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✅ 𝕀𝕕𝕚𝕠𝕞𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℙ𝕙𝕣𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤

1. 🔵 Out of the blue– randomly, without warning, surprisingly

Example: “That storm came out of the blue and I didn’t have an umbrella!”

2. 🟢 Green with envy– to be very jealous, envious

Example: “Katie was green with envy when she saw you got a new car for your birthday.”

3. Gray area– something that is unclear, undefined

Example: The issue of allowing mobile phones in the classroom is a gray area right now- it could go either way.

4. ❤️ Caught red-handed– to catch someone in the act of doing something

Example: “He was caught red-handed while stealing those candy bars.”

5. 🟢 Green thumb– to be skilled at gardening

Example: “My mother has a green thumb- she can make anything grow!”

6. 🖤 Black sheep– to be the outcast, odd one out, unlike the others

Example: “Rachel is the black sheep in the family because she is an artist whereas everyone else is an economist.”

7. 💙 Once in a blue moon– very rarely

Example: “Once in a blue moon you will see that mean professor smile.”

8. 🟥 Take the red eye– a late night flight that arrives early in the morning

Example: “I took the red eye from California to New York last night and now I am exhausted.”

9. 💗 Tickled pink– to be extremely pleased

Example: “Your grandma was tickled pink that you called on her birthday!”

10. ⚪️ White lie– a small lie that is told to be polite or avoid hurting someone’s feelings

Example: “I didn’t like her dress, but I told a white lie because I didn’t want to offend her.

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💠 tad 🇺🇸

✍🏾Meaning
slightly, a little

❕Usage Examples

🔺The weather is nice now, but it was a tad chilly in the morning.

🔺I am a tad nervous about the interview.
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#commonly_used

📚rose-coloured glasses

✍🏾 Meaning
If someone sees things through rose-coloured glasses, they see things as being better than they really are.

❗️For example

🔸He sees things through rose-coloured glasses, and refuses to work towards improving the situation.

🔸One should have courage and maturity to see things as they really are. Blind believers see things through rose coloured glasses.


Other Forms:
rose-tinted glasses
rose-tinted spectacles
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#idioms

✅ Idioms with 👨 and 🌊

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(A) MAN :-
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(1) A MAN OF FEW WORDS→ One who doesn’t speak too much / reserved / reticent.

(2) A MAN OF WORDS→ One who keeps his promises / trustworthy.

(3) A MAN OF LETTERS→ Scholarly, erudite

(4) A MAN IN THE STREET→ Common / ordinary man

(5) A MAN OF STRAW→ weak person (Also straw man)

(6) A MAN OF SUBSTANCE → rich and wealthy / influential.

(7) A MAN OF PARTS / RENAISSANCE MAN→ a man who is expert in different spheres

(8) LADIES’ MAN→ a man who enjoys the company of ladies

(9) MAN OF HOUR→ one who is honoured and appreciated


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(B) SEA / OCEAN
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(1) AT SEA→ in a state of confusion / dilemma

(2) A SEA CHANGE→ a big change

(3) BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP SEA→ in a very difficult situation.

(4) A DROP IN THE OCEAN→ a small amount of something

(5) AN OCEAN OF SOMETHING→ a lot of something

(6) BOIL THE OCEAN→ to do the impossible thing

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✅ 50 Preposition Combinations to Remember

approve - of
Conform- to
Guilty - of
Atone - for
Avail - of
Chance - of
Refrain- from
Born- in
Indifferent - to
Siphoned - off
Reconcile - to
Compliment - on
Satisfied - with
Wait - for(person)
Liable -to(authority)
Commensurate - with
Bear - with
Beware - of
Exempt - from
Trust - in (person)
Digress - from
Subsist - on
Derived-from
Famous-for
Connives-at
Accessible-to
Congratulation - on
Fond - of
Fondness - for
Prevent - from
Endow - with
Marry - to
Assure - of
Assent - to
Submit - to
Insist - on
Annoyed - at(something), with(someone)
Angry - at(something), with(someone)
Agree - to(proposal,plan), with (someone)
Get rid - of
Disappointed - with
Grateful - to
Between -For two person
Among - three or more person
Surprised - at
Married - to
Teeming - with
Averse - to
Addicted - to
Ignorant - of
Contemporary - of
Died - of (disease), from(some cause), for(purpose)
Dispense - with
Desire- for
Desirous - of
Arrive - at time
A lot- of
Beset- with

#One_Word_Substitution

●Being unable to pay one's debt
=Insolvent

●The study of the functions of the body
=Physiology

●The science of foretelling events by stars
=Astrology

●Government by officials in a state
=Bureaucracy

●An office without any work but high pay
=Sinecure

● Medicine to counteract the effect of a poison
=Antidote

●An admirer of art
=Dilettante

●A man having the qualities of women
=Effeminate

●That which cannot be moved
=Immobile

●The study of insects
=Entomology

●Word for word
=Verbatim

●Wish to do good to others
=Benevolence

●Whose meaning is difficult to understand
=Abstruse

●Way out for water or steam
=Outlet

●Want of sleep
=Insomnia

●Usual behaviour of a social group
=Custom

●Use of mild words in place of words required by truth
=Euphemism

●Troops trained for dropped by parachute
=Paratroops

●Touch or stroke lovingly
=Fondle / caress

●A traditional story related to deities
=Myth

●That which is pig like
=Porcine

●Thing to be corrected in a printed book
=Corrigendum

●Things taken by robbers
=Booty

●That which is lion like
=Leonine

●That which is fox like
=Vulpine

●That which is dog like
=Canine

●That which exists separately from other people
=Independent

●That which cannot be perceived by touch
= Intangible

●That which cannot be calculated
=Incalculable

●That which can be rooted out
=Eradicable

●Study of the development of plants and animals from earlier forms
=Genealogy

●Study of the oceans and their phenomena
=Oceanography

●Study of law
=Nomology

●Study of fossils
=Paleontology

●The study of ancient things like tombs, buried towns
=Archaeology

●Strong desire for food , wealth
=Greed

●Strong feeling of dislike
= Antipathy

●Stream flowing into another big river
=Tributary

●Stealing from the writings of others
=Plagiarism

●Statement that is obviously true
=Platitude

●That which can be easily believed
=Credible

📗Common Phrases Used By Native Speakers

👉Uplift one’s spirit  fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

👉Overload with (phrase) to put too many people or things in or on something

👉Down-to-earth (adj) practical

👉Go platinum (phrase) to sell 1 million copies of an album

👉The talk of the town (idiom) if something is the talk of a place, people there talk a lot about it

👉Make a killing (phrase) to have a great success, especially in making money

👉Low-profile (adj) deliberately not attracting public attention

👉In the middle of (doing) something (phrase) busy doing something

👉Up to the ears/neck/eyes in (idiom) involved in a difficult situation, or with more work to do than you can deal with

👉Nerve-racking (adj) making you very nervous or worried

👉Let one’s hair down (idiom) to relax and enjoy yourself because you are in a comfortable environment

👉Blow away (phrasal verb) impressive greatly

👉Dope (adj) very good

👉Part ways (phrase) end a relationship

🔰Some PRONOUN Rules🔰


⚫️RULE 1

when the pronouns Each, Every, Neither, Either, Anyone, Many a (possessive adjective) are used as subject, the possessive case should be third person singular. They may refer to two or more than two objects or person.

Example -
Each boy and each teacher is required to bring their luggage. ❌
Each boy and each teacher is required to bring his luggage. ✔️


⚫RULE 2

Some nouns such as Separation, Excuse, Sight, Mention, Report, Pardon, Favour are not used with a noun or pronoun in the possessive form.

Example
At his sight the robbers fled. ❌
At the sight of him the robbers fled. ✔️


⚫RULE 3

Both should be followed by ‘and’, not by as well as.

⚫RULE 4

‘which’ is used in place of ‘who’ when we are referring to a choice between two or more than two things or persons.

Q: Of the two sisters who is more intelligent? ❌️

Replace ‘who’ with ‘which‘


⚫RULE 5

If two antecedents are joined by ‘and’ one being a human and other being an animal /non living thing, a relative pronoun ‘that’ is used.

Example-
The man and his dog who I saw yesterday have been kidnapped. ❌

The man and his dog that I saw yesterday have been kidnapped. ✔️

Idioms and Phrases on Working Hard

🔥Burn the candle at both ends
Stay up late into the night and then get up early the next day to carry on working

🔥Burn the midnight oil
Work late into the night

🏜Come up trumps (or turn up trumps)
Produce what’s needed at the last moment

🏖Dead certain
Something that’s certain to happen or be achieved

⛱Draw a blank
Fail to remember something

👜In the bag
Something that is guaranteed or assured

🧣Keep your nose to the grindstone
work dedicatedly

🧴Knuckle down
focus on a project or a task

🧸Make a pig’s Ear of
make a complete mess of something

🧼Make the Grade / Make the Cut
to pass or to be selected for something

🧣Moment of truth
the time when you find out if your efforts have succeeded.

🧺On course for
likely to achieve something

🔦Rise to the occasion
Manage to do something successfully in difficult circumstances

🧤Sail through
succeed in doing something without difficulty.

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