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*IELTS /TOEFL Vocabulary:*
*Agog* (adjective) = full of interest or excitement because of something
• The news has chemists agog.
• Her supporters were agog at the idea.
• The town is agog over the plan.
• We were all agog with curiosity.
*Technique* (noun) = a way of doing something by using special knowledge or skill
▪️marketing techniques
▪️We learned some techniques for relieving stress.
▪️I used a special technique to make the bread.
▪️The artist combines different techniques in the same painting.
▪️Teachers learn various techniques for dealing with problem students.
*Ratify* (verb) = to make (a treaty, agreement, etc.) official by signing it or voting for it
• A number of countries have refused to ratify the treaty.
• The treaty was ratified by all the member states.
*Conscientious* (adjective) = very careful about doing what you are supposed to do : concerned with doing something correctly
▪️She has always been a very conscientious worker.
▪️He was conscientious about following the doctor's orders.
▪️a conscientious student
*Perilous* (adjective) = very dangerous
• a perilous adventure/journey
• a perilous journey across the mountains
• The climb was perilous.
*Inordinate* (adjective) = going beyond what is usual, normal, or proper
▪️I waited an inordinate amount of time.
▪️They have had an inordinate number of problems with the schedule.
▪️They spent an inordinate amount of time and money on the production.
▪️The strike has led to inordinate delays.
*Pester* (verb) = to annoy or bother (someone) in a repeated way
• His mother's always pestering him (with questions) about his love life.
• Leave me alone! Stop pestering me!
*Sophomore* (noun) = a student in the second year of high school or college
▪️She's a sophomore in high school.
*Namely* (adverb) = used to introduce more exact and detailed information about something that you have just mentioned
• We need to concentrate on our target audience, namely women aged between 20 and 30.
• She learned an important lesson from failing that exam, namely that nothing is ever certain.
• The disease can be prevented, namely by exercising, eating right, and not smoking.
*Reel* (verb) = to be very shocked, confused, and upset
▪️Still reeling from the death of her husband, she was now dealing with having to find a new job.
▪️I couldn't believe what I was hearing. My head reeled.
▪️I was still reeling from the shock.
*Query* (noun) = a question or a request for information about something
• Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries.
• If you have a query about your insurance policy, contact our customer service department.
• I have a query about my order.
• The librarian responded to my query.
*Embellish* (verb) =
1. to make something more beautiful by adding decorations to it; 2. to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true
▪️a book embellished with colorful illustrations
▪️He embellished the story with lots of dramatic detail.
▪️He embellished his speech with a few quotations.
▪️I didn't lie, I just embellished the story a little bit.
*Imperative* (adjective) = very important
• an imperative duty
• It is imperative that the public be informed about these dangers.
• It is imperative to inform the public about these dangers.
• It is absolutely imperative that we finish by next week.
• It is imperative to continue the treatment for at least two months.
*Accuracy* (noun) = the state of being exact or correct; the ability to do something skilfully ("skillfully" in US English) without making mistakes
▪️They questioned the accuracy of the information in the file.
▪️Candidates are judged on technical accuracy as well as artistic expression.
▪️Each experiment is performed twice to ensure accuracy.
▪️The police questioned the accuracy of his statement.
▪️He could not say with any accuracy what he had seen.
*Conceited* (adjective) = having too much pride in yourself and what you do
• a brilliant but conceited musician
• It's very conceited of you to assume that your work is always the b
*IELTS /TOEFL Vocabulary:*
*Agog* (adjective) = full of interest or excitement because of something
• The news has chemists agog.
• Her supporters were agog at the idea.
• The town is agog over the plan.
• We were all agog with curiosity.
*Technique* (noun) = a way of doing something by using special knowledge or skill
▪️marketing techniques
▪️We learned some techniques for relieving stress.
▪️I used a special technique to make the bread.
▪️The artist combines different techniques in the same painting.
▪️Teachers learn various techniques for dealing with problem students.
*Ratify* (verb) = to make (a treaty, agreement, etc.) official by signing it or voting for it
• A number of countries have refused to ratify the treaty.
• The treaty was ratified by all the member states.
*Conscientious* (adjective) = very careful about doing what you are supposed to do : concerned with doing something correctly
▪️She has always been a very conscientious worker.
▪️He was conscientious about following the doctor's orders.
▪️a conscientious student
*Perilous* (adjective) = very dangerous
• a perilous adventure/journey
• a perilous journey across the mountains
• The climb was perilous.
*Inordinate* (adjective) = going beyond what is usual, normal, or proper
▪️I waited an inordinate amount of time.
▪️They have had an inordinate number of problems with the schedule.
▪️They spent an inordinate amount of time and money on the production.
▪️The strike has led to inordinate delays.
*Pester* (verb) = to annoy or bother (someone) in a repeated way
• His mother's always pestering him (with questions) about his love life.
• Leave me alone! Stop pestering me!
*Sophomore* (noun) = a student in the second year of high school or college
▪️She's a sophomore in high school.
*Namely* (adverb) = used to introduce more exact and detailed information about something that you have just mentioned
• We need to concentrate on our target audience, namely women aged between 20 and 30.
• She learned an important lesson from failing that exam, namely that nothing is ever certain.
• The disease can be prevented, namely by exercising, eating right, and not smoking.
*Reel* (verb) = to be very shocked, confused, and upset
▪️Still reeling from the death of her husband, she was now dealing with having to find a new job.
▪️I couldn't believe what I was hearing. My head reeled.
▪️I was still reeling from the shock.
*Query* (noun) = a question or a request for information about something
• Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries.
• If you have a query about your insurance policy, contact our customer service department.
• I have a query about my order.
• The librarian responded to my query.
*Embellish* (verb) =
1. to make something more beautiful by adding decorations to it; 2. to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true
▪️a book embellished with colorful illustrations
▪️He embellished the story with lots of dramatic detail.
▪️He embellished his speech with a few quotations.
▪️I didn't lie, I just embellished the story a little bit.
*Imperative* (adjective) = very important
• an imperative duty
• It is imperative that the public be informed about these dangers.
• It is imperative to inform the public about these dangers.
• It is absolutely imperative that we finish by next week.
• It is imperative to continue the treatment for at least two months.
*Accuracy* (noun) = the state of being exact or correct; the ability to do something skilfully ("skillfully" in US English) without making mistakes
▪️They questioned the accuracy of the information in the file.
▪️Candidates are judged on technical accuracy as well as artistic expression.
▪️Each experiment is performed twice to ensure accuracy.
▪️The police questioned the accuracy of his statement.
▪️He could not say with any accuracy what he had seen.
*Conceited* (adjective) = having too much pride in yourself and what you do
• a brilliant but conceited musician
• It's very conceited of you to assume that your work is always the b
est.
*Eminent* (adjective) = successful, well-known and respected
▪️an eminent physician
▪️an eminent architect
▪️an eminent historian
*Shirk* (verb) = to avoid work, duties, or responsibilities, especially if they are difficult or unpleasant
• If you shirk your responsibilities/duties now, the situation will be much harder to deal with next month.
• I will not shirk from my obligations.
• He's too conscientious to shirk his duty/responsibility.
• They did their duty without shirking or complaining.
*Plight* (noun) = a difficult and sad situation
▪️the plight of the homeless
▪️The African elephant is in a desperate plight.
▪️The recent cut in funding will only contribute to the hospital's financial plight.
*Espouse* (verb) = to express support for (a cause, belief, etc.)
• Vegetarianism is one cause she does not espouse.
• The new theory has been espoused by many leading physicists.
• They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education.
*Stalemate* (noun) = a contest, dispute, competition, etc., in which neither side can gain an advantage or win
▪️ The budget debate ended in a stalemate.
▪️ The new agreement could break the stalemate.
▪️ The talks ended in a stalemate.
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*Eminent* (adjective) = successful, well-known and respected
▪️an eminent physician
▪️an eminent architect
▪️an eminent historian
*Shirk* (verb) = to avoid work, duties, or responsibilities, especially if they are difficult or unpleasant
• If you shirk your responsibilities/duties now, the situation will be much harder to deal with next month.
• I will not shirk from my obligations.
• He's too conscientious to shirk his duty/responsibility.
• They did their duty without shirking or complaining.
*Plight* (noun) = a difficult and sad situation
▪️the plight of the homeless
▪️The African elephant is in a desperate plight.
▪️The recent cut in funding will only contribute to the hospital's financial plight.
*Espouse* (verb) = to express support for (a cause, belief, etc.)
• Vegetarianism is one cause she does not espouse.
• The new theory has been espoused by many leading physicists.
• They espoused the notion of equal opportunity for all in education.
*Stalemate* (noun) = a contest, dispute, competition, etc., in which neither side can gain an advantage or win
▪️ The budget debate ended in a stalemate.
▪️ The new agreement could break the stalemate.
▪️ The talks ended in a stalemate.
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💢 Nerves Of Steel
🎨 Meaning:-
🍃 If you have nerves of steel, you are very brave and not many things make you scared or nervous.
🎨 Usage:-
🍃 Those people who sing the national anthem before one of those big sporting events must have nerves of steel.
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🎨 Meaning:-
🍃 If you have nerves of steel, you are very brave and not many things make you scared or nervous.
🎨 Usage:-
🍃 Those people who sing the national anthem before one of those big sporting events must have nerves of steel.
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🏠 *Just, yet , still , ever and already*
*Grammar explanation*
We often use just, yet, still and already with the present perfect because they are related to the present moment.
🎳 *just*
Just used with the present perfect means 'a short time before'.
1. I've *just* seen Susan coming out of the cinema.
2. Mike's *just* called. Can you ring him back, please?
3. Have you *just* taken my pen?!
Just comes between the auxiliary verb *(have/has)* and the past participle.
🎳 *yet*
Yet used with the present perfect means 'at any time up to now'. We use it to emphasise that we expect something to happen soon. Yet (in this context) is only used in negative sentences and questions.
1. Have you finished your homework *yet?*
2. I haven't finished it *yet.* I'll do it after dinner.
3. A. Where's Sam?
B: He hasn't arrived *yet.*
*Yet* comes at the end of the sentence or question.
🎳 *still*
Still used with the present perfect means that something hasn't happened. We use it to emphasise that we expected the thing to happen earlier. Still (in this context) is only used in negative sentences.
1. I've been waiting for an hour and the bus *still* hasn't come.
2. They promised me that report yesterday but they *still* haven't finished it.
3. She *still* hasn't replied to my email. Maybe she's on holiday.
Still comes between the subject *(the bus, they, etc.)* and auxiliary verb *(haven't/hasn't).*
🎳 *already*
Already used with the present perfect means 'before now'. We use it to emphasise that something happened before something else or earlier than expected.
1. I've *already* spent my salary and it's two weeks before payday.
2 . He wanted to see Sudden Risk but I've *already* seen it.
3. The train's left *already!*
Already can come between the auxiliary and the main verb or at the end of the clause.
🎳 *Ever( advarb) at any time ; all the time*
We use *"ever"* in interrogative sentences:
a. Have you *ever* been to the United States?
b. Have you *ever* traveled by train?
c. Have you *ever* failed a class?
*Used with adjectives*
1. The army is *ever* ready."
_(ready)_
2. "I swear my mom is *ever* present."
_(present)_
3. "We are visiting the *ever* popular Rome."
_(popular)_
*Used with verbs:*
1. "I don't know if I can *ever* forgive him."
_(forgive, forget)_
2. "How will I *ever* learn this?"
_(learn, memorize, remember)_
3. "I don't think this plan will ever succeed."
_(succeed, work)_
4. "That worked better than I *ever* imagined."
_(imagined, pictured, planned)_
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*Grammar explanation*
We often use just, yet, still and already with the present perfect because they are related to the present moment.
🎳 *just*
Just used with the present perfect means 'a short time before'.
1. I've *just* seen Susan coming out of the cinema.
2. Mike's *just* called. Can you ring him back, please?
3. Have you *just* taken my pen?!
Just comes between the auxiliary verb *(have/has)* and the past participle.
🎳 *yet*
Yet used with the present perfect means 'at any time up to now'. We use it to emphasise that we expect something to happen soon. Yet (in this context) is only used in negative sentences and questions.
1. Have you finished your homework *yet?*
2. I haven't finished it *yet.* I'll do it after dinner.
3. A. Where's Sam?
B: He hasn't arrived *yet.*
*Yet* comes at the end of the sentence or question.
🎳 *still*
Still used with the present perfect means that something hasn't happened. We use it to emphasise that we expected the thing to happen earlier. Still (in this context) is only used in negative sentences.
1. I've been waiting for an hour and the bus *still* hasn't come.
2. They promised me that report yesterday but they *still* haven't finished it.
3. She *still* hasn't replied to my email. Maybe she's on holiday.
Still comes between the subject *(the bus, they, etc.)* and auxiliary verb *(haven't/hasn't).*
🎳 *already*
Already used with the present perfect means 'before now'. We use it to emphasise that something happened before something else or earlier than expected.
1. I've *already* spent my salary and it's two weeks before payday.
2 . He wanted to see Sudden Risk but I've *already* seen it.
3. The train's left *already!*
Already can come between the auxiliary and the main verb or at the end of the clause.
🎳 *Ever( advarb) at any time ; all the time*
We use *"ever"* in interrogative sentences:
a. Have you *ever* been to the United States?
b. Have you *ever* traveled by train?
c. Have you *ever* failed a class?
*Used with adjectives*
1. The army is *ever* ready."
_(ready)_
2. "I swear my mom is *ever* present."
_(present)_
3. "We are visiting the *ever* popular Rome."
_(popular)_
*Used with verbs:*
1. "I don't know if I can *ever* forgive him."
_(forgive, forget)_
2. "How will I *ever* learn this?"
_(learn, memorize, remember)_
3. "I don't think this plan will ever succeed."
_(succeed, work)_
4. "That worked better than I *ever* imagined."
_(imagined, pictured, planned)_
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🌹Story of the day🌹
The Treasure
"A prince learned magic, with great effort, so that he could dig and find a treasure.
One day, with his magic, the prince found a treasure on the bank of the river Gianquadara, in Italy. He decided to dig the treasure out. For that the prince needed to make ten billion ants cross the river one by one, on a small boat made of half a shell of a nut.
The prince quickly found a nutshell. He also found an anthill with millions of ants inside it. The prince put one ant on the shell and made it across the river. Then he put the second, then the third and then the fourth.
What happened next? We can only know that when all the ants have finished crossing the river!
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#Club of English
The Treasure
"A prince learned magic, with great effort, so that he could dig and find a treasure.
One day, with his magic, the prince found a treasure on the bank of the river Gianquadara, in Italy. He decided to dig the treasure out. For that the prince needed to make ten billion ants cross the river one by one, on a small boat made of half a shell of a nut.
The prince quickly found a nutshell. He also found an anthill with millions of ants inside it. The prince put one ant on the shell and made it across the river. Then he put the second, then the third and then the fourth.
What happened next? We can only know that when all the ants have finished crossing the river!
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#Club of English
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💡“English idioms”💡
1️⃣A little bird told me: something that you say in order to let someone know that you are not going to tell them who gave you the information being discussed. (Like in Spanish)
2️⃣A pain in the neck: someone or something that is very annoying.
3️⃣A piece of cake: something very easy.
4️⃣To lay off: to stop using or doing something.
5️⃣Pigs can fly: there is no chance of that ever happening.
6️⃣Dead tired: Totally exhausted or fatigued.
7️⃣Call it a day: to quit work and go home; to say that a day's work has been completed.
8️⃣In charge of: Having control over or responsibility for.
9️⃣In the way: to be close to doing something.
🔟Be my guest: Help yourself.; After you. (A polite way of indicating that someone else should go first, help himself or herself to something, or take the last one of something.)
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💡“English idioms”💡
1️⃣A little bird told me: something that you say in order to let someone know that you are not going to tell them who gave you the information being discussed. (Like in Spanish)
2️⃣A pain in the neck: someone or something that is very annoying.
3️⃣A piece of cake: something very easy.
4️⃣To lay off: to stop using or doing something.
5️⃣Pigs can fly: there is no chance of that ever happening.
6️⃣Dead tired: Totally exhausted or fatigued.
7️⃣Call it a day: to quit work and go home; to say that a day's work has been completed.
8️⃣In charge of: Having control over or responsibility for.
9️⃣In the way: to be close to doing something.
🔟Be my guest: Help yourself.; After you. (A polite way of indicating that someone else should go first, help himself or herself to something, or take the last one of something.)
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♈ Vocabulary class
▶️ Today's words are:
💥💥 livid /ˈlɪvɪd/ adjective
Ⓜ️ 1. extremely angry:
✳️ The rude letter from his mother-in-law made him livid.
Ⓜ️ 2. (esp. of marks on the skin) of a purple or dark blue color, usually caused by an injury:
✳️ There was a livid bruise on her upper arm where she had fallen.
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💥💥 callous /ˈkæləs/ adjective
Ⓜ️ unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people:
✳️ It might sound callous, but I don't care if he's homeless. He's not living with me!
✨ callously adverb
✨ callousness noun [ U ]
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💥💥 hubris /ˈhjuːbrɪs/ noun [ U ]
Ⓜ️ a way of talking or behaving that is too proud:
✳️ He was punished for his hubris.
✨ hubristic adjective
▶️ Today's words are:
💥💥 livid /ˈlɪvɪd/ adjective
Ⓜ️ 1. extremely angry:
✳️ The rude letter from his mother-in-law made him livid.
Ⓜ️ 2. (esp. of marks on the skin) of a purple or dark blue color, usually caused by an injury:
✳️ There was a livid bruise on her upper arm where she had fallen.
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💥💥 callous /ˈkæləs/ adjective
Ⓜ️ unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people:
✳️ It might sound callous, but I don't care if he's homeless. He's not living with me!
✨ callously adverb
✨ callousness noun [ U ]
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💥💥 hubris /ˈhjuːbrɪs/ noun [ U ]
Ⓜ️ a way of talking or behaving that is too proud:
✳️ He was punished for his hubris.
✨ hubristic adjective
♈ Vocabulary class
▶️ Today's words are:
💥💥commence /kəˈmens/ verb formal
Ⓜ️ to begin something:
✳️ We will commence building work in August of next year.
✳️ Shall we let the meeting commence?
💢 Synonyms: lead off, start
💥💥crafty /ˈkræf.ti/ adjective
Ⓜ️ clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way:
✳️ I have some crafty ideas for getting around the regulations.
✳️ She was a crafty old woman.
✨ craftily adverb
✨ craftiness noun U
💢 Synonyms: cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, sly, tricky, wily
💥💥dismal /ˈdɪz məl/ adjective
Ⓜ️ sad and without hope:
✳️ The clouds made the morning appear quite dismal.
✅ a dismal expression
✨ dismally adverb
💢 Synonyms: blue, dark, dingy, dreary, gloomy, grim
▶️ Today's words are:
💥💥commence /kəˈmens/ verb formal
Ⓜ️ to begin something:
✳️ We will commence building work in August of next year.
✳️ Shall we let the meeting commence?
💢 Synonyms: lead off, start
💥💥crafty /ˈkræf.ti/ adjective
Ⓜ️ clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way:
✳️ I have some crafty ideas for getting around the regulations.
✳️ She was a crafty old woman.
✨ craftily adverb
✨ craftiness noun U
💢 Synonyms: cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, sly, tricky, wily
💥💥dismal /ˈdɪz məl/ adjective
Ⓜ️ sad and without hope:
✳️ The clouds made the morning appear quite dismal.
✅ a dismal expression
✨ dismally adverb
💢 Synonyms: blue, dark, dingy, dreary, gloomy, grim
♈ Vocabulary class
▶️ Today's words are:
💥💥 amiable /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ adjective
Ⓜ️ pleasant and friendly:
✳️ He was amiable and charming, and he possessed an ability to make people feel comfortable in his presence.
✨ amiably adverb
✨ amiability noun U
💢 synonyms: friendly, amicable
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💥💥 candor /ˈkæn dər/ noun U
Ⓜ️ the quality of being honest, sincere, and kind in dealing with other people; frankness
✳️ Although I respect candor in conversation, I don't need to know every detail of a person's life.
✳️ You must treat this matter with great candor.
💢 synonyms: honesty, sincerity, openness
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💥💥 lucid /ˈluːsɪd/ adjective
Ⓜ️ clearly expressed and easy to understand, or (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly:
✳️ She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company's future.
✳️ The drugs she's taking make her drowsy and confused, but there are times when she's quite lucid.
✨ lucidity noun U
✨ lucidly adverb
💢 synonyms: intelligible, comprehensible, clear
▶️ Today's words are:
💥💥 amiable /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ adjective
Ⓜ️ pleasant and friendly:
✳️ He was amiable and charming, and he possessed an ability to make people feel comfortable in his presence.
✨ amiably adverb
✨ amiability noun U
💢 synonyms: friendly, amicable
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💥💥 candor /ˈkæn dər/ noun U
Ⓜ️ the quality of being honest, sincere, and kind in dealing with other people; frankness
✳️ Although I respect candor in conversation, I don't need to know every detail of a person's life.
✳️ You must treat this matter with great candor.
💢 synonyms: honesty, sincerity, openness
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💥💥 lucid /ˈluːsɪd/ adjective
Ⓜ️ clearly expressed and easy to understand, or (of a person) thinking or speaking clearly:
✳️ She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company's future.
✳️ The drugs she's taking make her drowsy and confused, but there are times when she's quite lucid.
✨ lucidity noun U
✨ lucidly adverb
💢 synonyms: intelligible, comprehensible, clear
🔰 Vocabulary class
🎶 How to describe sounds? (PART3)
8️⃣ squelch /skweltʃ/ verb [intransitive]
📖 to make a sucking sound by walking or moving in something soft and wet
📌 squelch through/along/up
🏷 My hair was dripping and my shoes squelched as I walked.
🏷 As we squelched along the road and into the farmyard I felt a feeling of utter exhaustion.
9️⃣ creak /kriːk/ verb [intransitive]
📖 if something such as a door, wooden floor, old bed, or stair creaks, it makes a long high noise when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc
📌 creak noun countable
🏷 The floorboards creaked as she walked across the room.
🏷 The door creaked open.
🔟 high-ˈpitched adjective
📖 a high-pitched voice or sound is very high
🏷 Then came the sound: a continuous high-pitched chattering that rose in volume and intensity.
🏷 I could hear high-pitched laughter coming from the girls' bedroom.
🎶 How to describe sounds? (PART3)
8️⃣ squelch /skweltʃ/ verb [intransitive]
📖 to make a sucking sound by walking or moving in something soft and wet
📌 squelch through/along/up
🏷 My hair was dripping and my shoes squelched as I walked.
🏷 As we squelched along the road and into the farmyard I felt a feeling of utter exhaustion.
9️⃣ creak /kriːk/ verb [intransitive]
📖 if something such as a door, wooden floor, old bed, or stair creaks, it makes a long high noise when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc
📌 creak noun countable
🏷 The floorboards creaked as she walked across the room.
🏷 The door creaked open.
🔟 high-ˈpitched adjective
📖 a high-pitched voice or sound is very high
🏷 Then came the sound: a continuous high-pitched chattering that rose in volume and intensity.
🏷 I could hear high-pitched laughter coming from the girls' bedroom.
♈ Vocabulary class
▶️ Today's words are:
💥 💥 calamity /kəˈlæmət̬i/ noun
Ⓜ️ a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering:
✳️ A series of calamities ruined them - floods, a failed harvest, and the death of a son.
✨ calamitous adjective
✨ calamitously adverb
💢 Synonyms: cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy
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💥💥 tenacious /təˈne iʃəs/ adjective
Ⓜ️ holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way:
✳️ The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist.
✳️ There has been tenacious local opposition to the new airport.
✨ tenaciously adverb
✨ tenacity noun U
💢 synonyms: firm, tight, stubborn, obstinate, dogged
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💥💥 prosperity /prɒˈspɛrɪti/ noun U
Ⓜ️ the state of being successful and having a lot of money:
✳️ A country's future prosperity depends, to an extent, upon the quality of education of its people.
✳️ In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty.
✅ economic/future prosperity
✨ prosper verb I
✨ prosperous adjective
▶️ Today's words are:
💥 💥 calamity /kəˈlæmət̬i/ noun
Ⓜ️ a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering:
✳️ A series of calamities ruined them - floods, a failed harvest, and the death of a son.
✨ calamitous adjective
✨ calamitously adverb
💢 Synonyms: cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy
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💥💥 tenacious /təˈne iʃəs/ adjective
Ⓜ️ holding tightly onto something, or keeping an opinion in a determined way:
✳️ The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist.
✳️ There has been tenacious local opposition to the new airport.
✨ tenaciously adverb
✨ tenacity noun U
💢 synonyms: firm, tight, stubborn, obstinate, dogged
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💥💥 prosperity /prɒˈspɛrɪti/ noun U
Ⓜ️ the state of being successful and having a lot of money:
✳️ A country's future prosperity depends, to an extent, upon the quality of education of its people.
✳️ In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty.
✅ economic/future prosperity
✨ prosper verb I
✨ prosperous adjective
🔰 Vocabulary class
🎶 How to describe sounds? (PART2)
5️⃣ beep /biːp/ verb [intransitive]
📖 if a machine beeps, it makes a short high sound
📌 SYN bleep
🏷 Why does the computer keep beeping?
🏷 After much beeping some one heard them and came out - they were still stuck.
6️⃣ screech noun /skriːtʃ/ [countable]
📖 a loud, harsh, piercing cry.
🏷 The screech of a seagull echoed in her ears.
🏷 The piercing screech from the next room was so immediate and pained that it snapped me to instant alertness.
7️⃣ slam /slæm/ verb (slammed, slamming) [intransitive, transitive]
📖 if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loud noise
🏷 We heard a car door slam.
🏷 He slammed the door shut.
🎶 How to describe sounds? (PART2)
5️⃣ beep /biːp/ verb [intransitive]
📖 if a machine beeps, it makes a short high sound
📌 SYN bleep
🏷 Why does the computer keep beeping?
🏷 After much beeping some one heard them and came out - they were still stuck.
6️⃣ screech noun /skriːtʃ/ [countable]
📖 a loud, harsh, piercing cry.
🏷 The screech of a seagull echoed in her ears.
🏷 The piercing screech from the next room was so immediate and pained that it snapped me to instant alertness.
7️⃣ slam /slæm/ verb (slammed, slamming) [intransitive, transitive]
📖 if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loud noise
🏷 We heard a car door slam.
🏷 He slammed the door shut.
♈ Vocabulary class
▶️ Today's words are:
💥💥 nonchalant /ˌnɑːnʃəˈlɑːnt/ adjective
Ⓜ️ behaving in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care:
✳️ she gave a nonchalant shrug
✨ nonchalance noun [ U ]
✨ nonchalantly adverb
💢 synonyms: calm, composed, unconcerned, cool, cool as a cucumber
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💥💥 feign /feɪn/ verb [ T ]
Ⓜ️ to pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, etc. :
✳️ She responded to his remarks with feigned amusement.
✳️ she lay still and feigned sleep.
💢 Synonyms: assume, sham, simulate
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💥💥 ambivalent /æmˈbɪvə lənt/ adjective
Ⓜ️ having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel:
✳️ I felt very ambivalent about leaving home.
✳️ She remained ambivalent about her marriage.
✨ ambivalently adverb
✨ ambivalence noun [ U ]
💢 Synonyms: uncertain
▶️ Today's words are:
💥💥 nonchalant /ˌnɑːnʃəˈlɑːnt/ adjective
Ⓜ️ behaving in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care:
✳️ she gave a nonchalant shrug
✨ nonchalance noun [ U ]
✨ nonchalantly adverb
💢 synonyms: calm, composed, unconcerned, cool, cool as a cucumber
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💥💥 feign /feɪn/ verb [ T ]
Ⓜ️ to pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, etc. :
✳️ She responded to his remarks with feigned amusement.
✳️ she lay still and feigned sleep.
💢 Synonyms: assume, sham, simulate
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💥💥 ambivalent /æmˈbɪvə lənt/ adjective
Ⓜ️ having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel:
✳️ I felt very ambivalent about leaving home.
✳️ She remained ambivalent about her marriage.
✨ ambivalently adverb
✨ ambivalence noun [ U ]
💢 Synonyms: uncertain
✅ *Gabble*
(Verb)
📕 to talk quickly so that people cannot hear you clearly or understand you.
🔺 She was nervous and started to gabble.
📕 gabble something
🔺 He was gabbling nonsense.
(Verb)
📕 to talk quickly so that people cannot hear you clearly or understand you.
🔺 She was nervous and started to gabble.
📕 gabble something
🔺 He was gabbling nonsense.
🔰 Vocabulary class
🎶 Words describing animal sounds are often used figuratively to describe human behaviour.
🐶 Dogs bark = make a short loud sound
🏷 My boss's bark is worse than his bite. INF = He's not really as angry or aggressive as he sounds.
1️⃣ bark /bɑːk $ bɑːrk/ verb (also bark out) [transitive]
📖 to say something quickly in a loud voice
📌 bark at
🏷 ‘Don’t just stand there, give me a hand, ’ she barked at the shop assistant.
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🐺 wolves howl
🏷 He was howling in pain.
2️⃣ howl /haʊl/ verb [intransitive]
📖 to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or because you are amused or excited
📌 howl in/with
🏷 Upstairs, one of the twins began to howl (=cry).
🏷 He makes audiences howl with laughter.
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🐕 dogs growl = make a deep angry sound.
🏷 'What are you doing here?' he growled
3️⃣ growl /ɡraʊl/ verb [intransitive, transitive]
📖 to say something in a low angry voice
📌 SYN snarl
🏷 ‘Get out of my way, ’ he growled.
🏷 ‘Who are you?’ he growled at me.
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🐝 bees buzz = make a continuous low sound.
🏷 After the meeting, my head was buzzing for hours.
4️⃣ buzz /bʌz/ verb [intransitive]
📖 if your head or mind is buzzing with thoughts, ideas etc, you cannot stop thinking about them
📌 buzz with
🏷 My mind was buzzing with new ideas.
🏷 Questions started buzzing round in my head.
🎶 Words describing animal sounds are often used figuratively to describe human behaviour.
🐶 Dogs bark = make a short loud sound
🏷 My boss's bark is worse than his bite. INF = He's not really as angry or aggressive as he sounds.
1️⃣ bark /bɑːk $ bɑːrk/ verb (also bark out) [transitive]
📖 to say something quickly in a loud voice
📌 bark at
🏷 ‘Don’t just stand there, give me a hand, ’ she barked at the shop assistant.
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🐺 wolves howl
🏷 He was howling in pain.
2️⃣ howl /haʊl/ verb [intransitive]
📖 to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or because you are amused or excited
📌 howl in/with
🏷 Upstairs, one of the twins began to howl (=cry).
🏷 He makes audiences howl with laughter.
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🐕 dogs growl = make a deep angry sound.
🏷 'What are you doing here?' he growled
3️⃣ growl /ɡraʊl/ verb [intransitive, transitive]
📖 to say something in a low angry voice
📌 SYN snarl
🏷 ‘Get out of my way, ’ he growled.
🏷 ‘Who are you?’ he growled at me.
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🐝 bees buzz = make a continuous low sound.
🏷 After the meeting, my head was buzzing for hours.
4️⃣ buzz /bʌz/ verb [intransitive]
📖 if your head or mind is buzzing with thoughts, ideas etc, you cannot stop thinking about them
📌 buzz with
🏷 My mind was buzzing with new ideas.
🏷 Questions started buzzing round in my head.
💥 ✨ *IDIOMS* ✨💥
👁️🗨️ _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._
🔰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;*
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👁️🗨️ _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._
🔰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. *Money talks:*
♦️In a cas
🔰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 cas
e, it means a statement stating that the money has more money.
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✨ *Disturb* 🆚 *Bother* 🆚 *Annoy*
🔻Disturb = interrupt someone while they’re working, etc.
🔸 Don't disturb your father now. He's busy.
🔻Bother = make someone uncomfortable
🔸There are quite a few unexplained matters in this case that bother me.
🔻Annoy = make someone angry
🔸If you want to annoy Mr Ahmed, just ring his front doorbell.
#Confusing_words
✨ *Back* 🆚 *Again*
🔻Back = returned someone’s hospitality
🔸 Sue invited us to dinner last month; it's time we invited her back.
🔻Again = on another occasion
🔸We enjoyed having our neighbours to dinner and we must invite them again.
✨ *Disturb* 🆚 *Bother* 🆚 *Annoy*
🔻Disturb = interrupt someone while they’re working, etc.
🔸 Don't disturb your father now. He's busy.
🔻Bother = make someone uncomfortable
🔸There are quite a few unexplained matters in this case that bother me.
🔻Annoy = make someone angry
🔸If you want to annoy Mr Ahmed, just ring his front doorbell.
#Confusing_words
✨ *Back* 🆚 *Again*
🔻Back = returned someone’s hospitality
🔸 Sue invited us to dinner last month; it's time we invited her back.
🔻Again = on another occasion
🔸We enjoyed having our neighbours to dinner and we must invite them again.
🔰Idiom of the Day🔰
🗨️reach for the moon | reach for the stars
📌Meaning:
If you reach for the moon, or reach for the stars, you are aiming to achieve something great, or do something very challenging.
📝For example:
1️⃣Ever since he was a little boy, Gustav had reached for the moon. It was as if he'd somehow known that he would do great things in his life.
2️⃣Her father always wanted Sylvia to reach for the stars, but Sylvia just wanted to play with her pets and run around in the woods.
🗨️reach for the moon | reach for the stars
📌Meaning:
If you reach for the moon, or reach for the stars, you are aiming to achieve something great, or do something very challenging.
📝For example:
1️⃣Ever since he was a little boy, Gustav had reached for the moon. It was as if he'd somehow known that he would do great things in his life.
2️⃣Her father always wanted Sylvia to reach for the stars, but Sylvia just wanted to play with her pets and run around in the woods.
💢 Nerves Of Steel
🎨 Meaning:-
🍃 If you have nerves of steel, you are very brave and not many things make you scared or nervous.
🎨 Usage:-
🍃 Those people who sing the national anthem before one of those big sporting events must have nerves of steel.
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🎨 Meaning:-
🍃 If you have nerves of steel, you are very brave and not many things make you scared or nervous.
🎨 Usage:-
🍃 Those people who sing the national anthem before one of those big sporting events must have nerves of steel.
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