across and through is similar to the difference between ON and IN.
We use through to talk about movement in three dimensional spaces with things on all sides.
✨We walked ACROSS the field.
(= We were ON the field.)
✨We walked THROUGH the wood.
(= We were IN the wood.)
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#️⃣#Shake /ʃeɪk/ #verb
💢shake something out of/off/from something
🔹She shook the sand out of her shoes (=removed it by shaking).
2️⃣BODY [intransitive] ➡️ if someone shakes, or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc SYN tremble ⇨ shiver:
🔹The little boy’s hand was shaking.
💢shake with fear/laughter/anger etc
🔹I could see my neighbor shaking with laughter.
🔹What’s wrong with you? You’re shaking like a leaf (=shaking a lot because you are very nervous or frightened).
💢be shaking in your shoes/boots (=be very nervous)
🔹I was shaking in my shoes – I thought he was going to fire me.
3️⃣shake your head ➡️ to move your head from side to side as a way of saying no, or to show disapproval, surprise, or sadness:
🔹When asked if he wanted anything else, he just shook his head.
🔹Mark shook his head in disbelief.
4️⃣shake sb’s hand/shake hands with somebody ➡️ to move someone’s hand up and down with your own hand as a greeting or as a sign you have agreed something:
🔹He shook my hand warmly.
🔹Wilkins shook hands with him.
🔹If we have a deal, let’s shake on it (=show that we have made an agreement by shaking hands).
5️⃣SHOCK [transitive] ➡️ to make someone feel very upset or shocked:
🔹Kerrie was so shaken by the attack that she won’t go out alone.
🔹The murder shook the whole town.
6️⃣shake sb’s confidence/beliefs etc ➡️ to make someone feel less confident, less sure about their beliefs etc:
🔹His confidence was badly shaken.
7️⃣sb’s voice shakes ➡️ if someone’s voice is shaking, it is not steady and they sound very worried, angry, or frightened:
🔹Her voice was shaking as she announced the news.
💢shake with rage/emotion etc
🔹Reg’s voice shook with rage.
8️⃣shake your fist (at somebody) ➡️ to show that you are angry by holding up and shaking your tightly closed hand:
🔹He shook his fist at the driver of the other car.
9️⃣shake a leg #spoken ➡️ used to tell someone to hurry, or quickly start doing something:
🔹C’mon, shake a leg!
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💢shake something out of/off/from something
🔹She shook the sand out of her shoes (=removed it by shaking).
2️⃣BODY [intransitive] ➡️ if someone shakes, or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc SYN tremble ⇨ shiver:
🔹The little boy’s hand was shaking.
💢shake with fear/laughter/anger etc
🔹I could see my neighbor shaking with laughter.
🔹What’s wrong with you? You’re shaking like a leaf (=shaking a lot because you are very nervous or frightened).
💢be shaking in your shoes/boots (=be very nervous)
🔹I was shaking in my shoes – I thought he was going to fire me.
3️⃣shake your head ➡️ to move your head from side to side as a way of saying no, or to show disapproval, surprise, or sadness:
🔹When asked if he wanted anything else, he just shook his head.
🔹Mark shook his head in disbelief.
4️⃣shake sb’s hand/shake hands with somebody ➡️ to move someone’s hand up and down with your own hand as a greeting or as a sign you have agreed something:
🔹He shook my hand warmly.
🔹Wilkins shook hands with him.
🔹If we have a deal, let’s shake on it (=show that we have made an agreement by shaking hands).
5️⃣SHOCK [transitive] ➡️ to make someone feel very upset or shocked:
🔹Kerrie was so shaken by the attack that she won’t go out alone.
🔹The murder shook the whole town.
6️⃣shake sb’s confidence/beliefs etc ➡️ to make someone feel less confident, less sure about their beliefs etc:
🔹His confidence was badly shaken.
7️⃣sb’s voice shakes ➡️ if someone’s voice is shaking, it is not steady and they sound very worried, angry, or frightened:
🔹Her voice was shaking as she announced the news.
💢shake with rage/emotion etc
🔹Reg’s voice shook with rage.
8️⃣shake your fist (at somebody) ➡️ to show that you are angry by holding up and shaking your tightly closed hand:
🔹He shook his fist at the driver of the other car.
9️⃣shake a leg #spoken ➡️ used to tell someone to hurry, or quickly start doing something:
🔹C’mon, shake a leg!
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#️⃣#Shake /ʃeɪk/ #verb 💢shake something out of/off/from something 🔹She shook the sand out of her shoes (=removed it by shaking). 2️⃣BODY [intransitive] ➡️ if someone shakes, or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden movements from side to side…
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💢shake down #phrasal_verb
1️⃣shake somebody down #American_English #informal ➡️ to get money from someone by using threats:
🔹Corrupt officials were shaking down local business owners.
2️⃣shake somebody/something down #American_English #informal ➡️ to search a person or place thoroughly
3️⃣if a new situation or arrangement shakes down, people start to get used to it and it becomes more effective:
🔹The restructure has shaken down, and staff are showing a new sense of purpose.
💢shake somebody/something off #phrasal_verb
1️⃣to get rid of an illness, problem etc:
🔹I can’t seem to shake off this cold.
💢shake off your image/reputation as something
🔹Outside investment has helped Sheridan to shake off its image as a depressed industrial town.
2️⃣to escape from someone who is chasing you:
🔹I think we’ve shaken them off.
💢shake out #phrasal_verb
1️⃣shake something out ➡️ to shake a cloth, a bag, a sheet etc so that any small pieces of dirt, dust etc come off:
🔹He shook out the handkerchief and put it back in his pocket.
2️⃣if an organization or industry shakes out, it becomes calmer after a difficult period of time:
🔹He’ll look for bargains after the real estate market shakes out.
3️⃣shake something out ➡️ to change a situation by removing things from it that are not useful or that do not make a profit:
🔹As the airline industry shakes out all but the very fittest, catering companies could face serious troubles.
💢shake somebody/something up #phrasal_verb
1️⃣to give someone a very unpleasant shock, so that they feel very upset and frightened:
🔹She was badly shaken up by the accident.
2️⃣to make changes to an organization in order to make it more effective SYN overhaul:
🔹the government’s plans to shake up the educational system
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💢shake down #phrasal_verb
1️⃣shake somebody down #American_English #informal ➡️ to get money from someone by using threats:
🔹Corrupt officials were shaking down local business owners.
2️⃣shake somebody/something down #American_English #informal ➡️ to search a person or place thoroughly
3️⃣if a new situation or arrangement shakes down, people start to get used to it and it becomes more effective:
🔹The restructure has shaken down, and staff are showing a new sense of purpose.
💢shake somebody/something off #phrasal_verb
1️⃣to get rid of an illness, problem etc:
🔹I can’t seem to shake off this cold.
💢shake off your image/reputation as something
🔹Outside investment has helped Sheridan to shake off its image as a depressed industrial town.
2️⃣to escape from someone who is chasing you:
🔹I think we’ve shaken them off.
💢shake out #phrasal_verb
1️⃣shake something out ➡️ to shake a cloth, a bag, a sheet etc so that any small pieces of dirt, dust etc come off:
🔹He shook out the handkerchief and put it back in his pocket.
2️⃣if an organization or industry shakes out, it becomes calmer after a difficult period of time:
🔹He’ll look for bargains after the real estate market shakes out.
3️⃣shake something out ➡️ to change a situation by removing things from it that are not useful or that do not make a profit:
🔹As the airline industry shakes out all but the very fittest, catering companies could face serious troubles.
💢shake somebody/something up #phrasal_verb
1️⃣to give someone a very unpleasant shock, so that they feel very upset and frightened:
🔹She was badly shaken up by the accident.
2️⃣to make changes to an organization in order to make it more effective SYN overhaul:
🔹the government’s plans to shake up the educational system
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#️⃣#Shake /ʃeɪk/ 💢shake down #phrasal_verb 1️⃣shake somebody down #American_English #informal ➡️ to get money from someone by using threats: 🔹Corrupt officials were shaking down local business owners. 2️⃣shake somebody/something down #American_English…
#️⃣#Shake /ʃeɪk/ #noun
رجة ؛ مصافحة ؛ ارتجاج ؛ هزة ؛ تحريك ؛ هزة أرضية ؛ ارتعاش ؛ طرد ؛ صرف ؛ قشعريرة
1️⃣[countable] if you give something a shake, you move it up and down or from side to side:
🔹Give the bottle a good shake before use.
🔹He refused with a shake of the head (=a movement of the head from side to side to mean ˈnoˈ).
2️⃣[countable] a cold drink made from milk, ice cream, and fruit or chocolate SYN milk shake:
🔹a strawberry shake
3️⃣the shakes ➡️ nervous shaking of your body caused by illness, fear, too much alcohol, not getting a drug you are dependent on etc:
🔹If I don’t smoke, I get the shakes.
4️⃣in a couple of shakes/two shakes #informal ➡️ very soon:
🔹I’ll be back in two shakes.
5️⃣no great shakes #spoken ➡️ not very skilful, or not very good:
🔹He’s no great shakes as a singer.
6️⃣get/give somebody a fair shake #informal ➡️ to get or give someone fair treatment
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رجة ؛ مصافحة ؛ ارتجاج ؛ هزة ؛ تحريك ؛ هزة أرضية ؛ ارتعاش ؛ طرد ؛ صرف ؛ قشعريرة
1️⃣[countable] if you give something a shake, you move it up and down or from side to side:
🔹Give the bottle a good shake before use.
🔹He refused with a shake of the head (=a movement of the head from side to side to mean ˈnoˈ).
2️⃣[countable] a cold drink made from milk, ice cream, and fruit or chocolate SYN milk shake:
🔹a strawberry shake
3️⃣the shakes ➡️ nervous shaking of your body caused by illness, fear, too much alcohol, not getting a drug you are dependent on etc:
🔹If I don’t smoke, I get the shakes.
4️⃣in a couple of shakes/two shakes #informal ➡️ very soon:
🔹I’ll be back in two shakes.
5️⃣no great shakes #spoken ➡️ not very skilful, or not very good:
🔹He’s no great shakes as a singer.
6️⃣get/give somebody a fair shake #informal ➡️ to get or give someone fair treatment
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