🌸The gift of the gab🌸
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🟢Meaning
If you've got the gift of the gab, or the gift of gab, you have the natural ability to talk in a way that people find entertaining or persuasive.
🔵For example
🔸All good salespeople have the gift of the gab, so people trust them and believe whatever they say.
🔸If you want to be a politician, you'll do much better if you were born with the gift of gab.
🟣Note:
👉🏻"The gift of the gab" is used more in British and Australian English, while "the gift of gab" is used more in American English.
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🟢Meaning
If you've got the gift of the gab, or the gift of gab, you have the natural ability to talk in a way that people find entertaining or persuasive.
🔵For example
🔸All good salespeople have the gift of the gab, so people trust them and believe whatever they say.
🔸If you want to be a politician, you'll do much better if you were born with the gift of gab.
🟣Note:
👉🏻"The gift of the gab" is used more in British and Australian English, while "the gift of gab" is used more in American English.
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🦁The lion's share🦁
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🟢Meaning
You can say something is the lion's share if it's the biggest share or portion of something.
🔵For example
🔸The lion's share of the government's budget goes to the military, when it could be spent on useful things like education, health care and looking after the environment.
🔸The company executives decided to give the lion's share of the company's profits to themselves, in the form of very high salaries, huge bonuses and very generous expense accounts. Not much was left over for staff wages and the shareholders.
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🟢Meaning
You can say something is the lion's share if it's the biggest share or portion of something.
🔵For example
🔸The lion's share of the government's budget goes to the military, when it could be spent on useful things like education, health care and looking after the environment.
🔸The company executives decided to give the lion's share of the company's profits to themselves, in the form of very high salaries, huge bonuses and very generous expense accounts. Not much was left over for staff wages and the shareholders.
#idioms
Use of gerunds in various ways : cooking
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👉 After a preposition:
I’m fond of cooking.
👉 After a stative verb:
I like cooking.
👉 After possessive adjective:
My cooking is delicious.
👉 After apostrophe 'S' :
I like Alka's cooking.
👉 As a subject:
Cooking is fantastic !
👉 As an object:
I love cooking.
👉 As an adjective:
I have cleaned my cooking place.
👉 As an adjective phrase:
I saw a girl cooking on a farm.
👉 As a noun phrase:
Cooking in a tent is very dangerous.
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👉 After a preposition:
I’m fond of cooking.
👉 After a stative verb:
I like cooking.
👉 After possessive adjective:
My cooking is delicious.
👉 After apostrophe 'S' :
I like Alka's cooking.
👉 As a subject:
Cooking is fantastic !
👉 As an object:
I love cooking.
👉 As an adjective:
I have cleaned my cooking place.
👉 As an adjective phrase:
I saw a girl cooking on a farm.
👉 As a noun phrase:
Cooking in a tent is very dangerous.
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1. MONUMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (स्मरणार्थ): huge
Synonyms: great, enormous
Antonyms: small
Example Sentence: Monumental efforts have been made to control the spread of virus.
2. DEVASTATE (VERB): (तबाह करना): shatter
Synonyms: shock, stun
Antonyms: enrich
Example Sentence: Ekta was entirely devastated due to the loss of her soon.
3. CONSTRAINT (NOUN): (बाध्यता): inhibition
Synonyms: uneasiness, embarrassment
Antonyms: openness
Example Sentence: They would be able to talk without constraint.
4.CHAOTIC (ADJECTIVE): (अस्तव्यस्त): disorderly
Synonyms: disordered, disorganized
Antonyms: orderly
Example Sentence: The circumstances in the economy are chaotic.
5. DELIBERATION (NOUN): (सावधानी): care
Synonyms: caution, slowness
Antonyms: haste
Example Sentence: Rajesh replaced the glass on the table with deliberation.
6. DISTRACTION (NOUN): (व्याकुलता): frenzy
Synonyms: hysteria, madness
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence: It is her uncharacteristic air of distraction which attracts people.
7. AWFUL (ADJECTIVE): (भद्दा): disgusting
Synonyms: nasty, terrible
Antonyms: lovely
Example Sentence: Many people look awful when they cry.
8. SEVERE (ADJECTIVE): (गंभीर): acute
Synonyms: serious, grave
Antonyms: minor
Example Sentence: We have a severe shortage of technicians.
9. RELATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (उचित): moderate
Synonyms: reasonable, considerable
Antonyms: great
Example Sentence: Vaishali went down the steps into the relative darkness of the dining room.
10. BELIE (VERB): (झुठलाना): contradict
Synonyms: give the lie to, disprove
Antonyms: tesify to
Example Sentence: His lively, alert manner belied his years.
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1. MONUMENTAL (ADJECTIVE): (स्मरणार्थ): huge
Synonyms: great, enormous
Antonyms: small
Example Sentence: Monumental efforts have been made to control the spread of virus.
2. DEVASTATE (VERB): (तबाह करना): shatter
Synonyms: shock, stun
Antonyms: enrich
Example Sentence: Ekta was entirely devastated due to the loss of her soon.
3. CONSTRAINT (NOUN): (बाध्यता): inhibition
Synonyms: uneasiness, embarrassment
Antonyms: openness
Example Sentence: They would be able to talk without constraint.
4.CHAOTIC (ADJECTIVE): (अस्तव्यस्त): disorderly
Synonyms: disordered, disorganized
Antonyms: orderly
Example Sentence: The circumstances in the economy are chaotic.
5. DELIBERATION (NOUN): (सावधानी): care
Synonyms: caution, slowness
Antonyms: haste
Example Sentence: Rajesh replaced the glass on the table with deliberation.
6. DISTRACTION (NOUN): (व्याकुलता): frenzy
Synonyms: hysteria, madness
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence: It is her uncharacteristic air of distraction which attracts people.
7. AWFUL (ADJECTIVE): (भद्दा): disgusting
Synonyms: nasty, terrible
Antonyms: lovely
Example Sentence: Many people look awful when they cry.
8. SEVERE (ADJECTIVE): (गंभीर): acute
Synonyms: serious, grave
Antonyms: minor
Example Sentence: We have a severe shortage of technicians.
9. RELATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (उचित): moderate
Synonyms: reasonable, considerable
Antonyms: great
Example Sentence: Vaishali went down the steps into the relative darkness of the dining room.
10. BELIE (VERB): (झुठलाना): contradict
Synonyms: give the lie to, disprove
Antonyms: tesify to
Example Sentence: His lively, alert manner belied his years.
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