💡Idiom:
To build up:
🧐Means:
To increase slowly, to make stronger gradually (S)
✅Examples:
- They built up their savings account so that they could buy a new house.
- The professional athlete exercises regularly to build her strength up.
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To build up:
🧐Means:
To increase slowly, to make stronger gradually (S)
✅Examples:
- They built up their savings account so that they could buy a new house.
- The professional athlete exercises regularly to build her strength up.
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💡Idiom:
To die down:
🧐Means:
To decrease, to lessen in strength
✅Examples:
- The hurricane became a less serious tropical storm when its winds died
down.
- We let the fire in the fireplace die down and enjoyed watching the
embers as they glowed in the dark.
To die down:
🧐Means:
To decrease, to lessen in strength
✅Examples:
- The hurricane became a less serious tropical storm when its winds died
down.
- We let the fire in the fireplace die down and enjoyed watching the
embers as they glowed in the dark.
💡Idiom:
To die out:
🧐Means:
Not to exist anymore; to be in the process of disappearing
✅Examples:
- Scientists still are not sure exactly why the dinosaurs died out.
- That strange, new style of dancing is slowly dying out.
To die out:
🧐Means:
Not to exist anymore; to be in the process of disappearing
✅Examples:
- Scientists still are not sure exactly why the dinosaurs died out.
- That strange, new style of dancing is slowly dying out.
💡Idiom:
To make out:
🧐Means:
To read or see clearly (S); to prepare a legal document, such as
a will, a check, etc. (S)
✅Examples:
- The letter was so poorly handwritten that I couldn t make out many of
the words.
- Harold, please make the check out to Acme Piano Company.
To make out:
🧐Means:
To read or see clearly (S); to prepare a legal document, such as
a will, a check, etc. (S)
✅Examples:
- The letter was so poorly handwritten that I couldn t make out many of
the words.
- Harold, please make the check out to Acme Piano Company.

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At, on and in (place)
Grammar > Prepositions and particles > At, onand in (place)
from English Grammar Today
We use at:
to refer to a position or location which we see as a point:
I was sitting at my desk.
to talk about locations at companies, workplaces when we see them as a place of activity:
How many people are working atMicrosoft?
to refer to activities which involve a group of people:
Were you at Lisa’s party? (also at the cinema, at the theatre)
with school/college/university:
She always did well at school.
to refer to an address:
They once lived at number 12 South George’s Street.
to talk about public places where we get treatments, such as a hairdresser’s or doctor’s surgery:
I can’t meet at four. I’ll be at the hairdresser’s until five.
to refer to most shops:
Look what I bought at the butcher’s today.
We use on:
to refer to a position on any surface:
I know I left my wallet on the table.
to describe a position along a road or river or by the sea or by a lake:
Dublin is on the east coast of Ireland.
to talk about a floor in a building:
They live on the 15th floor!
to talk about being physically on public transport:
I was on the train when she phoned. (but to talk about ways of travelling, we use by: I went to Rome by train.)
We use in:
to talk about locations within a larger area:
I know my book is somewhere inthis room. Can anyone see it?
to talk about workplaces when we see them as a physical location:
She works in an open-plan office.(but we use on when we talk about a farm: I’ve always wanted to work on a farm.)
with class:
He found it difficult to concentratein class.
See also:
At, on and in (time)
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من أهم ما تحتاج تعلمه في اللغة الإنجليزية هي "الصفات"؛ وهي التي تستخدم لوصف شيء ما بصفة معينة.
مثلا هذا صعب، هذا سهل، هذا جميل، هذا سيء، وإلى آخره.
سأشارككم اليوم بعض أهم الكلمات الوصفية...
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[20 كلمة وصفية]
عشر إيجابية وعشر سلبية...
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{الإيجابية}:
1_عظيم:
Great
2_رائع:
Wonderful
3_جميل:
Beautiful
4_جيد:
Nice, Good
5_مدهش:
Amazing
6_لذيذ:
Tasty
7_سهل:
Easy
8_قوي:
Strong
9_مفيد:
Useful
10_سريع:
Fast
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{السلبية}:
1_سيء:
Bad
2_صعب:
Hard
3_بطيء:
Slow
4_متسخ:
Dirty
5_غير نافع:
Useless
6_حار:
Hot
7_فارغ:
Empty
8_مقرف:
Nasty
9_قصير:
Short
10_مخيف:
Scary
مثلا هذا صعب، هذا سهل، هذا جميل، هذا سيء، وإلى آخره.
سأشارككم اليوم بعض أهم الكلمات الوصفية...
__________________
[20 كلمة وصفية]
عشر إيجابية وعشر سلبية...
__________________
{الإيجابية}:
1_عظيم:
Great
2_رائع:
Wonderful
3_جميل:
Beautiful
4_جيد:
Nice, Good
5_مدهش:
Amazing
6_لذيذ:
Tasty
7_سهل:
Easy
8_قوي:
Strong
9_مفيد:
Useful
10_سريع:
Fast
__________________
{السلبية}:
1_سيء:
Bad
2_صعب:
Hard
3_بطيء:
Slow
4_متسخ:
Dirty
5_غير نافع:
Useless
6_حار:
Hot
7_فارغ:
Empty
8_مقرف:
Nasty
9_قصير:
Short
10_مخيف:
Scary
10 cool slang words and phrases
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💚• Awesome - great, excellent, cool
Example: That was an awesome movie.
💚• Big time - very
Example: He really owes her big time for everything she has done for him.
💚• Duh! - really? (a sarcastic exclamation used when someone said something stupid, obvious, self-evident)
Example: - Look, the Sun is yellow !; - Duh!
💚• Junk food - fast food, high-calorie food
Example: If you want to lose weight, you should stop eating so much junk food.
💚• Knock someone's socks off - hit, delight; make stunned
Example: Her stunning beauty knocked everyone's socks off. / Everyone was shocked by her beauty.
💚• Lose it - to lose self-control; go crazy
Example: What are you doing? Have you totally lost it? / What are you doing? Have you gone completely crazy?
💚• No sweat - no problem, easy
Example: We'll be back by six, no sweat. / We'll be back by six, no problem.
💚• Vent - give vent to your feelings; express pent-up emotions
Example: Don't take his remarks too seriously - he's just venting. / Don't take his remarks so seriously, he just gave vent to his feelings.
💚• Yawner - Anything boring or completely uninteresting
Example: The film was a real yawner. I fell asleep after the first twenty minutes. / This movie was so boring that I fell asleep after the first twenty minutes.
💚• Zone out - disconnect, pass out
Example: He's sort of zoned out. / He seems to have passed out.
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💚• Awesome - great, excellent, cool
Example: That was an awesome movie.
💚• Big time - very
Example: He really owes her big time for everything she has done for him.
💚• Duh! - really? (a sarcastic exclamation used when someone said something stupid, obvious, self-evident)
Example: - Look, the Sun is yellow !; - Duh!
💚• Junk food - fast food, high-calorie food
Example: If you want to lose weight, you should stop eating so much junk food.
💚• Knock someone's socks off - hit, delight; make stunned
Example: Her stunning beauty knocked everyone's socks off. / Everyone was shocked by her beauty.
💚• Lose it - to lose self-control; go crazy
Example: What are you doing? Have you totally lost it? / What are you doing? Have you gone completely crazy?
💚• No sweat - no problem, easy
Example: We'll be back by six, no sweat. / We'll be back by six, no problem.
💚• Vent - give vent to your feelings; express pent-up emotions
Example: Don't take his remarks too seriously - he's just venting. / Don't take his remarks so seriously, he just gave vent to his feelings.
💚• Yawner - Anything boring or completely uninteresting
Example: The film was a real yawner. I fell asleep after the first twenty minutes. / This movie was so boring that I fell asleep after the first twenty minutes.
💚• Zone out - disconnect, pass out
Example: He's sort of zoned out. / He seems to have passed out.
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💙Be in good spirits -
💚meaning:
to be in a good mood.
💜Example:
She was in good spirits this morning.
#idioms
💚meaning:
to be in a good mood.
💜Example:
She was in good spirits this morning.
#idioms
Time vocabulary
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• Today
• Tomorrow
• Day after tomorrow
• Yesterday
• Day before yesterday
• Next week
• This week
• Last week
• Day
• Morning
• Noon
• Afternoon
• Evening
• Night
• Weekend
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday
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• Today
• Tomorrow
• Day after tomorrow
• Yesterday
• Day before yesterday
• Next week
• This week
• Last week
• Day
• Morning
• Noon
• Afternoon
• Evening
• Night
• Weekend
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday
5 simple conversational phrases in English
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🌺• All day long - all day
Example:
The tune haunted her all day long.
🌺• Come to mind - come to someone's mind
Example:
Nothing came to mind when I tried to remember the names of the actors.
🌺• Day and night - round the clock; day and night;
Example:
We worked day and night to finish the project before the end of the month.
🌺• In person - personally
Example:
I had to go to the bank and sign the papers in person.
🌺• Make a living - making a living
Example:
She hopes to make a living from writing children's books.
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🌺• All day long - all day
Example:
The tune haunted her all day long.
🌺• Come to mind - come to someone's mind
Example:
Nothing came to mind when I tried to remember the names of the actors.
🌺• Day and night - round the clock; day and night;
Example:
We worked day and night to finish the project before the end of the month.
🌺• In person - personally
Example:
I had to go to the bank and sign the papers in person.
🌺• Make a living - making a living
Example:
She hopes to make a living from writing children's books.
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SV RAMANUJ
5 very unusual expressions in English to remember:
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🌹• Nitty-gritty - daily work; daily activities; something everyday
Example:
Let's get down to the nitty-gritty. How much will it cost?
🌹• Teeny-weeny - tiny, small
Example:
I'll just have a teeny-weeny piece of cake.
🌹• Willy-nilly - forced
Example:
Both sides were drawn, willy-nilly, into the conflict.
🌹• Hugger-mugger - keep secret
Example:
They tried to hugger-mugger this nasty little incident out of sight.
🌹• Easy peasy - easy business
Example:
Tie your necktie? Easy peasy!
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🌹• Nitty-gritty - daily work; daily activities; something everyday
Example:
Let's get down to the nitty-gritty. How much will it cost?
🌹• Teeny-weeny - tiny, small
Example:
I'll just have a teeny-weeny piece of cake.
🌹• Willy-nilly - forced
Example:
Both sides were drawn, willy-nilly, into the conflict.
🌹• Hugger-mugger - keep secret
Example:
They tried to hugger-mugger this nasty little incident out of sight.
🌹• Easy peasy - easy business
Example:
Tie your necktie? Easy peasy!
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10 must-have English verbs:
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• Act -
Example: It is time to act.
• Buy -
Example: Where did you buy that dress?
• Do -
Example: What are you doing?
• Look -
Example: Try looking under the bed.
• Read -
Example: She likes to read.
• Run -
Example: How fast can you run?
• Sleep -
Example: Did you sleep well?
• Speak -
Example: Let him speak.
• Walk -
Example: He walked to the store.
• Work -
Example: I work here.
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• Act -
Example: It is time to act.
• Buy -
Example: Where did you buy that dress?
• Do -
Example: What are you doing?
• Look -
Example: Try looking under the bed.
• Read -
Example: She likes to read.
• Run -
Example: How fast can you run?
• Sleep -
Example: Did you sleep well?
• Speak -
Example: Let him speak.
• Walk -
Example: He walked to the store.
• Work -
Example: I work here.
5 ways to replace the adjective "Amazing"
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💙• Surprising - amazing
Example: She told me a surprising thing
💙• Marvelous - amazing
Example: The weather was simply marvelous / The weather was simply amazing
💙• Incredible - incredible
Example: The view is just incredible
💙• Fascinating - exciting
Example: It's a fascinating book which merits attention / This is an exciting book that deserves attention
💙• Stunning - stunning
Example: Our room had a stunning view of the lake / Our room had a stunning view of the lake.
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💙• Surprising - amazing
Example: She told me a surprising thing
💙• Marvelous - amazing
Example: The weather was simply marvelous / The weather was simply amazing
💙• Incredible - incredible
Example: The view is just incredible
💙• Fascinating - exciting
Example: It's a fascinating book which merits attention / This is an exciting book that deserves attention
💙• Stunning - stunning
Example: Our room had a stunning view of the lake / Our room had a stunning view of the lake.
⛔ I know him too well.
✅ I know him very well.
➡ Too has a negative meaning.
example: Too difficult to do. It means so difficult that we can't do it.
✅ I know him very well.
➡ Too has a negative meaning.
example: Too difficult to do. It means so difficult that we can't do it.
grammar note:
⛔ : This is the book that I bought it yesterday.
✅ : This is the book that I bought yesterday.
➡ : When we use that as a relative pronoun in the object position, it is not necessary to keep the object pronoun 'it' in the sentence.
⛔ : This is the book that I bought it yesterday.
✅ : This is the book that I bought yesterday.
➡ : When we use that as a relative pronoun in the object position, it is not necessary to keep the object pronoun 'it' in the sentence.
Is not correct. The correct form is "use something". Example: I'm using telegram. I enjoy music. Do not say: I enjoy from music. This sounds penglish. ❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️
#English_Grammar
"It looks like + verb"
-You could be describing how something is similar or appears to be by the way it looks.
-Examples:
-It looks like a balloon.
-It looks like a jellyfish.
-It looks like a banana.
-It looks like a fish.
-You can also use "it looks like"to describe something that might be in the future.
-Examples:
-It looks like it's going to rain.
-It looks like it's going to be fun.
-It looks like it's going to be a long day.
-You can also use it to describe something in the present tense.
-Examples:
-It looks like they are leaving.
-It looks like he is waving to us.
-It looks like she is lost.
-It looks like they are racing.
#English_Grammar
"It looks like + verb"
-You could be describing how something is similar or appears to be by the way it looks.
-Examples:
-It looks like a balloon.
-It looks like a jellyfish.
-It looks like a banana.
-It looks like a fish.
-You can also use "it looks like"to describe something that might be in the future.
-Examples:
-It looks like it's going to rain.
-It looks like it's going to be fun.
-It looks like it's going to be a long day.
-You can also use it to describe something in the present tense.
-Examples:
-It looks like they are leaving.
-It looks like he is waving to us.
-It looks like she is lost.
-It looks like they are racing.
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#English_Grammar
"It looks like + verb"
-You could be describing how something is similar or appears to be by the way it looks.
-Examples:
-It looks like a balloon.
-It looks like a jellyfish.
-It looks like a banana.
-It looks like a fish.
-You can also use "it looks like"to describe something that might be in the future.
-Examples:
-It looks like it's going to rain.
-It looks like it's going to be fun.
-It looks like it's going to be a long day.
-You can also use it to describe something in the present tense.
-Examples:
-It looks like they are leaving.
-It looks like he is waving to us.
-It looks like she is lost.
-It looks like they are racing.
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#English_Grammar
"It looks like + verb"
-You could be describing how something is similar or appears to be by the way it looks.
-Examples:
-It looks like a balloon.
-It looks like a jellyfish.
-It looks like a banana.
-It looks like a fish.
-You can also use "it looks like"to describe something that might be in the future.
-Examples:
-It looks like it's going to rain.
-It looks like it's going to be fun.
-It looks like it's going to be a long day.
-You can also use it to describe something in the present tense.
-Examples:
-It looks like they are leaving.
-It looks like he is waving to us.
-It looks like she is lost.
-It looks like they are racing.
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To Take Somebody Under Your Wing
💡 Meaning —
📢 To start taking care of or protecting somebody.
🌼Sentences —
🌸He is every inch an empathetic person; whenever someone is in danger, he takes that person under his wing. (Starts taking care of or protecting somebody)
📣Every inch — entirely.
🌸She is thankful to her friend for taking her wing; everyone else treats her with a high hand. (Starting to take care of or protect her)
📣With a high hand — in a dominating way.
🌸Do not thrust your nose into her matters; she has taken her nephew under her wing. (Has started taking care of or protecting her nephew)
📣Thrust your nose into something — to interfere in someone's matters.
🌸Everybody bullied her by saying that she was a barrel of laughs; her aunt took her under her wing and loved her deeply. (Started taking care of or protecting her)
📣Barrel of laughs — a funny person.
#idioms
💡 Meaning —
📢 To start taking care of or protecting somebody.
🌼Sentences —
🌸He is every inch an empathetic person; whenever someone is in danger, he takes that person under his wing. (Starts taking care of or protecting somebody)
📣Every inch — entirely.
🌸She is thankful to her friend for taking her wing; everyone else treats her with a high hand. (Starting to take care of or protect her)
📣With a high hand — in a dominating way.
🌸Do not thrust your nose into her matters; she has taken her nephew under her wing. (Has started taking care of or protecting her nephew)
📣Thrust your nose into something — to interfere in someone's matters.
🌸Everybody bullied her by saying that she was a barrel of laughs; her aunt took her under her wing and loved her deeply. (Started taking care of or protecting her)
📣Barrel of laughs — a funny person.
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Unit 7 - Part 1
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🔵 altar /ˈɔːltə/, /ˈɒːltər/ n.
An altar is a table used in churches.
Ex: The altar had many lit candles on it.
🔵 arthritis /ɑːˈθraɪtəs/, /ɑːˈθraɪtɪs/, /ɑːrˈθraɪtəs/, /ɑːrˈθraɪtɪs/ n.
Arthritis is an illness causing pain and swelling in a person’s joints.
Ex: Agatha couldn’t play the piano anymore because of her arthritis.
🔵 botany /ˈbɒtəni/, /ˈbɑːtəni/ n.
Botany is the study of plants.
Ex: Gardens are the best places for botany.
🔵 credible /ˈkredəbəl/, /ˈkredɪbəl/ adj.
If something or someone is credible, they can be believed or trusted.
Ex: Dick gave a credible reason for being late and didn’t get in any trouble.
🔵 deceased /dɪˈsiːst/ adj.
If someone is deceased, they are dead.
Ex: We visited the graves of our deceased grandparents.
🔵 deception /dɪˈsepʃən/ n.
Deception is the act of lying or tricking someone.
Ex: The magic looked very real, but it was only deception.
🔵 decipher /dɪˈsaɪfə/, /dɪˈsaɪfər/ v.
To decipher writing is to figure out what it says.
Ex: My teacher complained that she couldn’t decipher my essay.
🔵 dung /dʌŋ/ n.
Dung is solid waste material produced by animals.
Ex: There was cow dung all over the field.
🔵 dusk /dʌsk/ n.
Dusk is the time in the evening when it begins to get dark.
Ex: After dusk, Hannah would catch fireflies in the park.
🔵 gratify /ˈɡrætəfaɪ/, /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/ v.
To gratify someone means to please them.
Ex: Bonnie was gratified after receiving her gift from her parents.
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Unit 7 - Part 1
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🔵 altar /ˈɔːltə/, /ˈɒːltər/ n.
An altar is a table used in churches.
Ex: The altar had many lit candles on it.
🔵 arthritis /ɑːˈθraɪtəs/, /ɑːˈθraɪtɪs/, /ɑːrˈθraɪtəs/, /ɑːrˈθraɪtɪs/ n.
Arthritis is an illness causing pain and swelling in a person’s joints.
Ex: Agatha couldn’t play the piano anymore because of her arthritis.
🔵 botany /ˈbɒtəni/, /ˈbɑːtəni/ n.
Botany is the study of plants.
Ex: Gardens are the best places for botany.
🔵 credible /ˈkredəbəl/, /ˈkredɪbəl/ adj.
If something or someone is credible, they can be believed or trusted.
Ex: Dick gave a credible reason for being late and didn’t get in any trouble.
🔵 deceased /dɪˈsiːst/ adj.
If someone is deceased, they are dead.
Ex: We visited the graves of our deceased grandparents.
🔵 deception /dɪˈsepʃən/ n.
Deception is the act of lying or tricking someone.
Ex: The magic looked very real, but it was only deception.
🔵 decipher /dɪˈsaɪfə/, /dɪˈsaɪfər/ v.
To decipher writing is to figure out what it says.
Ex: My teacher complained that she couldn’t decipher my essay.
🔵 dung /dʌŋ/ n.
Dung is solid waste material produced by animals.
Ex: There was cow dung all over the field.
🔵 dusk /dʌsk/ n.
Dusk is the time in the evening when it begins to get dark.
Ex: After dusk, Hannah would catch fireflies in the park.
🔵 gratify /ˈɡrætəfaɪ/, /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/ v.
To gratify someone means to please them.
Ex: Bonnie was gratified after receiving her gift from her parents.
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To Take Somebody Under Your Wing
💡 Meaning —
📢 To start taking care of or protecting somebody.
🌼Sentences —
🌸He is every inch an empathetic person; whenever someone is in danger, he takes that person under his wing. (Starts taking care of or protecting somebody)
📣Every inch — entirely.
🌸She is thankful to her friend for taking her wing; everyone else treats her with a high hand. (Starting to take care of or protect her)
📣With a high hand — in a dominating way.
🌸Do not thrust your nose into her matters; she has taken her nephew under her wing. (Has started taking care of or protecting her nephew)
📣Thrust your nose into something — to interfere in someone's matters.
🌸Everybody bullied her by saying that she was a barrel of laughs; her aunt took her under her wing and loved her deeply. (Started taking care of or protecting her)
📣Barrel of laughs — a funny person.
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💡 Meaning —
📢 To start taking care of or protecting somebody.
🌼Sentences —
🌸He is every inch an empathetic person; whenever someone is in danger, he takes that person under his wing. (Starts taking care of or protecting somebody)
📣Every inch — entirely.
🌸She is thankful to her friend for taking her wing; everyone else treats her with a high hand. (Starting to take care of or protect her)
📣With a high hand — in a dominating way.
🌸Do not thrust your nose into her matters; she has taken her nephew under her wing. (Has started taking care of or protecting her nephew)
📣Thrust your nose into something — to interfere in someone's matters.
🌸Everybody bullied her by saying that she was a barrel of laughs; her aunt took her under her wing and loved her deeply. (Started taking care of or protecting her)
📣Barrel of laughs — a funny person.
#idioms
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