English Language
12 June 2024 09:01
💠 bring out (1) 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
to release a new product
❕For example
🔺They'll be bringing out their latest range of graphic software in the spring.
🔺It's not enough to bring good products out. You also need to market them properly.
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11 June 2024 10:10
📒take out (2)
📖Meaning
to remove something from a container, a pocket, a bag, etc.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Jimmy unzipped his bag and took out his football boots.
💬 Take the meat out of the freezer two hours before you want to cook it.
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10 June 2024 12:54
💠 fall apart 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
If something falls apart, it breaks into pieces or parts start falling off.
❕For example
🔺My old shoes are falling apart, so I'll have to get some new ones.
🔺If the model plane falls apart, get some stronger glue and put it together again.
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09 June 2024 10:03
📒factor in
📖Meaning
to include a certain item when calculating or planning something
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Don't forget to factor in transport costs when you make the quotation.
💬 You need to factor the political situation in when deciding on a country to invest in.
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08 June 2024 10:35
💠 dag 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
an unfashionable or socially awkward person
❕For example
🔺It's weird how Greg's one of the coolest guys in the school, but his brother's such a dag.
🔺Try not to be such a dag, Kenny. And stop wearing those daggy old clothes while you're at it.
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06 June 2024 20:12
📒 Ignorance of the law is no excuse
📖Meaning
It is no defence to say that we didn't know that something we did was illegal.
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06 June 2024 11:20
📒date from
📖Meaning
If something dates from a certain time, it was made at that time.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 These antique glasses date from the mid-eighteenth century.
💬 How can I found out if these coins really date from the period he claims they were from?
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05 June 2024 09:02
💠 kook 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
a strange or eccentric person
❕For example
🔺There's this kook in my apartment building with snake tattoos on his face and he keeps these giant pythons as pets.
🔺Why did Margaret marry a kook like that guy Jim? He thinks he's some sort of Indian holy man or something.
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04 June 2024 12:50
📒cross out
📖Meaning
If you cross something out, you draw a line through it with a pen or a pencil, usually because it's wrong or is no longer necessary.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 If you make a mistake, cross it out and write down what you think is correct instead.
💬 When guests arrive, cross out their names on the guest list so that we know they're here.
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03 June 2024 09:14
💠 fix (1) 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
to influence the result of a contest, a vote, or a race by illegal or unethical means
❕For example
🔺The result of the football game was fixed by a group of gamblers who bribed the referee to make decisions that favoured one team.
🔺The fixing of matches, or match-fixing, has been a problem in sports such as boxing and soccer.
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02 June 2024 11:13
📒pack up (2)
📖Meaning
If something packs up, it stops working and needs to be fixed.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 Why does my air conditioner have to pack up on Friday? I can't get it fixed til Monday, and it's going to be a really hot weekend!
💬 Stan's printer has packed up again! Why doesn't he just get a new one?
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01 June 2024 12:05
💠 juicy 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
very interesting in a scandalous or lurid way
❕For example
🔺I love reading Lucy's blog about Hollywood movie stars. It's full of juicy gossip about the private lives of all the biggest stars.
🔺Harry writes a newspaper column about juicy scandals in Washington. There's corruption and crime and drugs and sex, and it's great fun to read, of course.
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30 May 2024 23:44
📒 Women will have the last word
📖Meaning
A man cannot win an argument with a woman. Women talk more than men. They can always add something more to what they are saying.
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29 May 2024 20:19
📚in a nutshell
✍🏾Meaning
You can say "in a nutshell" if you're about to describe something as briefly as possible, or you're going to sum something up.
❗️For example
🔸It's a very complex situation, but the problem is, in a nutshell, a lack of sales.
🔸The president's in trouble and the reason, in a nutshell, is that people no longer trust him.
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28 May 2024 19:48
📒 Waste not, want not
📖Meaning
If we do not waste things we will not be short of things. If we use our resources carefully, we shall never be in need.
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11 June 2024 22:38
📒 Still waters run deep
📖Meaning
Some rivers have rough surfaces with waves. That's usually because the water is shallow and there are rocks near the surface. But deep rivers have no rocks near the surface and the water is smooth and still. "Still waters run deep" means that people who are calm and tranquil on the outside, often have a strong, "deep" personality.
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10 June 2024 20:05
📚as soon as possible | asap
✍🏾Meaning
If you do something as soon as possible (sometimes abbreviated to "asap"), you do it at the first possible opportunity.
❗️For example
🔸She said she'll be here as soon as possible, so there's no point calling her again. She's coming as quickly as she can.
🔸I'm in a meeting now, but I'll call you back asap.
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09 June 2024 20:55
📒 The tide must be taken when it comes
📖Meaning
We should use all opportunities when they come, before it's too late.
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08 June 2024 20:15
📚for my money
✍🏾Meaning
You can say "for my money" to mean the same as "in my opinion".
❗️For example
🔸For my money, the best restaurant in town is the "Ahaan Aroy" Thai restaurant in Prescott Street.
🔸Leo reckons Sony make the best TVs, but for my money the new Panasonics are much better than Sonys.
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05 June 2024 21:41
📚under the table
✍🏾Meaning
If something is done under the table, it's done secretly, usually because it's illegal or unethical.
❗️For example
🔸If I do any overtime, can you pay me under the table so I won't have pay tax on it.
🔸If you make under-the-table payments to customs officials, you can get goods through the port without having them inspected.
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04 June 2024 20:34
📒 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
📖Meaning
Different people see beauty in different ways. What one person finds beautiful may not appeal to another person.
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03 June 2024 20:25
📚easy as pie | easy as abc
✍🏾Meaning
If something's as easy as pie, or easy as abc, it's very easy.
❗️For example
🔸Setting up the printer was as easy as pie.
🔸You'll have no trouble finding your way around the website. It's easy as abc.
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02 June 2024 22:02
📒 A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse
📖Meaning
A very small hint is enough to convey our meaning. It is not always necessary to say what we want explicitly.
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01 June 2024 20:45
📚answer the call of nature
✍🏾Meaning
If you answer the call of nature, you go to the toilet.
❗️For example
🔸Could we stop somewhere? I need to answer the call of nature.
🔸Does anyone need to answer the call of nature before we set off?
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30 May 2024 11:00
📒give up (1)
📖Meaning
If you give up, you stop trying to do something because it's too hard or because it can't be done.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 I know it's hard to find a job these days, but don't give up. Keep trying and sooner or later you'll get one.
💬 I decided to fix my printer myself, but the problem was too serious so I gave up trying and took it to the repair shop.
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29 May 2024 09:49
💠 footy 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
Australian Rules Football, Aussie Rules Football
❕For example
🔺I grew up in Melbourne in Australia, so when I was kid I was crazy about footy and about my favourite club, St. Kilda. And I still love footy today!
🔺Hey Mark! You wanna go to the footy on Saturday? Collingwood's playing St. Kilda at the M.C.G., so it should be a beauty!
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28 May 2024 10:02
📒take up (1)
📖Meaning
to fill an area of space or a period of time
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 We're selling the dining table because it takes up too much room in our new apartment.
💬 I don't have much spare time, and exercising takes most of that up anyway.
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