✳️ go overboard
✅ Meaning :
If you say that someone goes overboard, you mean that they do something to a greater extent than is necessary or reasonable.
✅ Example :
Women sometimes damage their skin by going overboard with abrasive cleansers.
📝 Synonyms:
go too far, go mad,
go over the top
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✅ Meaning :
If you say that someone goes overboard, you mean that they do something to a greater extent than is necessary or reasonable.
✅ Example :
Women sometimes damage their skin by going overboard with abrasive cleansers.
📝 Synonyms:
go too far, go mad,
go over the top
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✳️ Bob's your uncle 📝
🔺Who is Bob🤷🏻♂, and why is he your uncle?! 😊This interesting slang expression means something like ‘there it is’, ‘there you have it’ or ‘you’re all set’.
It’s usually used after explaining something or giving a list of simple instructions.👌
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✅ Example
👤“How do I unlock your phone?”
🗣“It’s easy – just press that button, type in my birthday, and Bob’s your uncle!”
👤“Oh I see – thanks!”
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🔺Who is Bob🤷🏻♂, and why is he your uncle?! 😊This interesting slang expression means something like ‘there it is’, ‘there you have it’ or ‘you’re all set’.
It’s usually used after explaining something or giving a list of simple instructions.👌
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✅ Example
👤“How do I unlock your phone?”
🗣“It’s easy – just press that button, type in my birthday, and Bob’s your uncle!”
👤“Oh I see – thanks!”
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✳️ Narrow-minded
👉 Not willing to accept the ideas of others.
🔺 Narrow-minded people tend to discriminate against groups of people with which they have nothing in common.
🔺 The narrow-minded French generals refused to recognize the importance of armored units.
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👉 Not willing to accept the ideas of others.
🔺 Narrow-minded people tend to discriminate against groups of people with which they have nothing in common.
🔺 The narrow-minded French generals refused to recognize the importance of armored units.
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📝 IDIOM ✏️
"meet somebody halfway"
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✍ Meaning :
to do some of the things that someone wants, in order to reach an agreement with them
✍ Example :
The Democrats are willing to meet the president halfway.
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✳️ English Phrases
5 Phrases for Promises &Resolutions
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1. I really should…
2. I promise that I’ll…
3. I swear I’ll / I won’t…
(a very strong promise)
4. No matter what happens, I’m going to…
5. Come hell or high water, I’ll…
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#4 and #5 express your determination to do something, even if obstacles appear.
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5 Phrases for Promises &Resolutions
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1. I really should…
2. I promise that I’ll…
3. I swear I’ll / I won’t…
(a very strong promise)
4. No matter what happens, I’m going to…
5. Come hell or high water, I’ll…
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#4 and #5 express your determination to do something, even if obstacles appear.
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📝 10 Expressions about Age
1. She’s in her early twenties.
(=20-23 years old)
2. He’s in his late thirties.
(=37-39 years old)
3. She just turned six.
4. Act your age!
(use this when an adult is being immature, acting like a child)
5. I’m not as young as I used to be.
6. I’m not over the hill yet!
(over the hill = an informal expression to say “old”)
7. He’s no spring chicken.
(= he’s not young)
8. She’s wise beyond her years.
(she is young, but she has the wisdom of an older person)
9. I’m having a senior moment.
(= I’m being forgetful)
10. He lived to a ripe old age.
(= a very old age)
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1. She’s in her early twenties.
(=20-23 years old)
2. He’s in his late thirties.
(=37-39 years old)
3. She just turned six.
4. Act your age!
(use this when an adult is being immature, acting like a child)
5. I’m not as young as I used to be.
6. I’m not over the hill yet!
(over the hill = an informal expression to say “old”)
7. He’s no spring chicken.
(= he’s not young)
8. She’s wise beyond her years.
(she is young, but she has the wisdom of an older person)
9. I’m having a senior moment.
(= I’m being forgetful)
10. He lived to a ripe old age.
(= a very old age)
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10 Phrases for Remembering,
Reminding, & Forgetting
1. I’ll always remember… / I’ll never forget…
2. If I remember correctly… / As far as I can recall…
3. I have a vague recollection of…
4. It’s on the tip of my tongue.
(=I’m trying to remember, but I can’t quite remember)
5. My mind went blank.
(= I couldn’t remember/think of anything)
6. It doesn’t ring a bell.
(=it doesn’t sound familiar)
7. Please remember to… / Please don’t forget to…
8. I’d like to remind you about…
9. You haven’t forgotten to/about… have you?
10. It completely slipped my mind!
(= I completely forgot about it!)
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Reminding, & Forgetting
1. I’ll always remember… / I’ll never forget…
2. If I remember correctly… / As far as I can recall…
3. I have a vague recollection of…
4. It’s on the tip of my tongue.
(=I’m trying to remember, but I can’t quite remember)
5. My mind went blank.
(= I couldn’t remember/think of anything)
6. It doesn’t ring a bell.
(=it doesn’t sound familiar)
7. Please remember to… / Please don’t forget to…
8. I’d like to remind you about…
9. You haven’t forgotten to/about… have you?
10. It completely slipped my mind!
(= I completely forgot about it!)
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👥Daily Conversations
✅Putting the cart before the horse !!!
Hank : I've just found a great location to open a new shop and I've already been in touch with the owner of the property. He's keen to sell.
Sonja: Have you researched the market for out kind of products in that district ?
Hank: No, not yet. This is an opportunity that's too good to miss.
Sonja: Don't you think this is putting the cart before the horse ?
Hank: What do you mean ?
Sonja: Well surely we ought to check first whether the people who live around there will want to buy what we have to sell, before we decide to open a new shop there.
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✍🏾 Explanation :
🔺If you say that someone is putting the cart before the horse, you mean that they are doing things in the wrong order
📝 Example :
🔺This puts the cart before the horse; elections should follow, not precede, agreement on a constitution.
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🌀 #conversations #phrase
✅Putting the cart before the horse !!!
Hank : I've just found a great location to open a new shop and I've already been in touch with the owner of the property. He's keen to sell.
Sonja: Have you researched the market for out kind of products in that district ?
Hank: No, not yet. This is an opportunity that's too good to miss.
Sonja: Don't you think this is putting the cart before the horse ?
Hank: What do you mean ?
Sonja: Well surely we ought to check first whether the people who live around there will want to buy what we have to sell, before we decide to open a new shop there.
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✍🏾 Explanation :
🔺If you say that someone is putting the cart before the horse, you mean that they are doing things in the wrong order
📝 Example :
🔺This puts the cart before the horse; elections should follow, not precede, agreement on a constitution.
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🌀 #conversations #phrase
"If I may say so myself"
✍🏽 meaning
If I can speak proudly about myself
✍🏽 Example Sentences:
🔺I’m an excellent snowboarder, if I may say so myself.
🔺I’m really good at teaching English, if I may say so myself.
🔺I'm a pretty good manager, if I say so myself.
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🌀 #phrase
✍🏽 meaning
If I can speak proudly about myself
✍🏽 Example Sentences:
🔺I’m an excellent snowboarder, if I may say so myself.
🔺I’m really good at teaching English, if I may say so myself.
🔺I'm a pretty good manager, if I say so myself.
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📚 #phrase
❇️Show consideration for someone
🔺You should show consideration for elderly people
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❇️Show consideration for someone
🔺You should show consideration for elderly people
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📅 Idiom
📚 You are what you eat.
✍🏾 Meaning:
You can say "you are what you eat" when you want to point out the connection between food and health.
❕ For example:
🔺Why do you eat so much bad stuff like pizza, hamburgers, fries and ice-cream? You are what you eat, you know.
🔺Shelley looks fantastic. When people ask her what her secret is, she smiles and says, "It's simple. You are what you eat."
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✳️ #Idiom #phrase
📚 You are what you eat.
✍🏾 Meaning:
You can say "you are what you eat" when you want to point out the connection between food and health.
❕ For example:
🔺Why do you eat so much bad stuff like pizza, hamburgers, fries and ice-cream? You are what you eat, you know.
🔺Shelley looks fantastic. When people ask her what her secret is, she smiles and says, "It's simple. You are what you eat."
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✳️ #Idiom #phrase
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🇺🇸Todd: Anita, I thought we would talk about money and investments. 🇨🇿Anita: OK. Todd: So, you're pretty young. Anita: Yes. Todd: And how old are you? Anita: I am 23. Todd: 23, so that's very young. So as a young person, do you think about your future…
🎧 Learn vocabulary from the lesson!
▪️ Immediate future
I think about my immediate future.
The 'immediate future' is the term that is used to describe what is about to happen very soon. Notice the following:
▫️I never really plan too far ahead. I tend to think only about my immediate future.
▫️The immediate future seemed bleak.
▪️ Just yet
I'm not too worried about my retirement just yet.
'Just yet' is another way to say 'now' or 'right now.' Notice the following:
▫️I can't go to school just yet, as I need to make sure that I have all the grades I need to get in
▫️I can't go out just yet, as I have lots of work that I need to do first.
▪️ Get so caught up
Sometimes people get so caught up planning for retirement and saving money for retirement and they don't get to enjoy their life.
When you 'get caught up' doing something, you are so focused on what you are doing that you don't pay attention to other things around you. Notice the following:
▫️I get so caught up on the phone with my friends that I often forget about the phone bill.
▫️I got so caught up at dinner that I was late meeting my friend.
▪️ Current expenses
I was worried about having enough money to pay the current expenses.
'Current expenses' are the bills and living costs that you have to pay for right now, not in the future. Notice the following:
▫️I have to work out all of my current expenses, and then I will be able to sort out a budget.
▫️Do you have a list of the businesses current expenses?
▪️ Joint accounts
We have joint accounts and any financial things we discuss.
When people have 'joint accounts,' it means that they share a bank account and pool all of their money into it. Notice the following:
▫️I do not agree with joint accounts.
▫️I am not sure if I would like a joint account again, as I do not like anyone knowing what I spend my money on.
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#vocabulary #phrase
▪️ Immediate future
I think about my immediate future.
The 'immediate future' is the term that is used to describe what is about to happen very soon. Notice the following:
▫️I never really plan too far ahead. I tend to think only about my immediate future.
▫️The immediate future seemed bleak.
▪️ Just yet
I'm not too worried about my retirement just yet.
'Just yet' is another way to say 'now' or 'right now.' Notice the following:
▫️I can't go to school just yet, as I need to make sure that I have all the grades I need to get in
▫️I can't go out just yet, as I have lots of work that I need to do first.
▪️ Get so caught up
Sometimes people get so caught up planning for retirement and saving money for retirement and they don't get to enjoy their life.
When you 'get caught up' doing something, you are so focused on what you are doing that you don't pay attention to other things around you. Notice the following:
▫️I get so caught up on the phone with my friends that I often forget about the phone bill.
▫️I got so caught up at dinner that I was late meeting my friend.
▪️ Current expenses
I was worried about having enough money to pay the current expenses.
'Current expenses' are the bills and living costs that you have to pay for right now, not in the future. Notice the following:
▫️I have to work out all of my current expenses, and then I will be able to sort out a budget.
▫️Do you have a list of the businesses current expenses?
▪️ Joint accounts
We have joint accounts and any financial things we discuss.
When people have 'joint accounts,' it means that they share a bank account and pool all of their money into it. Notice the following:
▫️I do not agree with joint accounts.
▫️I am not sure if I would like a joint account again, as I do not like anyone knowing what I spend my money on.
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#vocabulary #phrase
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✳️ An eyesore (noun)
Ⓜ️= really ugly to look at - typically used to describe buildings.
🔹The modern apartment block is an eyesore among the classical architecture.
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Ⓜ️= really ugly to look at - typically used to describe buildings.
🔹The modern apartment block is an eyesore among the classical architecture.
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✳️ See saw seen
🔻See something for yourself
To check if something is true
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🔻See something for yourself
To check if something is true
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📅 Idiom
📚 You are what you eat.
✍🏾 Meaning:
You can say "you are what you eat" when you want to point out the connection between food and health.
❕ For example:
🔺Why do you eat so much bad stuff like pizza, hamburgers, fries and ice-cream? You are what you eat, you know.
🔺Shelley looks fantastic. When people ask her what her secret is, she smiles and says, "It's simple. You are what you eat."
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✳️ #Idiom #phrase
📚 You are what you eat.
✍🏾 Meaning:
You can say "you are what you eat" when you want to point out the connection between food and health.
❕ For example:
🔺Why do you eat so much bad stuff like pizza, hamburgers, fries and ice-cream? You are what you eat, you know.
🔺Shelley looks fantastic. When people ask her what her secret is, she smiles and says, "It's simple. You are what you eat."
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✳️ #Idiom #phrase
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I made it up
It means what the person said is a lie. Or it can mean that they thought of something, like an idea.
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It means what the person said is a lie. Or it can mean that they thought of something, like an idea.
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In the nick of time
Meaning ; at the last possible moment:
Example ;: We got there just in the nick of time.
Example : He decided to go just in the nick of time. The ambulance arrived in the nick of time.
#idiom
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Meaning ; at the last possible moment:
Example ;: We got there just in the nick of time.
Example : He decided to go just in the nick of time. The ambulance arrived in the nick of time.
#idiom
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Definition of 'read the room'
#PHRASE / #idiom
✍ meaning:
If you say that someone reads the room, you mean that they understand their audience and adapt what they say to suit it.
🔺I became an expert at an early age in reading the room.
🔺The club was accused of failing to read the room.
🔺He was so clearly used to being heard that he never learnt to listen or to read the room.
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#PHRASE / #idiom
✍ meaning:
If you say that someone reads the room, you mean that they understand their audience and adapt what they say to suit it.
🔺I became an expert at an early age in reading the room.
🔺The club was accused of failing to read the room.
🔺He was so clearly used to being heard that he never learnt to listen or to read the room.
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