Aim at, not on or against.
❌ Don't say: She aimed on (or against) the target.
✔️ Say: She aimed at the target.
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❌ Don't say: She aimed on (or against) the target.
✔️ Say: She aimed at the target.
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Angry with, not against.
❌ Don't say: The teacher was angry against him.
✔️ Say: The teacher was angry with him.
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❌ Don't say: The teacher was angry against him.
✔️ Say: The teacher was angry with him.
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Careful of, with or about, not for.
❌ Don't say: Elke's very careful for her health.
✔️ Say: Elke's very careful of/about her health.
✔️ Or: You should be more careful with your money.
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❌ Don't say: Elke's very careful for her health.
✔️ Say: Elke's very careful of/about her health.
✔️ Or: You should be more careful with your money.
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Travel by train, etc., not with the train, etc.
❌ Don't say: He travelled with the train yesterday.
✔️ Say: He travelled by train yesterday.
❌ Don't say: He travelled with the train yesterday.
✔️ Say: He travelled by train yesterday.
Ashamed of, not from.
❌ Don't say: He's now ashamed from his conduct.
✔️ Say: He's now ashamed of his conduct.
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❌ Don't say: He's now ashamed from his conduct.
✔️ Say: He's now ashamed of his conduct.
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A month later, we came back to England. We lived in London, in a hotel. It was strange, at first, with all the red buses and everybody speaking English. It was the beginning of the summer, three months before college began in the autumn. London was full of tourists. We looked at all the famous buildings-Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London. And we went to restaurants and theatres in the evenings. It was interesting and exciting and I began to forget the bad times in Hong Kong. “I’m pleased we came to London,” I told my mother. But after a few weeks, she said, “You need to find a college, Carol. You must go on studying. And I need a job.” That evening, we looked in the newspapers. “What about this?” I said. I showed my mother a job in the newspaper. Secretary For the summer months On a small private island in Scotland. Live with the family in a big house. Interesting work and good pay For the right person. Phone Greta Ross. Telephone number 071… “Well, that sounds interesting,” said my mother. “I’d like to work as a secretary on an island in Scotland.
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🔊 Listen and follow it on the paragraph above and focus on the pronunciation.
"Weak at the knees"
If you go weak at the knees, you feel an emotion so strongly that it makes you feel unstable on your feet.
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If you go weak at the knees, you feel an emotion so strongly that it makes you feel unstable on your feet.
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"A matter of life and death"
it's extremely important and it could involve someone's survival.
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it's extremely important and it could involve someone's survival.
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"No sweat!"
You can say "No sweat!" if someone asks you if you can do something, and you're sure you can do it.
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You can say "No sweat!" if someone asks you if you can do something, and you're sure you can do it.
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Conform to, not with.
❌ Don't say:'We must conform with the rules.
✔️ Say: We must conform to the rules.
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❌ Don't say:'We must conform with the rules.
✔️ Say: We must conform to the rules.
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Congratulate on, not for.
❌ Don't say: I congratulate you for your success.
✔️ Say: I congratulate you on your success.
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❌ Don't say: I congratulate you for your success.
✔️ Say: I congratulate you on your success.
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Different from, not than.
❌ Don't say: My book is different than yours.
✔️ Say: My book is different from yours.
❌ Don't say: My book is different than yours.
✔️ Say: My book is different from yours.
Covered with, not by.
❌ Don't say: The mountains are covered by snow.
✔️ Say: The mountains are covered with/in snow.
❌ Don't say: The mountains are covered by snow.
✔️ Say: The mountains are covered with/in snow.