✨ *English Vocabulary* ✨
*1.FORTUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): happening by chance*
*Synonyms: random, fortunate*
*Antonyms: deliberate, intentional*
Example Sentence: *The decrease in unemployment is not a fortuitous result.*
2. *COHORT (NOUN): a unit*
*Synonyms: companion, comrade*
*Antonyms: enemy, for*
Example Sentence: *The country withdrew all his troops except one cohort.*
3. *RETROGRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): passing from higher to lower*
*Synonyms: behind, astern*
*Antonyms: front, paid*
Example Sentence: *This is now a retrogressive policy.*
4. *PRECIPITOUSLY (ADVERB): done without careful consideration*
*Synonyms: boldly, carelessly*
*Antonyms: cautiously, fearfully*
Example Sentence: *The depressed areas contain the long, narrow, precipitously walled lakes of East Africa.*
5. *SHEER (ADJECTIVE): absolute*
*Synonyms: precipitate, arduous*
*Antonyms: indefinite, uncertain*
Example Sentence: *All seemed to be clinging to the sheer walls.*
6. *PREVAIL (VERB): prove more powerful*
*Synonyms: abound, reign*
*Antonyms: forfeit, surrender*
Example Sentence: *Which of these two laws will prevail?*
7. *PATENT (NOUN): copyright*
*Synonyms: limited, manifest*
*Antonyms: hidden, obscured*
Example Sentence: *There is a need of patent for our products.*
8. *SURPASS (VERB): exceed*
*Synonyms: outpace, overstep*
*Antonyms: lose, fail*
Example Sentence: *Their support can surpass any limit.*
9. *DERIVATIVE (NOUN): something which is based on another source*
*Synonyms: cognate, secondary*
*Antonyms: important, inventive*
Example Sentence: *It is only in derivative words that this vagueness is avoided.*
10. *REGIMEN (NOUN): a prescribed course of medical treatment*
*Synonyms: control, menu*
*Antonyms: chaos, freedom*
Example Sentence: *You should consider the regimen consulted to you.*
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*1.FORTUITOUS (ADJECTIVE): happening by chance*
*Synonyms: random, fortunate*
*Antonyms: deliberate, intentional*
Example Sentence: *The decrease in unemployment is not a fortuitous result.*
2. *COHORT (NOUN): a unit*
*Synonyms: companion, comrade*
*Antonyms: enemy, for*
Example Sentence: *The country withdrew all his troops except one cohort.*
3. *RETROGRESSIVE (ADJECTIVE): passing from higher to lower*
*Synonyms: behind, astern*
*Antonyms: front, paid*
Example Sentence: *This is now a retrogressive policy.*
4. *PRECIPITOUSLY (ADVERB): done without careful consideration*
*Synonyms: boldly, carelessly*
*Antonyms: cautiously, fearfully*
Example Sentence: *The depressed areas contain the long, narrow, precipitously walled lakes of East Africa.*
5. *SHEER (ADJECTIVE): absolute*
*Synonyms: precipitate, arduous*
*Antonyms: indefinite, uncertain*
Example Sentence: *All seemed to be clinging to the sheer walls.*
6. *PREVAIL (VERB): prove more powerful*
*Synonyms: abound, reign*
*Antonyms: forfeit, surrender*
Example Sentence: *Which of these two laws will prevail?*
7. *PATENT (NOUN): copyright*
*Synonyms: limited, manifest*
*Antonyms: hidden, obscured*
Example Sentence: *There is a need of patent for our products.*
8. *SURPASS (VERB): exceed*
*Synonyms: outpace, overstep*
*Antonyms: lose, fail*
Example Sentence: *Their support can surpass any limit.*
9. *DERIVATIVE (NOUN): something which is based on another source*
*Synonyms: cognate, secondary*
*Antonyms: important, inventive*
Example Sentence: *It is only in derivative words that this vagueness is avoided.*
10. *REGIMEN (NOUN): a prescribed course of medical treatment*
*Synonyms: control, menu*
*Antonyms: chaos, freedom*
Example Sentence: *You should consider the regimen consulted to you.*
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🔥 6 newest words from the Oxford dictionary 👇
🔥 Awesomesauce (adjective)
Sauces are the new thumbs: When something is extremely good.
“My new bike is awesomesauce!”
🔥 Beer o’clock/ wine o’clock (noun)
Beer o’clock and wine o’clock describe the appropriate time of the day for starting to drink the indicated beverage.
“Everyone! Stop working, it’s beer o’clock!”
🔥 Butt-dial / pocket-dial (verb)
This happens to the best of us: We carry our phone in our pocket and move in just the right way to accidentally press all kinds of buttons – and then, we call someone and we don’t know about it. These incidents usually make for very unique voicemails with lots of background noise.
“You butt-dialed me last night. It sounded like you had quite the party.”
🔥Snackable (adjective)
This one’s all about convenience and works for both food and online content.
“The key to your marketing strategy is snackable content that people can consume quickly. And cat videos, of course.”
🔥 Hangry (adjective)
You just combine anger and hunger to describe that familiar feeling when you’re crabby and in a bad mood because you need something to eat asap.
🔥 Butthurt (noun)
It describes what you feel when you are overly or unjustifiably offended or resentful.
“He was butthurt over that fact that nobody RSVPed on time
🔥 Awesomesauce (adjective)
Sauces are the new thumbs: When something is extremely good.
“My new bike is awesomesauce!”
🔥 Beer o’clock/ wine o’clock (noun)
Beer o’clock and wine o’clock describe the appropriate time of the day for starting to drink the indicated beverage.
“Everyone! Stop working, it’s beer o’clock!”
🔥 Butt-dial / pocket-dial (verb)
This happens to the best of us: We carry our phone in our pocket and move in just the right way to accidentally press all kinds of buttons – and then, we call someone and we don’t know about it. These incidents usually make for very unique voicemails with lots of background noise.
“You butt-dialed me last night. It sounded like you had quite the party.”
🔥Snackable (adjective)
This one’s all about convenience and works for both food and online content.
“The key to your marketing strategy is snackable content that people can consume quickly. And cat videos, of course.”
🔥 Hangry (adjective)
You just combine anger and hunger to describe that familiar feeling when you’re crabby and in a bad mood because you need something to eat asap.
🔥 Butthurt (noun)
It describes what you feel when you are overly or unjustifiably offended or resentful.
“He was butthurt over that fact that nobody RSVPed on time
English idioms ❤️
🔵 *(A tough cookie**)
🔶 A stubborn, strong person
👉 "Don't get Shirley upset. She's a tough cookie."
🔵 *(Keep your cool*)
🔶 Don't become upset
👉 "Relax, keep your cool."
🔵 *(Lose your cool*)
🔶 Become upset
👉 "Don't get upset. If you lose your cool, it will make matters worse."
🔵 *(In a tight corner* )
🔶 Without any good options
👉 "Milo has run out of options. If he takes any more chance, he might
find himself *in a* *tight* *corner* ."
*🔵 (Takes its course* )
🔶 A situation) develops naturally.
👉 "There is nothing we can do to relieve the effects of her disease.
We can only wait and let the illness take its course."
🔵( *Up the creek In* *trouble* )
👉 "I warned he would not listen. Now, *he's up the* *creek* ."
🔵 *(Crocodile tears* )
🔶 Exaggerated or faked sympathy.
👉 "She told me she was sorry but she was not, it was just crocodile
tears."
🔵( *When it comes to* *the crunch* )
🔶 When there are no more possibilities.
👉"Victor seems to have a casual point of view. When it comes to the
crunch, though, he is a real professional."
🔵 *(A far cry from*) 🔶 Very different from
👉"His personality is a far cry from his father's."
🔵 *(Off-the-cuff*)
🔶 Without research, planning, or considering.
👉"I haven't had the time to think about it. My off-the-cuff impression,
however, is that it is a good idea."
🔵 *(A tough cookie**)
🔶 A stubborn, strong person
👉 "Don't get Shirley upset. She's a tough cookie."
🔵 *(Keep your cool*)
🔶 Don't become upset
👉 "Relax, keep your cool."
🔵 *(Lose your cool*)
🔶 Become upset
👉 "Don't get upset. If you lose your cool, it will make matters worse."
🔵 *(In a tight corner* )
🔶 Without any good options
👉 "Milo has run out of options. If he takes any more chance, he might
find himself *in a* *tight* *corner* ."
*🔵 (Takes its course* )
🔶 A situation) develops naturally.
👉 "There is nothing we can do to relieve the effects of her disease.
We can only wait and let the illness take its course."
🔵( *Up the creek In* *trouble* )
👉 "I warned he would not listen. Now, *he's up the* *creek* ."
🔵 *(Crocodile tears* )
🔶 Exaggerated or faked sympathy.
👉 "She told me she was sorry but she was not, it was just crocodile
tears."
🔵( *When it comes to* *the crunch* )
🔶 When there are no more possibilities.
👉"Victor seems to have a casual point of view. When it comes to the
crunch, though, he is a real professional."
🔵 *(A far cry from*) 🔶 Very different from
👉"His personality is a far cry from his father's."
🔵 *(Off-the-cuff*)
🔶 Without research, planning, or considering.
👉"I haven't had the time to think about it. My off-the-cuff impression,
however, is that it is a good idea."
*Words with appropriate prepositions*
Some verbs, adjectives and nouns are followed by particular prepositions.
Here are some of the most common combinations.
Note that alternatives are sometimes possible, and that British and American usage sometimes differ.
*Absorbed in*
He is completely absorbed in his research work.
*Abstain from*
You must abstain from smoking and drinking.
*Acceptable to*
That suggestion is not acceptable to us.
*Acquainted with*
I am only slightly acquainted with him.
*Acquitted of*
James was acquitted of the charge of theft.
*Adapt to*
One must learn to adapt oneself to changing circumstances.
*Addicted to*
James is addicted to gambling.
*Admit to*
He was admitted to the Medical College.
*Admit of*
This is an urgent matter which admits of no delay.
*Allotted to*
I have performed the task allotted to me.
*Amazed at*
I was amazed at her performance.
*Anxious to*
She is anxious to hear from her son.
*Avail … of*
Avail yourself of this opportunity.
*Aware of*
I am not aware of their plans.
*Backward in*
She is rather backward in her studies.
*Believe in*
Do you believe in ghosts?
*Boast of*
She boasts of her aristocratic upbringing.
*Brood over*
Don’t brood over past failures.
*Call at (=visit)*
On the way we called at a friend’s house.
*Call for (= demand)*
The principal has called for an explanation from the suspended students.
*Care for*
I don’t care for your objections. I have decided to do it.
Some verbs, adjectives and nouns are followed by particular prepositions.
Here are some of the most common combinations.
Note that alternatives are sometimes possible, and that British and American usage sometimes differ.
*Absorbed in*
He is completely absorbed in his research work.
*Abstain from*
You must abstain from smoking and drinking.
*Acceptable to*
That suggestion is not acceptable to us.
*Acquainted with*
I am only slightly acquainted with him.
*Acquitted of*
James was acquitted of the charge of theft.
*Adapt to*
One must learn to adapt oneself to changing circumstances.
*Addicted to*
James is addicted to gambling.
*Admit to*
He was admitted to the Medical College.
*Admit of*
This is an urgent matter which admits of no delay.
*Allotted to*
I have performed the task allotted to me.
*Amazed at*
I was amazed at her performance.
*Anxious to*
She is anxious to hear from her son.
*Avail … of*
Avail yourself of this opportunity.
*Aware of*
I am not aware of their plans.
*Backward in*
She is rather backward in her studies.
*Believe in*
Do you believe in ghosts?
*Boast of*
She boasts of her aristocratic upbringing.
*Brood over*
Don’t brood over past failures.
*Call at (=visit)*
On the way we called at a friend’s house.
*Call for (= demand)*
The principal has called for an explanation from the suspended students.
*Care for*
I don’t care for your objections. I have decided to do it.
✨ *Idiom* ✨
💠 *Pull yourself together:*
♦️ Calm down
💠 *So far so good:*
♦️ Things are going well so far
💠 *A busybody:*
♦️ always wants to know about other people’s private lives
💠 *Oddball:*
♦️ a weirdo or a strange person
💠 *Down-To-Earth:*
♦️ sensible and realistic
💠 *Forty winks:*
♦️ a short nap
💠 *Barrel of laugh:*
♦️ someone who is very funny
💠 *Old as the hills:*
♦️ some who is very old
💠 *Cat nap:*
♦️ A short sleep
💠 *Flew the coop:*
♦️ Escape, left
💠 *Get someone’s goat:*
♦️ To irritate someone deeply
💠 *Fat cat:*
♦️ A highly placed, well-paid executive
💠 *Like a fish out ot water:*
♦️ To be uncomfortable in a particular situation
💠 *Hold your horses:*
♦️ Wait and be patient
💠 *Cash cow:*
♦️ A good way to make money
💠 *Get the lion’s share:*
♦️ Get the greatest percentage
💠 *Loaded for bear:*
♦️ Prepared for problems, well prepared for a challenge
💠 *Pull yourself together:*
♦️ Calm down
💠 *So far so good:*
♦️ Things are going well so far
💠 *A busybody:*
♦️ always wants to know about other people’s private lives
💠 *Oddball:*
♦️ a weirdo or a strange person
💠 *Down-To-Earth:*
♦️ sensible and realistic
💠 *Forty winks:*
♦️ a short nap
💠 *Barrel of laugh:*
♦️ someone who is very funny
💠 *Old as the hills:*
♦️ some who is very old
💠 *Cat nap:*
♦️ A short sleep
💠 *Flew the coop:*
♦️ Escape, left
💠 *Get someone’s goat:*
♦️ To irritate someone deeply
💠 *Fat cat:*
♦️ A highly placed, well-paid executive
💠 *Like a fish out ot water:*
♦️ To be uncomfortable in a particular situation
💠 *Hold your horses:*
♦️ Wait and be patient
💠 *Cash cow:*
♦️ A good way to make money
💠 *Get the lion’s share:*
♦️ Get the greatest percentage
💠 *Loaded for bear:*
♦️ Prepared for problems, well prepared for a challenge
*Verb: reach*
*|reech|*
1:-Be at the destination after some time, either real or abstract; come to a given position • *The water reached the doorstep*
*= arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make*
2:-Get to a certain state, level, or point in time • *This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour*
*= attain, hit*
3:-Move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense • *Government reaches out to the people*
*= Reach out*
4:-Be in or establish communication with • *Our advertisements reach millions*
*= contact, get hold of, get through*
5:-To gain with effort • *she reached her goal despite setbacks*
*= accomplish, achieve, attain*
6:-To extend as far as • Can he reach? • *The sunlight reached the wall*
*= extend to, touch*
7:-Reach a goal
*= get to, make, progress to*
8:-Place into the hands or custody of
*= give, hand, pass, pass on, turn over*
9:-To exert much effort or energy
*= strain, strive*
*Noun: reach*
*|reech|*
The limits within which something can be effective • *he was beyond the reach of their fire*
*= range*
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control • *outside the reach of the law*
*= ambit, compass,* *orbit, range, scope*
3:-The act of physically reaching or thrusting out
*= reaching, stretch*
4:-The limit of capability • *within the reach of education*
*= compass, grasp, range*
5:-A straight portion of a stream or river; an extended area of land or water
*Derived*
*Noun: reacher*
*Adjective: reachable*
*See also*
out of reach, reach into, reach one's nostrils, reach out
*|reech|*
1:-Be at the destination after some time, either real or abstract; come to a given position • *The water reached the doorstep*
*= arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make*
2:-Get to a certain state, level, or point in time • *This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour*
*= attain, hit*
3:-Move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense • *Government reaches out to the people*
*= Reach out*
4:-Be in or establish communication with • *Our advertisements reach millions*
*= contact, get hold of, get through*
5:-To gain with effort • *she reached her goal despite setbacks*
*= accomplish, achieve, attain*
6:-To extend as far as • Can he reach? • *The sunlight reached the wall*
*= extend to, touch*
7:-Reach a goal
*= get to, make, progress to*
8:-Place into the hands or custody of
*= give, hand, pass, pass on, turn over*
9:-To exert much effort or energy
*= strain, strive*
*Noun: reach*
*|reech|*
The limits within which something can be effective • *he was beyond the reach of their fire*
*= range*
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control • *outside the reach of the law*
*= ambit, compass,* *orbit, range, scope*
3:-The act of physically reaching or thrusting out
*= reaching, stretch*
4:-The limit of capability • *within the reach of education*
*= compass, grasp, range*
5:-A straight portion of a stream or river; an extended area of land or water
*Derived*
*Noun: reacher*
*Adjective: reachable*
*See also*
out of reach, reach into, reach one's nostrils, reach out
*Verb*
*hold on*
*Hold firmly*
*Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments;*
_Hold on a moment_
*Be persistent, refuse to stop;*
He persisted to call me every night the child persisted and kept asking questions.
*Hold the phone line open*
Please hand on while I get your folder.
*Retain possession of;*
Can i keep my old stuffed animals?
She kept her maiden name after she married.
*hold on*
*Hold firmly*
*Stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments;*
_Hold on a moment_
*Be persistent, refuse to stop;*
He persisted to call me every night the child persisted and kept asking questions.
*Hold the phone line open*
Please hand on while I get your folder.
*Retain possession of;*
Can i keep my old stuffed animals?
She kept her maiden name after she married.
✨ *IDIOM* ✨
👁️🗨️ Idioms or idiomatic expressions are known as sentence combinations that have different meanings rather than separate meanings of individual words. It has idiomatic meanings that are symbolic and figurative. Many people find it difficult to understand idioms because of their idiomatic meanings.
Here are 100 idioms and their meanings
🔰1. *Cheapskate:*
♦️someone who hates to spend money
🔰2. *Joined at the hip:*
♦️ to be exceptionally close to someone
🔰3. *Elbow grease:*
♦️ hard physical effort
🔰4. *Oddball:*
♦️a weirdo or a strange person
🔰5. *Down-To-Earth:*
♦️sensible and realistic
🔰6. *Go-Getter:*
♦️a person who is active, energetic, and has the initiative to pursue the things they want.
🔰7. *Break a leg:*
♦️good luck
🔰8. *Cutting corners:*
♦️ something poorly in order to save time or money
🔰9. *Hang in there:*
♦️Don’t give up
🔰10. *Pull yourself together:*
♦️Calm down
🔰11. *Red tape:*
♦️Official or bureaucratic tasks
🔰12. *yellow:*
♦️ To be cowardly
🔰13. *To see red:*
♦️To be very angry
🔰14. *Black out; *
♦️Faint
🔰15. *Black and blue;*
♦️Describe something that is badly bruised
🔰16. *Golden opportunity;*
♦️ The perfect chance
🔰17. *Have the blues;*
♦️ Be sad or depressed
🔰18. *Black sheep;*
♦️ A person who is a disgrace to a family or group
🔰19. *So far so good:*
♦️ Things are going well so far
🔰20. *A busybody:*
♦️ always wants to know about other people’s private lives
🔰21. *Oddball:*
♦️ a weirdo or a strange person
🔰22. *Down-To-Earth:*
♦️ sensible and realistic
🔰23. *Forty winks:*
♦️ a short nap
🔰24. *Barrel of laugh:*
♦️ someone who is very funny
🔰25. *Old as the hills:*
♦️ some who is very old
🔰26. *Black sheep;*
♦️ means that to be the outcast, odd one out, unlike the others.
🔰27. *Blue once a month;*
♦️ means that it is very rarely seen.
🔰28. *Take the red eye;*
♦️ means that a late night flight that arrives early in the morning.
🔰29. *Caught red-handed;*
♦️ means that to catch someone in the act of doing something.
🔰30. *Green thumb;*
♦️ means that to be skilled at gardening.
🔰31. *Gray area;*
♦️is an unclear, undefined something.
🔰32. *Green with envy;*
♦️ means that to be very jealous, envious.
🔰33. *With flying colors:*
♦️ with great or total success.
🔰34. *Out of the blue;*
♦️ means that randomly, without warning, immediately.
🔰35. *White lie;*
♦️ is a small lie that is said politely or avoiding hurting one’s feelings.
🔰36. *Pink tickling;*
♦️ means that very pleased with the situation.
🔰37. *Clean bill of health:*
♦️Report showing that a person is healthy.
🔰38. *Fit as a fiddle:*
♦️Excellent state of health.
🔰39. *In the pink of health:*
♦️In very good health.
🔰40. *Under the weather:*
♦️means that slowly unwell or in low spirits.
🔰41. *Look or feel like death warmed up:*
♦️ To look or feel very ill and tired.
🔰42. *Frog in one’s throat:*
♦️ Difficulty in speaking because of a cough or sore throat.
🔰43. *Go under the knife:*
♦️ To have a surgery; it could also mean cosmetic surgery.
🔰44. *On one’s last legs:*
♦️To be very tired, ill or near to death.
🔰45. *As right as rain:*
♦️ To be in excellent health.
🔰46. *Blood Is Thicker Than Water:*
♦️Family relationships take precedence over others.
🔰47. *Brain Drain:*
♦️Departure of talented, well-educated individuals from a place.
🔰48. *No-Brainer:*
♦️ Something that not requires thought.
🔰49. *On the Blink:*
♦️ Not working, intermittently not working.
🔰50. *Bend over Backwards:*
♦️ You make every effort to achieve something, especially you should to be fair or helpful.
🔰51. *A Hair’s Breadth:*
♦️A very small distance or space.
🔰52. *Be a Bundle of Nerves:*
♦️Someone who is extremely nervous.
🔰53. *A storm of protest;*
♦️means that a situation in which people suddenly protest about or criticize something, showing very strong feelings.
🔰54. *To be under a cloud (of suspicion);*
♦️means that to be suspected of doing something illegal or wrong.
🔰55. *A sunny smile;*
♦️ means that a happy and friendly smile.
🔰56. *
👁️🗨️ Idioms or idiomatic expressions are known as sentence combinations that have different meanings rather than separate meanings of individual words. It has idiomatic meanings that are symbolic and figurative. Many people find it difficult to understand idioms because of their idiomatic meanings.
Here are 100 idioms and their meanings
🔰1. *Cheapskate:*
♦️someone who hates to spend money
🔰2. *Joined at the hip:*
♦️ to be exceptionally close to someone
🔰3. *Elbow grease:*
♦️ hard physical effort
🔰4. *Oddball:*
♦️a weirdo or a strange person
🔰5. *Down-To-Earth:*
♦️sensible and realistic
🔰6. *Go-Getter:*
♦️a person who is active, energetic, and has the initiative to pursue the things they want.
🔰7. *Break a leg:*
♦️good luck
🔰8. *Cutting corners:*
♦️ something poorly in order to save time or money
🔰9. *Hang in there:*
♦️Don’t give up
🔰10. *Pull yourself together:*
♦️Calm down
🔰11. *Red tape:*
♦️Official or bureaucratic tasks
🔰12. *yellow:*
♦️ To be cowardly
🔰13. *To see red:*
♦️To be very angry
🔰14. *Black out; *
♦️Faint
🔰15. *Black and blue;*
♦️Describe something that is badly bruised
🔰16. *Golden opportunity;*
♦️ The perfect chance
🔰17. *Have the blues;*
♦️ Be sad or depressed
🔰18. *Black sheep;*
♦️ A person who is a disgrace to a family or group
🔰19. *So far so good:*
♦️ Things are going well so far
🔰20. *A busybody:*
♦️ always wants to know about other people’s private lives
🔰21. *Oddball:*
♦️ a weirdo or a strange person
🔰22. *Down-To-Earth:*
♦️ sensible and realistic
🔰23. *Forty winks:*
♦️ a short nap
🔰24. *Barrel of laugh:*
♦️ someone who is very funny
🔰25. *Old as the hills:*
♦️ some who is very old
🔰26. *Black sheep;*
♦️ means that to be the outcast, odd one out, unlike the others.
🔰27. *Blue once a month;*
♦️ means that it is very rarely seen.
🔰28. *Take the red eye;*
♦️ means that a late night flight that arrives early in the morning.
🔰29. *Caught red-handed;*
♦️ means that to catch someone in the act of doing something.
🔰30. *Green thumb;*
♦️ means that to be skilled at gardening.
🔰31. *Gray area;*
♦️is an unclear, undefined something.
🔰32. *Green with envy;*
♦️ means that to be very jealous, envious.
🔰33. *With flying colors:*
♦️ with great or total success.
🔰34. *Out of the blue;*
♦️ means that randomly, without warning, immediately.
🔰35. *White lie;*
♦️ is a small lie that is said politely or avoiding hurting one’s feelings.
🔰36. *Pink tickling;*
♦️ means that very pleased with the situation.
🔰37. *Clean bill of health:*
♦️Report showing that a person is healthy.
🔰38. *Fit as a fiddle:*
♦️Excellent state of health.
🔰39. *In the pink of health:*
♦️In very good health.
🔰40. *Under the weather:*
♦️means that slowly unwell or in low spirits.
🔰41. *Look or feel like death warmed up:*
♦️ To look or feel very ill and tired.
🔰42. *Frog in one’s throat:*
♦️ Difficulty in speaking because of a cough or sore throat.
🔰43. *Go under the knife:*
♦️ To have a surgery; it could also mean cosmetic surgery.
🔰44. *On one’s last legs:*
♦️To be very tired, ill or near to death.
🔰45. *As right as rain:*
♦️ To be in excellent health.
🔰46. *Blood Is Thicker Than Water:*
♦️Family relationships take precedence over others.
🔰47. *Brain Drain:*
♦️Departure of talented, well-educated individuals from a place.
🔰48. *No-Brainer:*
♦️ Something that not requires thought.
🔰49. *On the Blink:*
♦️ Not working, intermittently not working.
🔰50. *Bend over Backwards:*
♦️ You make every effort to achieve something, especially you should to be fair or helpful.
🔰51. *A Hair’s Breadth:*
♦️A very small distance or space.
🔰52. *Be a Bundle of Nerves:*
♦️Someone who is extremely nervous.
🔰53. *A storm of protest;*
♦️means that a situation in which people suddenly protest about or criticize something, showing very strong feelings.
🔰54. *To be under a cloud (of suspicion);*
♦️means that to be suspected of doing something illegal or wrong.
🔰55. *A sunny smile;*
♦️ means that a happy and friendly smile.
🔰56. *
A storm in a teacup;*
♦️means that a lot of fuss about something unimportant.
🔰57. *To flood the market;*
♦️means that to produce and a sell a large number of one type of thing, so that its price goes down.
🔰58. *To be flooded with something;*
♦️means that to receive so many letters or inquiries that you cannot deal with all of them.
🔰59. *Dogs – and – pony show:*
♦️It is used in movements to attract someone’s attention.
🔰60. *Fight like cat and dog:*
♦️We can use this phrase when we want to indicate fighting like a cat and dog.
🔰61. *The tail wags the dog:*
♦️ It means that the most insignificant part affects the most important part.
🔰62. *Every man and his dog:*
♦️It refers to a large number of people. If we want to talk about a very crowded environment, we can use this phrase.
🔰63. *Go to the dogs:*
♦️When we want to indicate the infamous phrase in a sentence, we should use the phrase ‘go to the dogs’.
🔰64. *My dogs are barking:*
♦️It means moving feet or walking until you get tired. Our feet hurt from standing for a long time and we can express this with this phrase.
🔰65. *Spin doctor:*
♦️This phrase can be used to name news referring specialists or pro-government people.
🔰66. *Politically correct:*
♦️ Political correctness of all work done has been accepted.
🔰67. *Witch hunt:*
♦️ It is a smear policy applied against opposing ideas in power.
🔰68. *(Commit) Political suicide:*
♦️ These men are putting their political lives at risk.
🔰69. *Caught red – handed:*
♦️ He was caught red-handed last night, we watched family television in the evening.
🔰70. *Five – finger discount:*
♦️If we talk about a shop theft, we can use this phrase.
🔰71. *Foul play:*
♦️When we are talking about assassination, murder or games that don’t follow the rules, we can use this idiom.
🔰72. *Stick it to the plan:*
♦️This time we must stick to this plan, guys, please be careful everyone.
🔰73. *A Shot across the bow:*
♦️If you talk about firing a warning, we can use this phrase.
🔰74. *Pin someone down on something:*
♦️ We can use this phrase when asking someone to give an exact answer on a topic.
🔰75. *A Fish Story:*
♦️Used for people who fail, incompetent, thoughtless and lie in the face of a job, event or situation.
🔰76. *The Cat Would Eat Fish But Would Not Wet Her Feet:*
♦️Refers to stress, stress, and willingness to take risks to get what you want.
🔰77. *Big Fish In A Small Pond:*
♦️It is used to describe a situation where a person has much more knowledge, experience, power, influence or experience than other people in a small group.
🔰78. *Fish Out of Water:*
♦️This phrase is used for people who suddenly enter an unknown environment.
🔰79. *Fish Memory* :
♦️It is a phrase that means having a very weak momery and forgetting it quickly.
🔰80. *A different kettle of fish:*
♦️A statement used to describe a different topic or event than any other subject mentioned earlier. The origin of this statement dates back to the early 1700s, and its literal meaning is uncertain. Maybe if you are out of fishing and put the fish you caught in a kettle, you might think that each kettle you collect should be different from the last one.
🔰81. *Of the night (At all hours):*
♦️It means very late, all the time of the night.
🔰82. *All bets are off:*
♦️Indicates that all bets on the tender are closed.
🔰83. *Blow smoke:*
♦️ This statement means that a person exaggerates things more than they should be and makes them look like they are doing a job they cannot do.
🔰84. *To make matters worse:*
♦️A statement that an event that is in a bad condition has become worse.
🔰85. *At each other’s throats:*
♦️It means that people fight and argue with each other in the face of an event, situation and action.
🔰86. *About time:*
♦️ An idiom that describes the upcoming and even passing time.
🔰87. *Easy-going:*
♦️It means tolerant, easy to understand and naive.
🔰88. *Enough is enough:*
♦️This statement means that it should not be enough and more. It is generally said when a certain situation is sufficient.
🔰89.
♦️means that a lot of fuss about something unimportant.
🔰57. *To flood the market;*
♦️means that to produce and a sell a large number of one type of thing, so that its price goes down.
🔰58. *To be flooded with something;*
♦️means that to receive so many letters or inquiries that you cannot deal with all of them.
🔰59. *Dogs – and – pony show:*
♦️It is used in movements to attract someone’s attention.
🔰60. *Fight like cat and dog:*
♦️We can use this phrase when we want to indicate fighting like a cat and dog.
🔰61. *The tail wags the dog:*
♦️ It means that the most insignificant part affects the most important part.
🔰62. *Every man and his dog:*
♦️It refers to a large number of people. If we want to talk about a very crowded environment, we can use this phrase.
🔰63. *Go to the dogs:*
♦️When we want to indicate the infamous phrase in a sentence, we should use the phrase ‘go to the dogs’.
🔰64. *My dogs are barking:*
♦️It means moving feet or walking until you get tired. Our feet hurt from standing for a long time and we can express this with this phrase.
🔰65. *Spin doctor:*
♦️This phrase can be used to name news referring specialists or pro-government people.
🔰66. *Politically correct:*
♦️ Political correctness of all work done has been accepted.
🔰67. *Witch hunt:*
♦️ It is a smear policy applied against opposing ideas in power.
🔰68. *(Commit) Political suicide:*
♦️ These men are putting their political lives at risk.
🔰69. *Caught red – handed:*
♦️ He was caught red-handed last night, we watched family television in the evening.
🔰70. *Five – finger discount:*
♦️If we talk about a shop theft, we can use this phrase.
🔰71. *Foul play:*
♦️When we are talking about assassination, murder or games that don’t follow the rules, we can use this idiom.
🔰72. *Stick it to the plan:*
♦️This time we must stick to this plan, guys, please be careful everyone.
🔰73. *A Shot across the bow:*
♦️If you talk about firing a warning, we can use this phrase.
🔰74. *Pin someone down on something:*
♦️ We can use this phrase when asking someone to give an exact answer on a topic.
🔰75. *A Fish Story:*
♦️Used for people who fail, incompetent, thoughtless and lie in the face of a job, event or situation.
🔰76. *The Cat Would Eat Fish But Would Not Wet Her Feet:*
♦️Refers to stress, stress, and willingness to take risks to get what you want.
🔰77. *Big Fish In A Small Pond:*
♦️It is used to describe a situation where a person has much more knowledge, experience, power, influence or experience than other people in a small group.
🔰78. *Fish Out of Water:*
♦️This phrase is used for people who suddenly enter an unknown environment.
🔰79. *Fish Memory* :
♦️It is a phrase that means having a very weak momery and forgetting it quickly.
🔰80. *A different kettle of fish:*
♦️A statement used to describe a different topic or event than any other subject mentioned earlier. The origin of this statement dates back to the early 1700s, and its literal meaning is uncertain. Maybe if you are out of fishing and put the fish you caught in a kettle, you might think that each kettle you collect should be different from the last one.
🔰81. *Of the night (At all hours):*
♦️It means very late, all the time of the night.
🔰82. *All bets are off:*
♦️Indicates that all bets on the tender are closed.
🔰83. *Blow smoke:*
♦️ This statement means that a person exaggerates things more than they should be and makes them look like they are doing a job they cannot do.
🔰84. *To make matters worse:*
♦️A statement that an event that is in a bad condition has become worse.
🔰85. *At each other’s throats:*
♦️It means that people fight and argue with each other in the face of an event, situation and action.
🔰86. *About time:*
♦️ An idiom that describes the upcoming and even passing time.
🔰87. *Easy-going:*
♦️It means tolerant, easy to understand and naive.
🔰88. *Enough is enough:*
♦️This statement means that it should not be enough and more. It is generally said when a certain situation is sufficient.
🔰89.
*Money talks:*
♦️In a case, it means a statement stating that the money has more money.
♦️In a case, it means a statement stating that the money has more money.
✨ *IDIOM* ✨
👁️🗨️ Idioms or idiomatic expressions are known as sentence combinations that have different meanings rather than separate meanings of individual words. It has idiomatic meanings that are symbolic and figurative. Many people find it difficult to understand idioms because of their idiomatic meanings.
Here are 100 idioms and their meanings
🔰1. *Cheapskate:*
♦️someone who hates to spend money
🔰2. *Joined at the hip:*
♦️ to be exceptionally close to someone
🔰3. *Elbow grease:*
♦️ hard physical effort
🔰4. *Oddball:*
♦️a weirdo or a strange person
🔰5. *Down-To-Earth:*
♦️sensible and realistic
🔰6. *Go-Getter:*
♦️a person who is active, energetic, and has the initiative to pursue the things they want.
🔰7. *Break a leg:*
♦️good luck
🔰8. *Cutting corners:*
♦️ something poorly in order to save time or money
🔰9. *Hang in there:*
♦️Don’t give up
🔰10. *Pull yourself together:*
♦️Calm down
🔰11. *Red tape:*
♦️Official or bureaucratic tasks
🔰12. *yellow:*
♦️ To be cowardly
🔰13. *To see red:*
♦️To be very angry
🔰14. *Black out; *
♦️Faint
🔰15. *Black and blue;*
♦️Describe something that is badly bruised
🔰16. *Golden opportunity;*
♦️ The perfect chance
🔰17. *Have the blues;*
♦️ Be sad or depressed
🔰18. *Black sheep;*
♦️ A person who is a disgrace to a family or group
🔰19. *So far so good:*
♦️ Things are going well so far
🔰20. *A busybody:*
♦️ always wants to know about other people’s private lives
🔰21. *Oddball:*
♦️ a weirdo or a strange person
🔰22. *Down-To-Earth:*
♦️ sensible and realistic
🔰23. *Forty winks:*
♦️ a short nap
🔰24. *Barrel of laugh:*
♦️ someone who is very funny
🔰25. *Old as the hills:*
♦️ some who is very old
🔰26. *Black sheep;*
♦️ means that to be the outcast, odd one out, unlike the others.
🔰27. *Blue once a month;*
♦️ means that it is very rarely seen.
🔰28. *Take the red eye;*
♦️ means that a late night flight that arrives early in the morning.
🔰29. *Caught red-handed;*
♦️ means that to catch someone in the act of doing something.
🔰30. *Green thumb;*
♦️ means that to be skilled at gardening.
🔰31. *Gray area;*
♦️is an unclear, undefined something.
🔰32. *Green with envy;*
♦️ means that to be very jealous, envious.
🔰33. *With flying colors:*
♦️ with great or total success.
🔰34. *Out of the blue;*
♦️ means that randomly, without warning, immediately.
🔰35. *White lie;*
♦️ is a small lie that is said politely or avoiding hurting one’s feelings.
🔰36. *Pink tickling;*
♦️ means that very pleased with the situation.
🔰37. *Clean bill of health:*
♦️Report showing that a person is healthy.
🔰38. *Fit as a fiddle:*
♦️Excellent state of health.
🔰39. *In the pink of health:*
♦️In very good health.
🔰40. *Under the weather:*
♦️means that slowly unwell or in low spirits.
🔰41. *Look or feel like death warmed up:*
♦️ To look or feel very ill and tired.
🔰42. *Frog in one’s throat:*
♦️ Difficulty in speaking because of a cough or sore throat.
🔰43. *Go under the knife:*
♦️ To have a surgery; it could also mean cosmetic surgery.
🔰44. *On one’s last legs:*
♦️To be very tired, ill or near to death.
🔰45. *As right as rain:*
♦️ To be in excellent health.
🔰46. *Blood Is Thicker Than Water:*
♦️Family relationships take precedence over others.
🔰47. *Brain Drain:*
♦️Departure of talented, well-educated individuals from a place.
🔰48. *No-Brainer:*
♦️ Something that not requires thought.
🔰49. *On the Blink:*
♦️ Not working, intermittently not working.
🔰50. *Bend over Backwards:*
♦️ You make every effort to achieve something, especially you should to be fair or helpful.
🔰51. *A Hair’s Breadth:*
♦️A very small distance or space.
🔰52. *Be a Bundle of Nerves:*
♦️Someone who is extremely nervous.
🔰53. *A storm of protest;*
♦️means that a situation in which people suddenly protest about or criticize something, showing very strong feelings.
🔰54. *To be under a cloud (of suspicion);*
♦️means that to be suspected of doing something illegal or wrong.
🔰55. *A sunny smile;*
♦️ means that a happy and friendly smile.
🔰56. *
👁️🗨️ Idioms or idiomatic expressions are known as sentence combinations that have different meanings rather than separate meanings of individual words. It has idiomatic meanings that are symbolic and figurative. Many people find it difficult to understand idioms because of their idiomatic meanings.
Here are 100 idioms and their meanings
🔰1. *Cheapskate:*
♦️someone who hates to spend money
🔰2. *Joined at the hip:*
♦️ to be exceptionally close to someone
🔰3. *Elbow grease:*
♦️ hard physical effort
🔰4. *Oddball:*
♦️a weirdo or a strange person
🔰5. *Down-To-Earth:*
♦️sensible and realistic
🔰6. *Go-Getter:*
♦️a person who is active, energetic, and has the initiative to pursue the things they want.
🔰7. *Break a leg:*
♦️good luck
🔰8. *Cutting corners:*
♦️ something poorly in order to save time or money
🔰9. *Hang in there:*
♦️Don’t give up
🔰10. *Pull yourself together:*
♦️Calm down
🔰11. *Red tape:*
♦️Official or bureaucratic tasks
🔰12. *yellow:*
♦️ To be cowardly
🔰13. *To see red:*
♦️To be very angry
🔰14. *Black out; *
♦️Faint
🔰15. *Black and blue;*
♦️Describe something that is badly bruised
🔰16. *Golden opportunity;*
♦️ The perfect chance
🔰17. *Have the blues;*
♦️ Be sad or depressed
🔰18. *Black sheep;*
♦️ A person who is a disgrace to a family or group
🔰19. *So far so good:*
♦️ Things are going well so far
🔰20. *A busybody:*
♦️ always wants to know about other people’s private lives
🔰21. *Oddball:*
♦️ a weirdo or a strange person
🔰22. *Down-To-Earth:*
♦️ sensible and realistic
🔰23. *Forty winks:*
♦️ a short nap
🔰24. *Barrel of laugh:*
♦️ someone who is very funny
🔰25. *Old as the hills:*
♦️ some who is very old
🔰26. *Black sheep;*
♦️ means that to be the outcast, odd one out, unlike the others.
🔰27. *Blue once a month;*
♦️ means that it is very rarely seen.
🔰28. *Take the red eye;*
♦️ means that a late night flight that arrives early in the morning.
🔰29. *Caught red-handed;*
♦️ means that to catch someone in the act of doing something.
🔰30. *Green thumb;*
♦️ means that to be skilled at gardening.
🔰31. *Gray area;*
♦️is an unclear, undefined something.
🔰32. *Green with envy;*
♦️ means that to be very jealous, envious.
🔰33. *With flying colors:*
♦️ with great or total success.
🔰34. *Out of the blue;*
♦️ means that randomly, without warning, immediately.
🔰35. *White lie;*
♦️ is a small lie that is said politely or avoiding hurting one’s feelings.
🔰36. *Pink tickling;*
♦️ means that very pleased with the situation.
🔰37. *Clean bill of health:*
♦️Report showing that a person is healthy.
🔰38. *Fit as a fiddle:*
♦️Excellent state of health.
🔰39. *In the pink of health:*
♦️In very good health.
🔰40. *Under the weather:*
♦️means that slowly unwell or in low spirits.
🔰41. *Look or feel like death warmed up:*
♦️ To look or feel very ill and tired.
🔰42. *Frog in one’s throat:*
♦️ Difficulty in speaking because of a cough or sore throat.
🔰43. *Go under the knife:*
♦️ To have a surgery; it could also mean cosmetic surgery.
🔰44. *On one’s last legs:*
♦️To be very tired, ill or near to death.
🔰45. *As right as rain:*
♦️ To be in excellent health.
🔰46. *Blood Is Thicker Than Water:*
♦️Family relationships take precedence over others.
🔰47. *Brain Drain:*
♦️Departure of talented, well-educated individuals from a place.
🔰48. *No-Brainer:*
♦️ Something that not requires thought.
🔰49. *On the Blink:*
♦️ Not working, intermittently not working.
🔰50. *Bend over Backwards:*
♦️ You make every effort to achieve something, especially you should to be fair or helpful.
🔰51. *A Hair’s Breadth:*
♦️A very small distance or space.
🔰52. *Be a Bundle of Nerves:*
♦️Someone who is extremely nervous.
🔰53. *A storm of protest;*
♦️means that a situation in which people suddenly protest about or criticize something, showing very strong feelings.
🔰54. *To be under a cloud (of suspicion);*
♦️means that to be suspected of doing something illegal or wrong.
🔰55. *A sunny smile;*
♦️ means that a happy and friendly smile.
🔰56. *
*Money talks:*
♦️In a case, it means a statement stating that the money has more money.
♦️In a case, it means a statement stating that the money has more money.
*Verb:- Break down*
*Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components features.*
. Analyze a specimen.
. Analyze a sentence.
. Analyze a chemical compound.
*. Make ineffective;*
Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination.
*Love control of one's emotions.*
When she heard that she had not passed the exams, she lost it completely.
When her baby died, she snapped.
*Noun:- Break down*
*The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue;*
. The social dislocations resulting from government policies.
. His warning came after the breakdown of talks in London.
*A Mental or physical break down*
*A Cessation of normal operation;*
There was a power breakdown.
*An analysis into mutually exclusive categories;*
*Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components features.*
. Analyze a specimen.
. Analyze a sentence.
. Analyze a chemical compound.
*. Make ineffective;*
Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination.
*Love control of one's emotions.*
When she heard that she had not passed the exams, she lost it completely.
When her baby died, she snapped.
*Noun:- Break down*
*The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue;*
. The social dislocations resulting from government policies.
. His warning came after the breakdown of talks in London.
*A Mental or physical break down*
*A Cessation of normal operation;*
There was a power breakdown.
*An analysis into mutually exclusive categories;*
*English Idioms*
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A blessing in disguise
Meaning: A good thing that initially seemed bad
A dime a dozen
Meaning: Something that is very common, not unique
Adding insult to injury
Meaning: To make a bad situation even worse
Beat around the bush
Meaning: Avoid sharing your true viewpoint or feelings because it is uncomfortable
Beating a dead horse
Meaning: Giving time or energy to something that is ended or over
Bite the bullet
Meaning: To get an unfavorable situation or chore over with now because it will need to get finished eventually
Best of both worlds
Meaning: The choice or solution has all of the advantages of two contrasting things at the same time
Biting off more than you can chew
Meaning: Not having the capacity to take on a new assignment or task that is just too taxing
By the skin of your teeth
Meaning: Just barely making it
Don’t judge a book by its cover
Meaning: Not judging something by its initial appearance
Doing something at the drop of a hat
Meaning: Doing something at the moment of being asked
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Meaning: Not to count on something happening until after it’s already happened
Caught between a rock and a hard place
Meaning: Making a choice between two unpleasant choices
Costs an arm and a leg
Meaning: Something that is overpriced or very expensive
Cutting corners
Meaning: Not performing a task or duty correctly in order to save time or money
Devil’s advocate
Meaning: To take the side of the counter-argument, or offer an alternative point of view
Feeling under the weather
Meaning: Not feeling well, or feeling sick
Fit as a fiddle
Meaning: Being in good health
Getting a taste of your own medicine
Meaning: Being treated the way that you have been treating others
Getting a second wind
Meaning: Having energy again after being tired
Giving the benefit of the doubt
Meaning: Believing someone’s story without proof even though it may seem unbelievable
Giving someone the cold shoulder
Meaning: Ignoring someone
Going on a wild goose chase
Meaning: Doing something that is pointless
Heard it on the grapevine
Meaning: Hearing rumors about someone or something
🎭💭🎭💭🎭💭
🎭💭🎭💭🎭💭
A blessing in disguise
Meaning: A good thing that initially seemed bad
A dime a dozen
Meaning: Something that is very common, not unique
Adding insult to injury
Meaning: To make a bad situation even worse
Beat around the bush
Meaning: Avoid sharing your true viewpoint or feelings because it is uncomfortable
Beating a dead horse
Meaning: Giving time or energy to something that is ended or over
Bite the bullet
Meaning: To get an unfavorable situation or chore over with now because it will need to get finished eventually
Best of both worlds
Meaning: The choice or solution has all of the advantages of two contrasting things at the same time
Biting off more than you can chew
Meaning: Not having the capacity to take on a new assignment or task that is just too taxing
By the skin of your teeth
Meaning: Just barely making it
Don’t judge a book by its cover
Meaning: Not judging something by its initial appearance
Doing something at the drop of a hat
Meaning: Doing something at the moment of being asked
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Meaning: Not to count on something happening until after it’s already happened
Caught between a rock and a hard place
Meaning: Making a choice between two unpleasant choices
Costs an arm and a leg
Meaning: Something that is overpriced or very expensive
Cutting corners
Meaning: Not performing a task or duty correctly in order to save time or money
Devil’s advocate
Meaning: To take the side of the counter-argument, or offer an alternative point of view
Feeling under the weather
Meaning: Not feeling well, or feeling sick
Fit as a fiddle
Meaning: Being in good health
Getting a taste of your own medicine
Meaning: Being treated the way that you have been treating others
Getting a second wind
Meaning: Having energy again after being tired
Giving the benefit of the doubt
Meaning: Believing someone’s story without proof even though it may seem unbelievable
Giving someone the cold shoulder
Meaning: Ignoring someone
Going on a wild goose chase
Meaning: Doing something that is pointless
Heard it on the grapevine
Meaning: Hearing rumors about someone or something
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📒embark on
📖Meaning
to begin something, usually something that will be challenging and time-consuming
🤓For example ⤵️
💬embark on sth After quitting her job as a teacher, Sam embarked on a new career as a clothes designer.
💬embark on sth We're embarking on a campaign to encourage our young people to eat healthy food.
❕Nouns often used as objects with embark on: career, campaign, venture, program, policy, project, course
✏️Note
A slightly more formal variation is "embark upon", which can be used to mean the same thing, and can be used in the same way.
📖Meaning
to begin something, usually something that will be challenging and time-consuming
🤓For example ⤵️
💬embark on sth After quitting her job as a teacher, Sam embarked on a new career as a clothes designer.
💬embark on sth We're embarking on a campaign to encourage our young people to eat healthy food.
❕Nouns often used as objects with embark on: career, campaign, venture, program, policy, project, course
✏️Note
A slightly more formal variation is "embark upon", which can be used to mean the same thing, and can be used in the same way.
📚no holds barred
✍🏾Meaning
If something is done with no holds barred, it's done without restriction, rules or restraint.
❗️For example
🔸The final game was played with no holds barred. It was very rough football and the referee had a hard time keeping control of things.
🔸The election campaign turned into a no-holds-barred battle with each candidate trying to find information with which to damage their opponent's reputation.
✏️Note
If this idiom is used before a noun, hyphens should be added, as in "a no-holds-barred contest".
▫️Origin
From the sport of wrestling, in which certain dangerous holds are not usually allowed. But if wrestlers are in a no-holds-barred contest, there are no restrictions and they can use whatever holds they like.
✍🏾Meaning
If something is done with no holds barred, it's done without restriction, rules or restraint.
❗️For example
🔸The final game was played with no holds barred. It was very rough football and the referee had a hard time keeping control of things.
🔸The election campaign turned into a no-holds-barred battle with each candidate trying to find information with which to damage their opponent's reputation.
✏️Note
If this idiom is used before a noun, hyphens should be added, as in "a no-holds-barred contest".
▫️Origin
From the sport of wrestling, in which certain dangerous holds are not usually allowed. But if wrestlers are in a no-holds-barred contest, there are no restrictions and they can use whatever holds they like.
*Idioms*
🔘to make a rod for your own back.
Definition ☑️to do something that causes problems for yourself
Examples
💥If she marries that loser she's just making a rod for her own back.
💥If you invite people to comment on your proposals you will just be making a rod for your own back.
🔘to take a back seat.
Definition ☑️to allow others to take control or make decisions
Examples 💥 I'm quite happy to take a back seat and let her make all the decisions.
💥 The doctor recommended that I take a back seat until I have fully recovered from my illness
🔴Explanation If you sit in the back seat of a car, you allow someone else to drive it.
⭕️mend your ways⭕️
☑️Meaning: If you mend your ways, you improve your behaviour and stop doing things that cause trouble.
For example:
✳️Terry had better mend his ways or Rosie will leave him forever.
✳️It took him a long time to mend his ways, but these days Jack is a good father and husband.
🎯miss the point🎯
☑️Meaning: If you miss the point of something you hear or read, you don't understand what it really means.
For example:
💥I think you missed the point, so let me explain what I meant.
💥If she thinks it's losing the money that bothers me then she's missing the point. It's being treated like a fool that bothers me.
📒decide against
📖Meaning
to decide not to do something you were thinking of doing, or not to choose something or someone you were thinking of choosing
🤓For example ⤵️
💬decide against sth/sb We were thinking of opening an office in London, but we've decided against it because of the high cost of renting office space there.
💬decide against doing sth I'm glad to hear that you've decided against quitting your job.
💠knackered 🇬🇧🇦🇺
✍🏾Meaning
severely damaged
❕For example
🔺My car is knackered. I was driving home last night when it coughed and spluttered and started smoking, and then it groaned and died.
🔺My printer was fine yesterday, but when I turned it on this morning, nothing happened. I think it's knackered.
▫️Variety
This is typically used in British and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
📔Don't cross your bridges before you come to them
🤔Possible meaning
Don't worry about problems before they arrive.
💠funky
✍🏾Meaning
having strong dance rhythms
❕For example
🔺Madonna's new single has some really funky beats.
🔺We went to a club last night and the DJ played some of the funkiest tracks we've heard in a while.
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🔘to make a rod for your own back.
Definition ☑️to do something that causes problems for yourself
Examples
💥If she marries that loser she's just making a rod for her own back.
💥If you invite people to comment on your proposals you will just be making a rod for your own back.
🔘to take a back seat.
Definition ☑️to allow others to take control or make decisions
Examples 💥 I'm quite happy to take a back seat and let her make all the decisions.
💥 The doctor recommended that I take a back seat until I have fully recovered from my illness
🔴Explanation If you sit in the back seat of a car, you allow someone else to drive it.
⭕️mend your ways⭕️
☑️Meaning: If you mend your ways, you improve your behaviour and stop doing things that cause trouble.
For example:
✳️Terry had better mend his ways or Rosie will leave him forever.
✳️It took him a long time to mend his ways, but these days Jack is a good father and husband.
🎯miss the point🎯
☑️Meaning: If you miss the point of something you hear or read, you don't understand what it really means.
For example:
💥I think you missed the point, so let me explain what I meant.
💥If she thinks it's losing the money that bothers me then she's missing the point. It's being treated like a fool that bothers me.
📒decide against
📖Meaning
to decide not to do something you were thinking of doing, or not to choose something or someone you were thinking of choosing
🤓For example ⤵️
💬decide against sth/sb We were thinking of opening an office in London, but we've decided against it because of the high cost of renting office space there.
💬decide against doing sth I'm glad to hear that you've decided against quitting your job.
💠knackered 🇬🇧🇦🇺
✍🏾Meaning
severely damaged
❕For example
🔺My car is knackered. I was driving home last night when it coughed and spluttered and started smoking, and then it groaned and died.
🔺My printer was fine yesterday, but when I turned it on this morning, nothing happened. I think it's knackered.
▫️Variety
This is typically used in British and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
📔Don't cross your bridges before you come to them
🤔Possible meaning
Don't worry about problems before they arrive.
💠funky
✍🏾Meaning
having strong dance rhythms
❕For example
🔺Madonna's new single has some really funky beats.
🔺We went to a club last night and the DJ played some of the funkiest tracks we've heard in a while.
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*Informal Abbreviations in Social Media*
*coz* = because
*Gr8* =great
*f9* = fine
*LOL* = laughing out loud/ lots of luck
*U R* =;you are
*U'R* = your
*C U* = see you
*l8r* = later
*l8* = late
*W8* = wait
*W8r* = waiter
*X u* = kiss u
*GM* = good morning
*GE* = good evenig
*2 u 2* = to u too
*WC* = welcome
*IMO* = in my opinion
*IDK* = I don't know
*ILU* = I love you
*IOU* = I owe you
*HBU* = How about u
*ASAP* = as soon as possible
*2day* = today
*2Moro* = tomorrow
*2Nite* = tonight
*ATB* = all the best
*WYATB* = wish you all the best
*B4* = before
*B4N* = before now
*BBL* = Be back later
*F2F* = face to face
*FYI* = for your information
*KIT* =:keep in touch
*HAND* = have a nice day
*MSG* = massage
*No1* = no one
*SOM1* = someone
*PLS* = please
*PCM* = please call me
*SPK* = speak
*WAN2* = want to
*XLNT* = excellent
*coz* = because
*Gr8* =great
*f9* = fine
*LOL* = laughing out loud/ lots of luck
*U R* =;you are
*U'R* = your
*C U* = see you
*l8r* = later
*l8* = late
*W8* = wait
*W8r* = waiter
*X u* = kiss u
*GM* = good morning
*GE* = good evenig
*2 u 2* = to u too
*WC* = welcome
*IMO* = in my opinion
*IDK* = I don't know
*ILU* = I love you
*IOU* = I owe you
*HBU* = How about u
*ASAP* = as soon as possible
*2day* = today
*2Moro* = tomorrow
*2Nite* = tonight
*ATB* = all the best
*WYATB* = wish you all the best
*B4* = before
*B4N* = before now
*BBL* = Be back later
*F2F* = face to face
*FYI* = for your information
*KIT* =:keep in touch
*HAND* = have a nice day
*MSG* = massage
*No1* = no one
*SOM1* = someone
*PLS* = please
*PCM* = please call me
*SPK* = speak
*WAN2* = want to
*XLNT* = excellent
*Zero Conditional*
We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present simple verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main clause'):
*If + present simple, .... present simple.*
This conditional is used when the result will always happen. The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the meaning.
*For example:*
*If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.*
(It is always true, there can't be a different result sometimes).
*If I eat peanuts, I am sick.*
(This is true only for me, maybe, not for everyone, but it's still true that I'm sick every time I eat peanuts).
*Examples:*
*If people eat too much, they get fat.*
*If you touch a fire, you get burned.*
*People die if they don't eat.*
*You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen.*
*Snakes bite if they are scared.*
*If babies are hungry, they cry*
When we talk about things that are generally or always true, we can use:
If/When/Unless plus a present form PLUS present simple or imperative
*If he gets there before me, ask him to wait.*
*When you fly budget airline, you have to pay for your drinks and snacks.*
*Unless you need more space, a small car is big enough for one person*
Note that we are not talking about a specific event but something which is generally true.
In the condition clause, we can use a variety of present forms. In the result clause, there can only be the present simple or imperative.
*Examples*
*If you visit London, go on the London Eye.*
*If unemployment is rising, people tend to stay in their present jobs.*
*If you've done that, go and have a coffee.*
*When you go on holiday, take plenty of sun cream. It'll be very hot.*
*When I'm concentrating, please don't make so much noise.*
*When I've finished an article, I always ask Kate to read it through.*
Notice that 'unless' means the same as 'if not'.
*Examples*
*Unless he asks you politely, refuse to do any more work on the project*
*Unless prices are rising, it's not a good investment*
*Unless you've been there yourself, you don't really understand how fantastic it is.*
We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present simple verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main clause'):
*If + present simple, .... present simple.*
This conditional is used when the result will always happen. The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the meaning.
*For example:*
*If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.*
(It is always true, there can't be a different result sometimes).
*If I eat peanuts, I am sick.*
(This is true only for me, maybe, not for everyone, but it's still true that I'm sick every time I eat peanuts).
*Examples:*
*If people eat too much, they get fat.*
*If you touch a fire, you get burned.*
*People die if they don't eat.*
*You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen.*
*Snakes bite if they are scared.*
*If babies are hungry, they cry*
When we talk about things that are generally or always true, we can use:
If/When/Unless plus a present form PLUS present simple or imperative
*If he gets there before me, ask him to wait.*
*When you fly budget airline, you have to pay for your drinks and snacks.*
*Unless you need more space, a small car is big enough for one person*
Note that we are not talking about a specific event but something which is generally true.
In the condition clause, we can use a variety of present forms. In the result clause, there can only be the present simple or imperative.
*Examples*
*If you visit London, go on the London Eye.*
*If unemployment is rising, people tend to stay in their present jobs.*
*If you've done that, go and have a coffee.*
*When you go on holiday, take plenty of sun cream. It'll be very hot.*
*When I'm concentrating, please don't make so much noise.*
*When I've finished an article, I always ask Kate to read it through.*
Notice that 'unless' means the same as 'if not'.
*Examples*
*Unless he asks you politely, refuse to do any more work on the project*
*Unless prices are rising, it's not a good investment*
*Unless you've been there yourself, you don't really understand how fantastic it is.*
General Thoughts|English Quotes:
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Enhance (verb | in-HANSS)
Definition:
: heighten, increase; especially : to increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness
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#word_of_the_day
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A nanometer is about the width of a strand of DNA; if you design, build, or use functional systems smaller than 100 of these, you’re a nanotechnologist.
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#knowledge
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"Be strong when you are weak, brave when you are scared, and humble when you are victorious."
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#tips
⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉༄༄༄⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉
Monkeys just pretend to be less intelligent than humans so they can avoid paying taxes and going on a job search.
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#thoughts
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"The beginning is the most important part of any work."✨ (Plato)
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#quotes
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The fruit isn't always vegan. Many stores spray their fruit with shellac wax to preserve it, & shellac is derived from insects, making it non-vegan.
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#knowledge
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During WWII, German prisoners of war in Canada were treated so well; many of them didn't want to leave the country after being released.
Thousands of them stayed or came back to Canada with one stating their prison was "the best thing that happened to me."
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#history
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Enhance (verb | in-HANSS)
Definition:
: heighten, increase; especially : to increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness
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#word_of_the_day
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A nanometer is about the width of a strand of DNA; if you design, build, or use functional systems smaller than 100 of these, you’re a nanotechnologist.
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#knowledge
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"Be strong when you are weak, brave when you are scared, and humble when you are victorious."
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#tips
⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉༄༄༄⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉⑉
Monkeys just pretend to be less intelligent than humans so they can avoid paying taxes and going on a job search.
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#thoughts
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"The beginning is the most important part of any work."✨ (Plato)
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#quotes
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The fruit isn't always vegan. Many stores spray their fruit with shellac wax to preserve it, & shellac is derived from insects, making it non-vegan.
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#knowledge
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During WWII, German prisoners of war in Canada were treated so well; many of them didn't want to leave the country after being released.
Thousands of them stayed or came back to Canada with one stating their prison was "the best thing that happened to me."
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#history
_*Daily English vocabulary*_ Words differences
1. Accept v/s Except
Accept means to receive
Except means not including
2. A Lot v/c Alot
A lot means to a large extent
Alot is not an English word
3. All ready v/s Already
All ready means prepared
Already means by this time
4. Apart/ A part
Apart is to be separated
A part if to be joined with
5. Its v/s It's
Its the possessive form of it
It's is a contraction for It is.
6. Lie v/s Lay
Lie means to not say a truth
Lay is to put something in place
7. Your v/s You're
Your is a possessive adjective. it shows possession
You're stands for You are.
8.Precede v/c Proceed
Precede means to come before
Proceed is to move forward
9. Quote v/s Quotation
Quote means to cite
Quotation is the act of citing
10. Than v/s Then
Than is used with comparisions
Then means at that time, or next
11. Advise v/s Advice
Advise is a verb and means to recommend something
Advice is a noun and means recommendations about what to do
12. Allusion v/s Illusion
Allusion is an indirect reference
Illusion is a false perception of reality
13. Altogether/ Alltogether
Altogether means entirely
All together is applied to people or things treated as a group or gathered with everything in one place
14. Assent v/s Ascent
Assent means to express approval or agreement
Ascent refers to an upward movement
15. Capital v/s Capitol
Capital is the city or town that is the seat of government
Capitol is the building in which the legislative assembly meets.
16. Counsel v/s Council
Council is the meeting for discussion or advice
Counsel means to give advice
17. Lead v/s Led
Lead means to guide someone towards something
Led is the past tense of lead.
1. Accept v/s Except
Accept means to receive
Except means not including
2. A Lot v/c Alot
A lot means to a large extent
Alot is not an English word
3. All ready v/s Already
All ready means prepared
Already means by this time
4. Apart/ A part
Apart is to be separated
A part if to be joined with
5. Its v/s It's
Its the possessive form of it
It's is a contraction for It is.
6. Lie v/s Lay
Lie means to not say a truth
Lay is to put something in place
7. Your v/s You're
Your is a possessive adjective. it shows possession
You're stands for You are.
8.Precede v/c Proceed
Precede means to come before
Proceed is to move forward
9. Quote v/s Quotation
Quote means to cite
Quotation is the act of citing
10. Than v/s Then
Than is used with comparisions
Then means at that time, or next
11. Advise v/s Advice
Advise is a verb and means to recommend something
Advice is a noun and means recommendations about what to do
12. Allusion v/s Illusion
Allusion is an indirect reference
Illusion is a false perception of reality
13. Altogether/ Alltogether
Altogether means entirely
All together is applied to people or things treated as a group or gathered with everything in one place
14. Assent v/s Ascent
Assent means to express approval or agreement
Ascent refers to an upward movement
15. Capital v/s Capitol
Capital is the city or town that is the seat of government
Capitol is the building in which the legislative assembly meets.
16. Counsel v/s Council
Council is the meeting for discussion or advice
Counsel means to give advice
17. Lead v/s Led
Lead means to guide someone towards something
Led is the past tense of lead.