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Idiom- Call a spade a spade

✨Meaning
To speak honestly and directly, even if the truth is unpleasant or harsh. It means not to sugarcoat things and to say things as they are.

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.She always calls a spade a spade, even if it offends others.
2.It’s time to call a spade a spade and admit that the project has failed.
3.The politician was known for calling a spade a spade and never avoiding tough topics.

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Vocabulary Highlight- Commemoration

✨Meaning:
The act of remembering and honoring a person, event, or achievement through ceremonies, monuments, or special activities.

✨Synonyms:
Remembrance
Tribute
Celebration

✨Usage in sentence
1.The commemoration of India's Independence Day is marked by a grand parade and flag hoisting ceremony.
2.A statue was built in commemoration of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the war.

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Idiom- A Flash in the Pan

✨Meaning:
Something that initially shows promise or success but quickly fails or disappears.

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.His singing career was just a flash in the pan; after one hit song, he faded into obscurity.
2.The startup seemed promising, but it turned out to be a flash in the pan and shut down within a year.
3.Her sudden popularity on social media was a flash in the pan, and people soon moved on to the next trend.

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Vocabulary Highlight- Jubilant

✨Meaning
Jubilant (adjective): Feeling or expressing great joy, triumph, or celebration.

✨Synonyms
Elated
Exultant
Euphoric
Overjoyed

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.The team was jubilant after winning the championship.
2.She was jubilant when she received the news of her promotion.

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Idiom- Test the waters

✨Meaning
"Test the waters" means to try something out or experiment before making a final decision. It is used when someone wants to assess a situation before fully committing.

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.Before launching the new product nationwide, the company decided to test the waters in a smaller market.
2.She joined a few online courses to test the waters before enrolling in a full-time degree program.
3.He took a part-time job in teaching to test the waters before deciding on a career change.

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Vocabulary Highlight- Juxtapose

✨Meaning:
To place two or more things side by side, often to highlight differences or create contrast.

✨Synonyms:
Contrast
Compare
Place side by side

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.The artist juxtaposed bright colors with dark shades to create a striking contrast.
2.The documentary juxtaposes scenes of war and peace to highlight the impact of conflict.

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Idiom- Stumbling Block

✨Meaning:
A difficulty or obstacle that prevents progress or success.

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.The lack of funding became a major stumbling block in the completion of the project.
2.His fear of public speaking was a stumbling block in his career growth.
3.Language differences often act as a stumbling block in international business negotiations.

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Vocabulary Highlight- Despair

✨Meaning
Despair is the complete loss or absence of hope. It refers to a deep feeling of hopelessness and distress.

✨Synonyms:
Hopelessness
Misery
Despondency
Gloom

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.After failing the exam multiple times, he was in complete despair.
2.The villagers lived in despair after the flood destroyed their homes.
3.She tried to hide her despair, but her teary eyes gave her away.

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Idiom- Cast Pearls Before Swine

✨Meaning
This idiom means offering something valuable to someone who does not appreciate or understand its worth.

✨Usage in sentence
1.Trying to explain the beauty of classical music to someone who only enjoys loud rock is casting pearls before swine.
2.The teacher felt like he was casting pearls before swine when the students ignored his valuable life lessons.

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Vocabulary Highlight- Enormity

✨Meaning
Great seriousness or extent – Used to describe something that is extreme, serious, or morally wrong.

✨Synonyms:
Gravitas (seriousness)
Wickedness (evil nature)
Atrocity (horrible act)

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.The enormity of the crime shocked the entire nation. (Seriousness of the crime)
2.She slowly realized the enormity of the task ahead. (Great difficulty or magnitude)

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Idiom-Up in the Air

✨Meaning
"Up in the air" means something is uncertain, undecided, or not yet finalized. It is often used when plans, decisions, or outcomes are unclear.

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.Our vacation plans are up in the air because we haven't booked the tickets yet.
2.The future of the project is still up in the air as the management hasn't made a final decision.
3.After the sudden resignation of the CEO, the company's leadership structure is up in the air.

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Vocabulary Highlight- Pensive

✨Meaning
Pensive (adjective) means deeply thoughtful, often with a hint of sadness or seriousness.

✨Synonyms
Thoughtful
Contemplative
Reflective

✨Usage in Sentences
1.She sat by the window in a pensive mood, lost in memories of her childhood.
2.His pensive expression suggested he was considering something important.

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Vocabulary Highlight- Abject

✨Meaning
Abject (adjective) refers to something extremely bad, miserable, or degrading. It can describe a situation, condition, or person's state of mind characterized by hopelessness, humiliation, or complete failure.

✨Synonyms:
Wretched
Deplorable
Miserable

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.The refugees lived in abject poverty, struggling to find food and shelter.
2.His abject apology showed his deep remorse for the mistake he had made.

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Idiom- As right as rain

✨Meaning
Perfectly fine, healthy, or in good condition. Used to indicate that everything is as it should be.

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.After a good night's sleep, I felt as right as rain. (Completely fine and refreshed)
2.Don’t worry about the car—it just needed a minor fix, and now it’s as right as rain. (Working perfectly)
3.She was feeling sick yesterday, but today she’s as right as rain. (Fully recovered)

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Vocabulary Highlight- Abjure

✨Meaning
To formally reject, renounce, or give up a belief, claim, or practice, often under oath.

✨Synonyms:
Renounce
Forswear
Repudiate

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.He abjured his allegiance to the political party after their scandal.
2.The monk abjured all worldly pleasures and devoted himself to spirituality.

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Idiom- Snowed Under

✨Meaning
Overwhelmed with too much work or responsibilities.Extremely busy with tasks.

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.I can’t go out this weekend—I’m completely snowed under with assignments.
2.She was snowed under with emails after returning from vacation.
3.The team is snowed under with deadlines and struggling to keep up.

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Vocabulary Highlight- Callous

✨Meaning
Callous (adjective) refers to someone who is emotionally insensitive, unfeeling, or indifferent to the suffering of others. It can also mean being hardened or lacking empathy.

✨Synonyms
Insensitive
Heartless
Unfeeling

✨Usage in Sentence
1.His callous disregard for the suffering of others made him unpopular among his colleagues.
2.The manager's callous decision to fire employees right before the holidays shocked everyone.

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Idiom- A Perfect Storm

✨Meaning
"A perfect storm" refers to a situation where multiple difficult or negative factors combine to create a particularly bad or disastrous outcome. It implies that the worst possible conditions have come together at the same time.

✨Usage in a Sentence
1.The company faced a perfect storm of financial losses, declining sales, and negative media coverage, leading to its bankruptcy.
2.The heavy rainfall, poor drainage system, and high tide created a perfect storm that resulted in severe flooding in the city.

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Vocabulary Highlight- Debacle

✨Meaning
"Debacle" refers to a sudden and disastrous failure, a complete collapse, or a fiasco. It is often used to describe a significant downfall in politics, business, sports, or any situation where things go terribly wrong.

✨Synonyms
Failure
Fiasco
Collapse

✨Usage in Sentences
1.The company's financial debacle forced it to file for bankruptcy.
2.The team’s strategy turned into a debacle, leading to their worst defeat of the season.

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Idiom: To bell the cat

✨Meaning:
To take on a difficult or dangerous task that others are unwilling to do. It originates from Aesop’s fable where mice discuss tying a bell to a cat to be warned of its approach, but none are willing to do it.

✨Usage in Sentences:
1.Everyone in the office knew the boss was wrong, but no one was ready to bell the cat and confront him.
2.Protesting against corruption is necessary, but who will bell the cat and take the first step?
3.The players wanted better facilities, but finding someone to bell the cat and talk to the management was difficult.

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