English Language
20 August 2024 20:59
📒set up (3)
📖Meaning
to make the necessary arrangements for an event or activity
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 We've set up a meeting with some of our biggest clients.
💬 The government agrees that a public enquiry is needed and they promised to set one up within the next few days.
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19 August 2024 20:02
📚young blood
✍🏾Meaning
If you say "young blood", you mean young people who have fresh, new ideas and lots of energy.
❗️For example
🔸 The company is successful because they're always bringing in young blood, and this helps them keep up with the latest fashions and ideas.
🔸The trouble with the seniority system is that it keeps young blood out of decision-making positions.
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18 August 2024 20:34
📒dig up
📖Meaning
If you dig up something, you get it from under the ground by digging.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 The police dug up the murder victim's body and took it away for examination.
💬 My dog loves digging up bones that I bury in the garden for him.
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17 August 2024 20:49
📚the moment of truth
✍🏾Meaning
The moment of truth is a time when the truth about something is revealed, or when an important decision is made.
❗️For example
🔸 We're getting our exam results today so the moment of truth is nearly here.
🔸We've been at the tennis tournament all weekend, and now we're watching the last game in the last match, so the moment of truth is here at last.
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English Language
14 August 2024 21:24
📒 Practice makes perfect
📖Meaning
The more you do something, the better you become at it. Regular exercise of a skill or activity helps you become expert at it.
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13 August 2024 22:59
💠 coke 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
cocaine
❕For example
🔺If you get arrested for selling coke, you'll be sent to jail.
🔺Have you seen the movie "Scarface"? It tells the story of a guy who becomes one of the biggest coke dealers in America.
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12 August 2024 20:48
📒Make hay while the sun shines
📖Meaning
If we want to make hay, we need sunny weather, so when the sun comes we should take the opportunity to make hay. Thus the proverb suggests that we should make good use of any opportunity while it lasts.
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11 August 2024 22:02
💠 yakuza 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
a Japanese criminal organisation, or a member of such an organisation
❕For example
🔺Many members of the yakuza have amazing tattoos that cover nearly every part of their body.
🔺Everyone knew Hideki was a yakuza because the tip of his left little finger had been cut off.
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10 August 2024 21:48
📒Strike while the iron is hot
📖Meaning
Seize the opportunity! When we have the chance to do something, we should do it immediately. Otherwise it will be too late.
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07 August 2024 23:11
📒follow through
📖Meaning
to continue something to the next stage, or to complete something
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 We saw hundreds of protesters marching on government house.
💬 Why don't you come and join us as we march on the headquarters of the World Bank?
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06 August 2024 21:28
📚jobs for the boys
✍🏾Meaning
If you say "jobs for the boys" you're referring to the fact that people in positions of power sometimes use their power to give jobs to their friends or family members.
❗️For example
🔸Henry deserved the position, but it was a case of jobs for the boys, as usual, and one of the boss's old school friends got it instead of Henry.
🔸 The new government has promised to stop the old system of jobs for the boys when it comes to appointing departmental heads.
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English Language
05 August 2024 21:17
📒march on
📖Meaning
to walk in a group towards a place in order to protest against something or to demand something
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💬 Why don't you come and join us as we march on the headquarters of the World Bank?
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04 August 2024 21:50
📚all the rage
✍🏾Meaning
If something is all the rage, it's very popular or it's in fashion at the moment.
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🔸Can you remember when disco was all the rage and we'd go dancing all night in the clubs?
🔸 When Hans was a kid, skate boards were all the rage.
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20 August 2024 09:55
📒 Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
📖Meaning
You'll be safer if you know more about your enemies than you know about your friends. Look after your enemies better than you look after your friends.
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19 August 2024 06:58
💠 indie 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
rock music not released by major music labels
❕For example
🔺The indie scene began back in the late 70's and early 80's with bands like Joy Division and The Slits.
🔺 Steve reckons the best indie band of all time is Radiohead.
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18 August 2024 07:52
📒 If you play with fire you get burned
📖Meaning
If you fool around with something that is potentially dangerous, you must expect to get harmed.
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17 August 2024 10:20
💠 top 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
a man who takes the active role in gay or homosexual sex
❕For example
🔺Kenny put an ad on a gay website and it said he'd like to date a top aged 20 to 30.
🔺 When Brian was in a gay bar he met a guy he really liked, but it soon became clear that they were both tops.
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15 August 2024 11:32
📒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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14 August 2024 08:53
📚eat humble pie
✍🏾Meaning
If you eat humble pie, you admit that you are in the wrong and behave apologetically.
❗️For example
🔸Jim had to eat humble pie after we proved that what he'd said was wrong.
🔸Some politicians are so arrogant that they won't eat humble pie even when it's clear they've made a mistake. They just say they were "misinformed".
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13 August 2024 09:43
📒knock over (1)
📖Meaning
to hit somebody with a vehicle and injure or kill them
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 You should wear a mask over your mouth so that you don't pass on the disease.
💬 We were walking along the side of the road when this crazy guy in a truck nearly knocked us over.
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12 August 2024 09:15
📚save the day
✍🏾Meaning
If you save the day, you do something to ensure success or to solve a serious problem.
❗️For example
🔸It looked like we were going to lose the game, but Ronaldo saved the day by kicking two late goals.
🔸 Then a guy rides in on a white horse and saves the day by killing the bad guys and rescuing the girl.
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11 August 2024 09:22
📒pass on
📖Meaning
If you pass something on, you give it to another person after receiving it yourself.
🤓For example ⤵️
💬 You should wear a mask over your mouth so that you don't pass on the disease.
💬 After taking your piece of cake, pass the plate on to the next person.
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10 August 2024 08:35
📚an axe to grind (2)
✍🏾Meaning
If you have an axe to grind, you have a strong opinion about something and you express this opinion whenever you can.
❗️For example
🔸Billy's had this axe to grind about globalisation recently and he's always going on about it.
🔸 These people always seem to have an axe to grind and whenever someone interviews them they see it as a chance to push their ideas.
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08 August 2024 07:45
💠 zit 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
pimple
❕For example
🔺The teenagers in our family are all in crisis. They are trying desperately to come to terms with the horror of ... zits!
🔺 One of the best ways to prevent zits is to eat good, healthy food and avoid sugary drinks and sweets.
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07 August 2024 08:25
📒Out of debt, out of danger
📖Meaning
When we no longer owe money to anyone, we are safe and secure. The implication is that it is dangerous to owe anyone.
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06 August 2024 13:18
💠 psycho 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
crazy, insane
❕For example
🔺This boxer went totally psycho after the referee said he'd lost the fight. He tried to punch the referee and then he was punching anyone who came near him.
🔺 Lots of people get crazy thoughts and fears after smoking marijuana. Anyone who gets these fears shouldn't use it, or it could make them go psycho for real.
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05 August 2024 07:44
📒If you can't beat 'em, join 'em
📖Meaning
If you cannot win against someone or something, it may be easier or better to join forces with them.
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04 August 2024 12:23
💠 yob | yobbo 🇺🇸
✍🏾Meaning
an aggressive, impolite, crude person
❕For example
🔺Be careful if you go to a pub on Friday or Saturday night. The yobs will be out and lots of them will be looking for a fight.
🔺 Lots of yobbos travel to places like Spain and Greece and get drunk, behave badly, and damage the image of Britain and the British.
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