🔰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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🏠 *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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Collocations with by
🆑by accident = when something isn’t deliberate
“I threw the soup away by accident.”
🆑by car / by train / by air, etc = means of transport
“She goes to work by bus.”
Remember the exception: “on foot”, not “by foot”
🆑by chance = when something unplanned happens
“I saw my old teacher by chance today.”
🆑by day / by night = during the day / night
“You can go skiing by day and enjoy the sunset on the beach by night.”
🆑by hand = when you do something yourself, and not by a machine
“In the past, clothes were made by hand.”
🆑by now = when you think something should have happened before now
“They’ll have got home by now.”
🆑by the way = something you say to change the conversation
“By the way, have you seen Paul recently?”
🆑by accident = when something isn’t deliberate
“I threw the soup away by accident.”
🆑by car / by train / by air, etc = means of transport
“She goes to work by bus.”
Remember the exception: “on foot”, not “by foot”
🆑by chance = when something unplanned happens
“I saw my old teacher by chance today.”
🆑by day / by night = during the day / night
“You can go skiing by day and enjoy the sunset on the beach by night.”
🆑by hand = when you do something yourself, and not by a machine
“In the past, clothes were made by hand.”
🆑by now = when you think something should have happened before now
“They’ll have got home by now.”
🆑by the way = something you say to change the conversation
“By the way, have you seen Paul recently?”
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_*🎉🎉🎉 English Collocations With The Word DEEP*_
The word *deep* is used for some strong feelings:
▪ deep depression
▪ deep devotion
It is also used in these expressions:
▪ in deep thought
▪ in deep trouble
▪ in a deep sleep (when the person won’t wake up easily)
🎉🎉🎉 *English Collocations With The Word HEAVY*
*Heavy* is used for some weather conditions…
▪ heavy rain
▪ heavy snow
▪ heavy fog
The word *heavy* is also used for people with bad habits:
▪ a heavy drinker
▪ a heavy smoker
▪ a heavy drug user
🤓🤓🤓 There’s also the expression “a heavy sleeper” – that’s not someone who sleeps a lot; instead, it’s a person who doesn’t wake up easily when sleeping.
🤓🤓🤓 The word *heavy* is also used in collocations with two unpleasant things: TRAFFIC and TAXES!
▪ heavy traffic
▪ heavy taxes
_*🎉🎉🎉 English Collocations With The Word DEEP*_
The word *deep* is used for some strong feelings:
▪ deep depression
▪ deep devotion
It is also used in these expressions:
▪ in deep thought
▪ in deep trouble
▪ in a deep sleep (when the person won’t wake up easily)
🎉🎉🎉 *English Collocations With The Word HEAVY*
*Heavy* is used for some weather conditions…
▪ heavy rain
▪ heavy snow
▪ heavy fog
The word *heavy* is also used for people with bad habits:
▪ a heavy drinker
▪ a heavy smoker
▪ a heavy drug user
🤓🤓🤓 There’s also the expression “a heavy sleeper” – that’s not someone who sleeps a lot; instead, it’s a person who doesn’t wake up easily when sleeping.
🤓🤓🤓 The word *heavy* is also used in collocations with two unpleasant things: TRAFFIC and TAXES!
▪ heavy traffic
▪ heavy taxes
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_*📚📚📚 Auxiliary Verbs "Can/Could" and "May/Might/Must"*_
🤓Can
Used to express ability (to be able to do something):
• I can make jewelry.
• He can’t speak French.
• Can you open this jar?
Used to ask for permission:
• Can I use your bathroom?
• Can I leave now?
• Can I raise the volume?
Used to make requests or suggestions:
• Can I have more napkins?
• Can I have the bill?
• You can take this spot if you like.
• You can do whatever you want.
🤓Could (past form of can)
Describes an ability that someone had in the past:
• I could swim when I was young.
• You could see the boat sinking.
• They could tell he was nervous.
Often used in auxiliary functions to express permission politely:
• Could I take this jacket with me?
• You could borrow my umbrella.
• Could you please let me pass you?
• Could I get you more water?
Used to express possibility:
• All of them could ride in the van.
• You could always stay at our house.
• Could it be true?
• This plan could really work out.
🤓May
Used to ask for formal permission:
• May I come in?
• May I say something now?
• May I ask one question?
Used to suggest something that is possible:
• She may agree with this plan.
• They may not be happy about what happened.
• It may shower tonight.
🤓Might (past form of may)
Used to suggest a smaller possibility than may does (actually, might is more common than may in American English):
• He might have finished it.
• I might go see a doctor.
• I might not come this time.
• It might be right.
• You might have lost it.
• The store might have been closed today.
🤓Must
Used to express something formally required or necessary:
• I must complete the project by this week.
• The government must provide health care for everybody.
• Everyone must save the natural resources of the earth.
• The building must have a fire alarm.
• You must answer my question right now.
Used to show that something is very likely:
• He must be a genius.
• You must be joking!
• There must be an accident.
• She must be very tired.
_*📚📚📚 Auxiliary Verbs "Can/Could" and "May/Might/Must"*_
🤓Can
Used to express ability (to be able to do something):
• I can make jewelry.
• He can’t speak French.
• Can you open this jar?
Used to ask for permission:
• Can I use your bathroom?
• Can I leave now?
• Can I raise the volume?
Used to make requests or suggestions:
• Can I have more napkins?
• Can I have the bill?
• You can take this spot if you like.
• You can do whatever you want.
🤓Could (past form of can)
Describes an ability that someone had in the past:
• I could swim when I was young.
• You could see the boat sinking.
• They could tell he was nervous.
Often used in auxiliary functions to express permission politely:
• Could I take this jacket with me?
• You could borrow my umbrella.
• Could you please let me pass you?
• Could I get you more water?
Used to express possibility:
• All of them could ride in the van.
• You could always stay at our house.
• Could it be true?
• This plan could really work out.
🤓May
Used to ask for formal permission:
• May I come in?
• May I say something now?
• May I ask one question?
Used to suggest something that is possible:
• She may agree with this plan.
• They may not be happy about what happened.
• It may shower tonight.
🤓Might (past form of may)
Used to suggest a smaller possibility than may does (actually, might is more common than may in American English):
• He might have finished it.
• I might go see a doctor.
• I might not come this time.
• It might be right.
• You might have lost it.
• The store might have been closed today.
🤓Must
Used to express something formally required or necessary:
• I must complete the project by this week.
• The government must provide health care for everybody.
• Everyone must save the natural resources of the earth.
• The building must have a fire alarm.
• You must answer my question right now.
Used to show that something is very likely:
• He must be a genius.
• You must be joking!
• There must be an accident.
• She must be very tired.
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⚫️ The icing on the cake
🔴 Meaning: If you describe something as the icing on the cake, you mean that it is an extra good thing that makes a good situation or activity even better
🔵 Example: To play for one s country is the ultimate experience. To be in a winning team is the icing on the cake.
⚫️ The icing on the cake
🔴 Meaning: If you describe something as the icing on the cake, you mean that it is an extra good thing that makes a good situation or activity even better
🔵 Example: To play for one s country is the ultimate experience. To be in a winning team is the icing on the cake.
💡Idiom:
To tell apart:
🧐Means:
To distinguish between (also: to pick apart, to tell from) (S)
✅Examples:
- The two brothers look so much alike that few people can tell them
apart.
- That copy machine is so good that I can t pick the photocopy and the
original apart.
- Most new cars are very similar in appearance. It s almost impossible to
tell one from another.
To tell apart:
🧐Means:
To distinguish between (also: to pick apart, to tell from) (S)
✅Examples:
- The two brothers look so much alike that few people can tell them
apart.
- That copy machine is so good that I can t pick the photocopy and the
original apart.
- Most new cars are very similar in appearance. It s almost impossible to
tell one from another.
“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.)
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.)
🔰 Vocabulary class
🖥 Are computers bad for your eyesight?
1️⃣ eyesight /ˈaɪsaɪt/ noun [uncountable]
📖 your ability to see
📌 SYN vision
📌 poor/good/failing etc eyesight
🏷 Eagles have very keen eyesight.
🏷 He had a problem with his eyesight.
2️⃣ eye strain noun [uncountable]
📖 a pain you feel in your eyes, for example because you are tired or have been reading a lot
🏷 But many find they help to maintain alertness and reduce headaches and eye strain from close work.
🏷 If you develop eye strain it might be because you are reading too close to the printed page.
3️⃣ discomfort /dɪsˈkʌmfət $ -ərt/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
📖 a feeling of slight pain or of being physically uncomfortable
🏷 If the exercise causes discomfort, stop immediately.
🏷 His discomfort was extreme and obvious, but he did his best to ignore the pain in his usual stoic manner.
4️⃣ blur verb (blurred, blurring) [intransitive, transitive]
📖 to become difficult to see, or to make something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear
🏷 The street lights were blurred by the fog.
🏷 Many of the details in the picture are blurred.
🖥 Are computers bad for your eyesight?
1️⃣ eyesight /ˈaɪsaɪt/ noun [uncountable]
📖 your ability to see
📌 SYN vision
📌 poor/good/failing etc eyesight
🏷 Eagles have very keen eyesight.
🏷 He had a problem with his eyesight.
2️⃣ eye strain noun [uncountable]
📖 a pain you feel in your eyes, for example because you are tired or have been reading a lot
🏷 But many find they help to maintain alertness and reduce headaches and eye strain from close work.
🏷 If you develop eye strain it might be because you are reading too close to the printed page.
3️⃣ discomfort /dɪsˈkʌmfət $ -ərt/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
📖 a feeling of slight pain or of being physically uncomfortable
🏷 If the exercise causes discomfort, stop immediately.
🏷 His discomfort was extreme and obvious, but he did his best to ignore the pain in his usual stoic manner.
4️⃣ blur verb (blurred, blurring) [intransitive, transitive]
📖 to become difficult to see, or to make something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear
🏷 The street lights were blurred by the fog.
🏷 Many of the details in the picture are blurred.
🔮 *Phrasal Verbs Express Feelings*🔮
♣ *Freak out*
♦ If you freak out, or if something or someone freaks you out, you feel so angry, scared, or surprised that you can’t control yourself. For example,
🔸“He freaked out when he saw the spider.”
♣ *Tell off*
♦If you tell someone off, you speak to them angrily for doing something wrong. For example,
🔸“If she does it again, he’s going to tell her off.”
♣ *Light up*
♦When someone’s eyes or face light up, they suddenly look happy or excited. For example,
🔸“Her face lIght up when she saw us coming.”
🔸“His eyes light up whenever he sees me.”
♣ *Tear up*
♦If you tear up, you start to have tears in your eyes because you’re sad or happy. For example,
🔸“He started to tear up when he said goodbye to us.”
♣ *Crack up*
♦If you crack up, or if something or someone cracks you up, you laugh suddenly and a lot. For example,
🔸“She cracked up when I told her what happened.
♣ *Stir up*
♦When you make someone feel an emotion (often a bad one), you stir it up. For example,
🔸“These kinds of questions stir up anxiety.”
♣ *Freak out*
♦ If you freak out, or if something or someone freaks you out, you feel so angry, scared, or surprised that you can’t control yourself. For example,
🔸“He freaked out when he saw the spider.”
♣ *Tell off*
♦If you tell someone off, you speak to them angrily for doing something wrong. For example,
🔸“If she does it again, he’s going to tell her off.”
♣ *Light up*
♦When someone’s eyes or face light up, they suddenly look happy or excited. For example,
🔸“Her face lIght up when she saw us coming.”
🔸“His eyes light up whenever he sees me.”
♣ *Tear up*
♦If you tear up, you start to have tears in your eyes because you’re sad or happy. For example,
🔸“He started to tear up when he said goodbye to us.”
♣ *Crack up*
♦If you crack up, or if something or someone cracks you up, you laugh suddenly and a lot. For example,
🔸“She cracked up when I told her what happened.
♣ *Stir up*
♦When you make someone feel an emotion (often a bad one), you stir it up. For example,
🔸“These kinds of questions stir up anxiety.”
🗣️speaking tips;
How you speak is equally proportionality important to what you speak ...So both are fundamental on speaking skills .
- Try to deliver informations with intention and energy while speak ; showing sincerity and interest to the other person get easy what you're speaking.
-delete sounds like this ( hmm , aaann ) ( just this tip will lift up / increase a lot the quality of your speech ) .
-When you're going to do some huge transitions between topics in your speech ; try to stop or slow down before engage in another topic.
-Your speech will sound more easier understandable to the most part of people; natives and non-natives.
Observation: it's possible to be fast and comprehensive ; however it's a subject to another talk🤩✨
How you speak is equally proportionality important to what you speak ...So both are fundamental on speaking skills .
- Try to deliver informations with intention and energy while speak ; showing sincerity and interest to the other person get easy what you're speaking.
-delete sounds like this ( hmm , aaann ) ( just this tip will lift up / increase a lot the quality of your speech ) .
-When you're going to do some huge transitions between topics in your speech ; try to stop or slow down before engage in another topic.
-Your speech will sound more easier understandable to the most part of people; natives and non-natives.
Observation: it's possible to be fast and comprehensive ; however it's a subject to another talk🤩✨
*English Tips*
🌀 ⭐️ ■ *👉♦Here, some vocabulary which are directly synonym to each other...*
📗
*Unable = incapacious*
📘
*Effective =efficacious*
📙
*Suddenly = adventitious*
📗
*Aware = cognisant*
📗
*Disable = emaciated*
📙
*Generally = ordinarily*
📘
*Grasp = assimilate*
📘
*Habituated = accustomed*
📙
*By Born = congenital*
📗
*Remorse = repentance*
📗
*Less confident = diffident*
📙
*Change = metaphor*
📘
*Whiny = querulous*
🌀 ⭐️ ■ *👉♦Here, some vocabulary which are directly synonym to each other...*
📗
*Unable = incapacious*
📘
*Effective =efficacious*
📙
*Suddenly = adventitious*
📗
*Aware = cognisant*
📗
*Disable = emaciated*
📙
*Generally = ordinarily*
📘
*Grasp = assimilate*
📘
*Habituated = accustomed*
📙
*By Born = congenital*
📗
*Remorse = repentance*
📗
*Less confident = diffident*
📙
*Change = metaphor*
📘
*Whiny = querulous*
*Ways to Say I’M SORRY* 🙁
Excuse me.
Ever so sorry.
How stupid / careless / thoughtless of me.
I apologize.
I had that wrong.
I hope you can forgive me.
I owe you an apology.
I sincerely apologize.
I take full responsibility.
I want to apologize.
I wanted to tell you I’m sorry.
I was wrong on that.
I’d like to apologize.
I’d like to apologize for how I reacted yesterday.
I’m (so/very/terribly) sorry.
My apologies.
My fault, bro (US)
My mistake.
Oh my goodness! I’m so sorry. I should have watched where I was going.
Oh, my bad.
Pardon (me)
Please accept our (sincerest) apologies.
Please don’t be mad at me.
Please excuse my (ignorance)
Sorry about that.
Sorry, my apologies. I had that wrong.
Sorry. It was all my fault.
That was wrong of me.
That’s my fault.
Whoops! Sorry!
I beg your pardon
My bad (US)
Excuse me for interrupting.
I was wrong. Can you forgive me?
Pardon me for being so rude.
*🇪nglish 🌎🇨🇴ntagious 🇬eog*
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Excuse me.
Ever so sorry.
How stupid / careless / thoughtless of me.
I apologize.
I had that wrong.
I hope you can forgive me.
I owe you an apology.
I sincerely apologize.
I take full responsibility.
I want to apologize.
I wanted to tell you I’m sorry.
I was wrong on that.
I’d like to apologize.
I’d like to apologize for how I reacted yesterday.
I’m (so/very/terribly) sorry.
My apologies.
My fault, bro (US)
My mistake.
Oh my goodness! I’m so sorry. I should have watched where I was going.
Oh, my bad.
Pardon (me)
Please accept our (sincerest) apologies.
Please don’t be mad at me.
Please excuse my (ignorance)
Sorry about that.
Sorry, my apologies. I had that wrong.
Sorry. It was all my fault.
That was wrong of me.
That’s my fault.
Whoops! Sorry!
I beg your pardon
My bad (US)
Excuse me for interrupting.
I was wrong. Can you forgive me?
Pardon me for being so rude.
*🇪nglish 🌎🇨🇴ntagious 🇬eog*
📖📖📖📖
Ro Mohammad Jubair khan
*USEFUL VOCABULARY ♥ WORDS FOR ALL COMPARATIVE EXAM*_ *(11.10.2020)*
1. *MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): spiteful*
Synonyms: malevolent, hostile
Antonyms: benevolent
*Example Sentence:*
He had been found guilty of malicious damage.
2. *INAUGURATE (VERB): initiate*
Synonyms: begin, start
Antonyms: wind up
*Example Sentence:*
He inaugurated a new policy of trade and exploration.
3. *ANXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): worried*
Synonyms: concerned, apprehensive
Antonyms: carefree
*Example Sentence:*
She was extremely anxious about her exams.
4. *RESUMPTION (NOUN): restart*
Synonyms: restarting, reopening
Antonyms: suspension
*Example Sentence:*
The rain has stopped, but we're still waiting for the resumption of the game.
5. *NORMALITY (NOUN): routine*
Synonyms: business as usual, order
Antonyms: insanity
*Example Sentence:*
The office gradually returned to a semblance of normality.
6. *SEMBLANCE (NOUN): appearance*
Synonyms: approximation, show
Antonyms: difference
*Example Sentence:*
She tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order.
7. *SNARL (VERB): tangle*
Synonyms: entangle, entwine
Antonyms: untangle
*Example Sentence:*
The trailing lead got snarled up in a bramble bush.
8. *SPECTRE (NOUN): ghost*
Synonyms: phantom, apparition
Antonyms: body, flesh
*Example Sentence:*
A dread of spectres and witches affected every aspect of daily life.
9. *VETERAN (NOUN): old hand*
Synonyms: old-timer, old stager
Antonyms: novice
*Example Sentence:*
Napoleon was at the head of a veteran army.
10. *EXPATRIATE (ADJECTIVE): emigrant*
Synonyms: non-native, émigré
Antonyms: native
*Example Sentence:*
Expatriate workers are found everywhere.
*@spokenenglish*
1. *MALICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): spiteful*
Synonyms: malevolent, hostile
Antonyms: benevolent
*Example Sentence:*
He had been found guilty of malicious damage.
2. *INAUGURATE (VERB): initiate*
Synonyms: begin, start
Antonyms: wind up
*Example Sentence:*
He inaugurated a new policy of trade and exploration.
3. *ANXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): worried*
Synonyms: concerned, apprehensive
Antonyms: carefree
*Example Sentence:*
She was extremely anxious about her exams.
4. *RESUMPTION (NOUN): restart*
Synonyms: restarting, reopening
Antonyms: suspension
*Example Sentence:*
The rain has stopped, but we're still waiting for the resumption of the game.
5. *NORMALITY (NOUN): routine*
Synonyms: business as usual, order
Antonyms: insanity
*Example Sentence:*
The office gradually returned to a semblance of normality.
6. *SEMBLANCE (NOUN): appearance*
Synonyms: approximation, show
Antonyms: difference
*Example Sentence:*
She tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order.
7. *SNARL (VERB): tangle*
Synonyms: entangle, entwine
Antonyms: untangle
*Example Sentence:*
The trailing lead got snarled up in a bramble bush.
8. *SPECTRE (NOUN): ghost*
Synonyms: phantom, apparition
Antonyms: body, flesh
*Example Sentence:*
A dread of spectres and witches affected every aspect of daily life.
9. *VETERAN (NOUN): old hand*
Synonyms: old-timer, old stager
Antonyms: novice
*Example Sentence:*
Napoleon was at the head of a veteran army.
10. *EXPATRIATE (ADJECTIVE): emigrant*
Synonyms: non-native, émigré
Antonyms: native
*Example Sentence:*
Expatriate workers are found everywhere.
*@spokenenglish*
*Saying of the the day*
He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.
*Possible meaning:*
The sea is supremely powerful, and can be a terrifying and awe-inspiring place.
*Note:*
⚠ *pray (verb)* = ask for help from God; give thanks to God |
This saying may be more easily understood if rephrased as: *"The person that wants to learn to pray should go to sea."*
*Origin:* _This quotation from Welsh poet George Herbert (1593 - 1633)_ - "He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea" - reflects seafarers' long-standing conviction that at sea we find the ultimate in awe and terror.
*Quick Quiz*
⚠ *"He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea"* suggests that the sea
a. is quiet and calm, like a church
b. is the home of God
*c. can make you feel extreme fear*
*⚠ Spoken English*
He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.
*Possible meaning:*
The sea is supremely powerful, and can be a terrifying and awe-inspiring place.
*Note:*
⚠ *pray (verb)* = ask for help from God; give thanks to God |
This saying may be more easily understood if rephrased as: *"The person that wants to learn to pray should go to sea."*
*Origin:* _This quotation from Welsh poet George Herbert (1593 - 1633)_ - "He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea" - reflects seafarers' long-standing conviction that at sea we find the ultimate in awe and terror.
*Quick Quiz*
⚠ *"He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea"* suggests that the sea
a. is quiet and calm, like a church
b. is the home of God
*c. can make you feel extreme fear*
*⚠ Spoken English*
🎼 First Time from KYGO HITS *COLLECTION 2018 - JAPAN ONLY EDITION*
_🎤 by Kygo & Ellie Goulding_
We were lovers for the first time
*Running all the red lights*
The middle finger was our peace sign, yeah
We were sipping on emotions
*Smoking and inhaling every moment*
It was reckless and we owned it, yeah, yeah
*We were high and we were sober*
We were under and we were over
We were young and now I'm older
But I'd do it all again
*Getting drunk on a train track*
Way back, when we tried our first cigarettes, oh
Ten dollars was a fat stack
*I'd do it all again, oh*
Bomber jacket and a snapback
*Your dad's black Honda was a Maybach, oh*
"Re: Stacks" on the playback
I'd do it all again, oh
We were lovers on a wild ride
Speeding for the finish line
*Come until the end of our time, yeah*
Started off as a wildfire
*Burning down the bridges to our empire*
Our love was something they could admire, yeah, yeah
*We were high and we were sober*
We were under and we were over
We were young and now I'm older
But I'd do it all again
*Getting drunk on a train track*
Way back, when we tried our first cigarettes, oh
Ten dollars was a fat stack
*I'd do it all again, oh*
*Bomber jacket and a snapback*
Your dad's black Honda was a Maybach, oh
"Re: Stacks" on the playback
I'd do it all again, oh
_Writer(s): Alexsej Vlasenko, Henrik Meinke, Jeremy Chacon, Jonas Kalisch, Kyrre Gørvell-dahll_
*🎼 First Time from KYGO HITS COLLECTION 2018 - JAPAN ONLY EDITION*
_🎤 by Kygo & Ellie Goulding_
We were lovers for the first time
*Running all the red lights*
The middle finger was our peace sign, yeah
We were sipping on emotions
*Smoking and inhaling every moment*
It was reckless and we owned it, yeah, yeah
*We were high and we were sober*
We were under and we were over
We were young and now I'm older
But I'd do it all again
*Getting drunk on a train track*
Way back, when we tried our first cigarettes, oh
Ten dollars was a fat stack
*I'd do it all again, oh*
Bomber jacket and a snapback
*Your dad's black Honda was a Maybach, oh*
"Re: Stacks" on the playback
I'd do it all again, oh
We were lovers on a wild ride
Speeding for the finish line
*Come until the end of our time, yeah*
Started off as a wildfire
*Burning down the bridges to our empire*
Our love was something they could admire, yeah, yeah
*We were high and we were sober*
We were under and we were over
We were young and now I'm older
But I'd do it all again
*Getting drunk on a train track*
Way back, when we tried our first cigarettes, oh
Ten dollars was a fat stack
*I'd do it all again, oh*
*Bomber jacket and a snapback*
Your dad's black Honda was a Maybach, oh
"Re: Stacks" on the playback
I'd do it all again, oh
_Writer(s): Alexsej Vlasenko, Henrik Meinke, Jeremy Chacon, Jonas Kalisch, Kyrre Gørvell-dahll_
*🎼 First Time from KYGO HITS COLLECTION 2018 - JAPAN ONLY EDITION*
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*5 Basic Types of Adverbs*
*Adverbs of TIME*
_never, lately, just, always, recently, during, yet, soon, sometimes, usually, so far_
▪ I haven’t been going to the gym lately.
▪ We recently bought a new car.
*Adverbs of PLACE*
_neatly, slowly, quickly, sadly, calmly, politely, loudly, kindly, lazily_
▪ We went into the cave, and there were bats everywhere!
▪ One day when my dad wasn’t paying attention to where he was going, he walked into a wall.
*Adverbs of MANNER*
_neatly, slowly, quickly, sadly, calmly, politely, loudly, kindly, lazily_
▪ I politely opened the door for my grandmother as she stepped out of the car.
▪ A fat orange and white cat rested lazily on the sofa.
*Adverbs of DEGREE*
_almost, quite, nearly, too, enough, just, hardly, simply, so_
▪ Can I come to the movies too?
▪ Aren’t you hungry? You’ve hardly touched your dinner.
*Adverbs of FREQUENCY*
_never, always, rarely, sometimes, normally, seldom, usually, again_
▪ I rarely eat fast food these days.
▪ Tom usually takes his dog for a walk before breakfast.
*♥ Spoken English*
*5 Basic Types of Adverbs*
*Adverbs of TIME*
_never, lately, just, always, recently, during, yet, soon, sometimes, usually, so far_
▪ I haven’t been going to the gym lately.
▪ We recently bought a new car.
*Adverbs of PLACE*
_neatly, slowly, quickly, sadly, calmly, politely, loudly, kindly, lazily_
▪ We went into the cave, and there were bats everywhere!
▪ One day when my dad wasn’t paying attention to where he was going, he walked into a wall.
*Adverbs of MANNER*
_neatly, slowly, quickly, sadly, calmly, politely, loudly, kindly, lazily_
▪ I politely opened the door for my grandmother as she stepped out of the car.
▪ A fat orange and white cat rested lazily on the sofa.
*Adverbs of DEGREE*
_almost, quite, nearly, too, enough, just, hardly, simply, so_
▪ Can I come to the movies too?
▪ Aren’t you hungry? You’ve hardly touched your dinner.
*Adverbs of FREQUENCY*
_never, always, rarely, sometimes, normally, seldom, usually, again_
▪ I rarely eat fast food these days.
▪ Tom usually takes his dog for a walk before breakfast.
*♥ Spoken English*
♻️ New vocabulary
🔰punctuate — interrupt at intervals — to’xtatmoq; fikrini bo’lmoq
🔰peculiar — strange; unusual — g’alati; o’ziga xos
🔰burst — short and sudden period — to’satdan sodir bo’ladigan davr
🔰drifting — moving slowly with no purpose or direction — sust harakatlanish
🔰jerky — moving abruptly and unevenly — notekis harakatlanish
🔰exhibit — show; display — ko’rsatmoq
🔰implications — something that is suggested or hinted at by something else — asl, tub mohiyat
🔰punctuate — interrupt at intervals — to’xtatmoq; fikrini bo’lmoq
🔰peculiar — strange; unusual — g’alati; o’ziga xos
🔰burst — short and sudden period — to’satdan sodir bo’ladigan davr
🔰drifting — moving slowly with no purpose or direction — sust harakatlanish
🔰jerky — moving abruptly and unevenly — notekis harakatlanish
🔰exhibit — show; display — ko’rsatmoq
🔰implications — something that is suggested or hinted at by something else — asl, tub mohiyat
♻️ New vocabulary
🔰mysterious — appearing to have no cause or explanation; impossible to understand — sirli
🔰fate — the future as decided by a power which cannot be controlled — taqdir
🔰poor — not adequate in quality; bad — bechora; yomon, nochor
🔰profitable — bringing in more money than is being spent — foydali
🔰zodiac sign — each of the twelve symbols named after groups of stars which are believed to influence our lives (two words) — burj belgisi
🔰put forward — propose for consideration; state (phrasal verb) — biror fikrni ilgari surmoq
🔰hence — for this reason — shu sababli
🔰column — a feature article that appears regularly in a publication, such as a newspaper — ustun
🔰mysterious — appearing to have no cause or explanation; impossible to understand — sirli
🔰fate — the future as decided by a power which cannot be controlled — taqdir
🔰poor — not adequate in quality; bad — bechora; yomon, nochor
🔰profitable — bringing in more money than is being spent — foydali
🔰zodiac sign — each of the twelve symbols named after groups of stars which are believed to influence our lives (two words) — burj belgisi
🔰put forward — propose for consideration; state (phrasal verb) — biror fikrni ilgari surmoq
🔰hence — for this reason — shu sababli
🔰column — a feature article that appears regularly in a publication, such as a newspaper — ustun
♈ 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
💫 Daily Learn English💫
▶️ 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
💫 Daily Learn English💫