#️⃣#Experiment /ɪkˈsperəmənt, ɪkˈsperɪmənt/ #noun
💢experiment with/in/on
🔹experiments with alcohol-fuelled cars
🔹experiments on sleep deprivation
💢by experiment
🔹Many small birds guide themselves by the stars, as has been verified by experiment.
💢a process in which you test a new idea or method to see if it is useful or effective
💢experiment with/in/on
🔹an experiment in state socialism
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💢experiment with/in/on
🔹experiments with alcohol-fuelled cars
🔹experiments on sleep deprivation
💢by experiment
🔹Many small birds guide themselves by the stars, as has been verified by experiment.
💢a process in which you test a new idea or method to see if it is useful or effective
💢experiment with/in/on
🔹an experiment in state socialism
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✨Prepositions with REACH✨
📕Reach FOR ➡️ reach in order to get whatever is named
🔹He reached for the matches.
📗Reach TO ➡️ reach as far as. (Sometimes reach DOWN TO or UP TO.)
🔹He wore a coat that reached (down) to his knees.
🔹On the wall there was a bookcase that reached (up) to the ceiling.
✨Other appropriate prepositions may be used in particular circumstances:
🔹Reach under the counter
🔹Reach across the table
🔹Reach over the desk.
🔰Note:
🔸Out of reach ➡️ where (it) cannot be reached. Similarly:
🔸out of my reach
🔸out of one's reach, etc.
⚠️ BUT :
🔸out of the reach of children✅
🔸out of reach of children❎
✨There is a similar difference between within reach of and within the reach of:
🅰️🔹Within reach of London means ➡️ from which London can be reached, OR which can be reached from London
🔹I want a cottage within reach of London.
🅱️Within the reach of means ➡️ within the distance that whoever is named can reach:
🔹In those days London was not within the reach of most people living as far north as Sheffield or Manchester.
✨It is often used semi-metaphorically:
🔹Luxuries are not within the reach of the poor.
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📕Reach FOR ➡️ reach in order to get whatever is named
🔹He reached for the matches.
📗Reach TO ➡️ reach as far as. (Sometimes reach DOWN TO or UP TO.)
🔹He wore a coat that reached (down) to his knees.
🔹On the wall there was a bookcase that reached (up) to the ceiling.
✨Other appropriate prepositions may be used in particular circumstances:
🔹Reach under the counter
🔹Reach across the table
🔹Reach over the desk.
🔰Note:
🔸Out of reach ➡️ where (it) cannot be reached. Similarly:
🔸out of my reach
🔸out of one's reach, etc.
⚠️ BUT :
🔸out of the reach of children✅
🔸out of reach of children❎
✨There is a similar difference between within reach of and within the reach of:
🅰️🔹Within reach of London means ➡️ from which London can be reached, OR which can be reached from London
🔹I want a cottage within reach of London.
🅱️Within the reach of means ➡️ within the distance that whoever is named can reach:
🔹In those days London was not within the reach of most people living as far north as Sheffield or Manchester.
✨It is often used semi-metaphorically:
🔹Luxuries are not within the reach of the poor.
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#️⃣#Kill /kɪl/ #verb
💢be killed instantly/outright (=immediately)
🔹The driver was killed instantly.
🔹Bleach kills household germs.
🔹Smoking kills.
💢kill yourself:
🅰️to cause your own death:
🔹You’re going to kill yourself on that bike.
🔹After her husband died, Mary tried to kill herself.
🅱️to work very hard to achieve something, in a way that makes you ill or tired:
🔹It’s not worth killing yourself over it.
💢kill yourself to do something
🔹He about killed himself to make the business go.
💢to make something stop operating or fail:
🔹Joe pulled in and killed the engine.
🔹The out-of-town shopping centre will kill local trade.
🔹kill your speed (=drive slowly)
💢#informal to be very angry with someone:
🔹Mom will kill me if I’m late.
💢it kills somebody to do something
🔹It kills me to see him working so hard.
🔹What happened next? The suspense is killing me.
💢would/could kill for something (also would kill to do something) ➡️ to want something so much that you will do almost anything to get it or do it:
🔹I could kill for a smoke right now.
🔹In those days, actors would kill to break into film.
💢my head/back etc is killing me #spoken ➡️ used to say that a part of your body is hurting a lot:
🔹I’ve walked miles and my feet are killing me.
💢kill time/an hour etc ➡️ to spend time doing something which is not important, while you are waiting to do something important or waiting for something else to happen:
🔹With time to kill, he took a cab to the centre.
💢to make someone laugh a lot
🔹 kill yourself laughing
🔹They weren’t bothered – in fact, they were killing themselves laughing.
💢it won’t/wouldn’t kill somebody (to do something) #spoken used to say that someone could easily do something, and ought to do it:
🔹It wouldn’t kill you to help out once in a while.
💢(even) if it kills me #spoken ➡️ used to emphasize that you are determined to do something, even though it is very difficult:
🔹I’m completing this course, even if it kills me.
💢kill something off #phrasal_verb:
1️⃣to cause the death of a lot of living things SYN destroy:
🔹Pollution is rapidly killing off plant life.
2️⃣to stop or remove something completely SYN destroy:
🔹These figures kill off any hope that the economy is poised for recovery.
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💢be killed instantly/outright (=immediately)
🔹The driver was killed instantly.
🔹Bleach kills household germs.
🔹Smoking kills.
💢kill yourself:
🅰️to cause your own death:
🔹You’re going to kill yourself on that bike.
🔹After her husband died, Mary tried to kill herself.
🅱️to work very hard to achieve something, in a way that makes you ill or tired:
🔹It’s not worth killing yourself over it.
💢kill yourself to do something
🔹He about killed himself to make the business go.
💢to make something stop operating or fail:
🔹Joe pulled in and killed the engine.
🔹The out-of-town shopping centre will kill local trade.
🔹kill your speed (=drive slowly)
💢#informal to be very angry with someone:
🔹Mom will kill me if I’m late.
💢it kills somebody to do something
🔹It kills me to see him working so hard.
🔹What happened next? The suspense is killing me.
💢would/could kill for something (also would kill to do something) ➡️ to want something so much that you will do almost anything to get it or do it:
🔹I could kill for a smoke right now.
🔹In those days, actors would kill to break into film.
💢my head/back etc is killing me #spoken ➡️ used to say that a part of your body is hurting a lot:
🔹I’ve walked miles and my feet are killing me.
💢kill time/an hour etc ➡️ to spend time doing something which is not important, while you are waiting to do something important or waiting for something else to happen:
🔹With time to kill, he took a cab to the centre.
💢to make someone laugh a lot
🔹 kill yourself laughing
🔹They weren’t bothered – in fact, they were killing themselves laughing.
💢it won’t/wouldn’t kill somebody (to do something) #spoken used to say that someone could easily do something, and ought to do it:
🔹It wouldn’t kill you to help out once in a while.
💢(even) if it kills me #spoken ➡️ used to emphasize that you are determined to do something, even though it is very difficult:
🔹I’m completing this course, even if it kills me.
💢kill something off #phrasal_verb:
1️⃣to cause the death of a lot of living things SYN destroy:
🔹Pollution is rapidly killing off plant life.
2️⃣to stop or remove something completely SYN destroy:
🔹These figures kill off any hope that the economy is poised for recovery.
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#️⃣#Laugh /lɑːf $ læf/ #noun
💢somebody is a (good) laugh #British_English ➡️ used to say that someone is amusing and fun to be with:
🔹I like Peter – he’s a good laugh.
💢for laughs (also for a laugh #British_English) ➡️ for fun:
🔹We took the hot-air balloon ride, just for laughs.
💢that’s a laugh #spoken ➡️ used to say that something is silly or unlikely:
🔹Me? Star in a film? That’s a laugh.
💢have the last laugh ➡️ to finally be successful, win an argument etc, after other people have earlier criticized you, defeated you etc:
🔹Men make jokes about women drivers, but women have the last laugh – their insurance rates are cheaper.
💢be a laugh a minute #informal ➡️ to be very funny – sometimes used humorously to mean that someone or something is not at all funny
🔹I can tell you this guy is going to be a laugh a minute.
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💢somebody is a (good) laugh #British_English ➡️ used to say that someone is amusing and fun to be with:
🔹I like Peter – he’s a good laugh.
💢for laughs (also for a laugh #British_English) ➡️ for fun:
🔹We took the hot-air balloon ride, just for laughs.
💢that’s a laugh #spoken ➡️ used to say that something is silly or unlikely:
🔹Me? Star in a film? That’s a laugh.
💢have the last laugh ➡️ to finally be successful, win an argument etc, after other people have earlier criticized you, defeated you etc:
🔹Men make jokes about women drivers, but women have the last laugh – their insurance rates are cheaper.
💢be a laugh a minute #informal ➡️ to be very funny – sometimes used humorously to mean that someone or something is not at all funny
🔹I can tell you this guy is going to be a laugh a minute.
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#️⃣#Laugh /lɑːf $ læf/ #noun 💢somebody is a (good) laugh #British_English ➡️ used to say that someone is amusing and fun to be with: 🔹I like Peter – he’s a good laugh. 💢for laughs (also for a laugh #British_English) ➡️ for fun: 🔹We took the hot-air…
#️⃣#Laugh /lɑːf $ læf/ #verb
💢laugh at/about
🔹‘I didn’t know what I was doing,’ she said, laughing at the memory.
🔹Tony was laughing so hard he had to steady himself on the table.
🔹Nora laughed so much that she nearly cried.
💢laugh heartily/uproariously/hysterically etc (=laugh a lot)
🔹The kids tumbled around on the floor, laughing hysterically.
🔹He couldn’t help it; he burst out laughing (=suddenly started laughing).
💢laugh your head off
🔹He’s one of the few writers who can make me laugh out loud.
💢not know whether to laugh or cry ➡️ to feel upset or annoyed about something bad that has happened, but also able to see that there is something funny about it:
🔹And when I couldn’t find the passports – honestly, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!
💢don’t make me laugh #spoken ➡️ used when someone has just told you something that is completely untrue, asked for something impossible etc:
🔹‘Can you finish this by tomorrow?’ ‘Don’t make me laugh.’
💢no laughing matter #informal ➡️ something serious that should not be joked about:
🔹It’s no laughing matter having to walk by a group of rowdy drunks every night just to get home.
💢be laughed out of court (also be laughed out of town/business etc #American_English) ➡️ if a person or idea is laughed out of court etc, the idea is not accepted because people think it is completely stupid:
🔹We can’t propose that! We’d be laughed out of court!
💢you have to laugh #spoken ➡️ used to say that, even though a situation is annoying or disappointing, you can also see that there is something funny about it:
🔹I had to laugh when I found out that our luggage had been lost. What else could go wrong?
💢be laughing all the way to the bank #informal #idiom ➡️ to make a lot of money without making much effort:
🔹We'll be laughing all the way to the bank if this deal works out.
💢somebody will be laughing on the other side of their face #spoken ➡️ used to say that although someone is happy or confident now, they will be in trouble later:
🔹She's pleased with her promotion but she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when she sees the extra work.
💢be laughing #British_English #spoken #informal ➡️ to be happy or in a good situation, for example because something has had a successful result for you:
🔹Well they paid me, didn’t they, so I’m laughing.
💢laugh in sb’s face #idiom ➡️ to behave towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them:
🔹I told my sister what I thought, and she just laughed in my face.
💢laugh up your sleeve ➡️ to be secretly happy, especially because you have played a trick on someone or criticized them without them knowing:
🔹They're very polite in your presence, but you get the feeling they're laughing up their sleeves.
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💢laugh at/about
🔹‘I didn’t know what I was doing,’ she said, laughing at the memory.
🔹Tony was laughing so hard he had to steady himself on the table.
🔹Nora laughed so much that she nearly cried.
💢laugh heartily/uproariously/hysterically etc (=laugh a lot)
🔹The kids tumbled around on the floor, laughing hysterically.
🔹He couldn’t help it; he burst out laughing (=suddenly started laughing).
💢laugh your head off
🔹He’s one of the few writers who can make me laugh out loud.
💢not know whether to laugh or cry ➡️ to feel upset or annoyed about something bad that has happened, but also able to see that there is something funny about it:
🔹And when I couldn’t find the passports – honestly, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!
💢don’t make me laugh #spoken ➡️ used when someone has just told you something that is completely untrue, asked for something impossible etc:
🔹‘Can you finish this by tomorrow?’ ‘Don’t make me laugh.’
💢no laughing matter #informal ➡️ something serious that should not be joked about:
🔹It’s no laughing matter having to walk by a group of rowdy drunks every night just to get home.
💢be laughed out of court (also be laughed out of town/business etc #American_English) ➡️ if a person or idea is laughed out of court etc, the idea is not accepted because people think it is completely stupid:
🔹We can’t propose that! We’d be laughed out of court!
💢you have to laugh #spoken ➡️ used to say that, even though a situation is annoying or disappointing, you can also see that there is something funny about it:
🔹I had to laugh when I found out that our luggage had been lost. What else could go wrong?
💢be laughing all the way to the bank #informal #idiom ➡️ to make a lot of money without making much effort:
🔹We'll be laughing all the way to the bank if this deal works out.
💢somebody will be laughing on the other side of their face #spoken ➡️ used to say that although someone is happy or confident now, they will be in trouble later:
🔹She's pleased with her promotion but she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when she sees the extra work.
💢be laughing #British_English #spoken #informal ➡️ to be happy or in a good situation, for example because something has had a successful result for you:
🔹Well they paid me, didn’t they, so I’m laughing.
💢laugh in sb’s face #idiom ➡️ to behave towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them:
🔹I told my sister what I thought, and she just laughed in my face.
💢laugh up your sleeve ➡️ to be secretly happy, especially because you have played a trick on someone or criticized them without them knowing:
🔹They're very polite in your presence, but you get the feeling they're laughing up their sleeves.
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#️⃣#Laugh /lɑːf $ læf/ #verb 💢laugh at/about 🔹‘I didn’t know what I was doing,’ she said, laughing at the memory. 🔹Tony was laughing so hard he had to steady himself on the table. 🔹Nora laughed so much that she nearly cried. 💢laugh heartily/uproario…
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⚪️laugh ➡️ to make sounds with your voice and move your face, because you think that something is funny:
✨He looked so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
⚪️giggle ➡️ to laugh quickly in a high voice, especially in a slightly silly way, or because you are nervous or embarrassed:
✨A group of teenage girls were giggling in a corner.
✨She tends to giggle when she meets new people.
⚪️chuckle ➡️ to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about or reading something funny:
✨He was chuckling to himself over an article in the paper.
✨‘We used to get up to all kinds of mischief.’ She chuckled at the memory.
⚪️snigger #British_English, snicker #American_English ➡️ to laugh quietly in an unkind or unpleasant way, for example when someone is hurt or embarrassed:
✨Billy stood up and started to sing, and one or two people sniggered.
⚪️titter ➡️ to laugh quietly in a high voice, especially about something that is rude, or is embarrassing for someone:
✨The schoolboys were tittering over a magazine.
⚪️roar with laughter ➡️ to laugh very loudly, especially with a deep voice:
✨I could hear my father roaring with laughter at something on TV.
⚪️shriek with laughter ➡️ to laugh very loudly, especially with a high voice:
✨Patsy chased him down the stairs, shrieking with laughter.
⚪️howl with laughter ➡️ to laugh very loudly – used especially about a group of people laughing together:
✨His plays have made audiences howl with laughter.
⚪️in stitches ➡️ laughing so much that you cannot stop:
✨It was such a funny film – it had us all in stitches.
⚪️guffaw /ɡəˈfɔː $ -ˈfɒː/ ➡️ to laugh very loudly and without trying to stop yourself:
✨The audience guffawed at his nonstop jokes.
⚪️cackle ➡️ to laugh loudly in an unpleasant way:
✨The old woman cackled at the trouble she was causing.
⚪️laugh at somebody/something #phrasal_verb
1️⃣to make unkind or funny remarks about someone, because they have done or said something you think is stupid SYN tease:
✨I’m afraid the other kids will laugh at me because I don’t understand.
2️⃣to seem not to care about something that most people would worry about:
✨Young offenders just laugh at this sort of sentence.
⚪️laugh something off #phrasal_verb ➡️ to pretend that something is less serious than it really is by laughing or joking about it:
✨Knox laughed off rumors that he would be running for mayor.
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⚪️laugh ➡️ to make sounds with your voice and move your face, because you think that something is funny:
✨He looked so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
⚪️giggle ➡️ to laugh quickly in a high voice, especially in a slightly silly way, or because you are nervous or embarrassed:
✨A group of teenage girls were giggling in a corner.
✨She tends to giggle when she meets new people.
⚪️chuckle ➡️ to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about or reading something funny:
✨He was chuckling to himself over an article in the paper.
✨‘We used to get up to all kinds of mischief.’ She chuckled at the memory.
⚪️snigger #British_English, snicker #American_English ➡️ to laugh quietly in an unkind or unpleasant way, for example when someone is hurt or embarrassed:
✨Billy stood up and started to sing, and one or two people sniggered.
⚪️titter ➡️ to laugh quietly in a high voice, especially about something that is rude, or is embarrassing for someone:
✨The schoolboys were tittering over a magazine.
⚪️roar with laughter ➡️ to laugh very loudly, especially with a deep voice:
✨I could hear my father roaring with laughter at something on TV.
⚪️shriek with laughter ➡️ to laugh very loudly, especially with a high voice:
✨Patsy chased him down the stairs, shrieking with laughter.
⚪️howl with laughter ➡️ to laugh very loudly – used especially about a group of people laughing together:
✨His plays have made audiences howl with laughter.
⚪️in stitches ➡️ laughing so much that you cannot stop:
✨It was such a funny film – it had us all in stitches.
⚪️guffaw /ɡəˈfɔː $ -ˈfɒː/ ➡️ to laugh very loudly and without trying to stop yourself:
✨The audience guffawed at his nonstop jokes.
⚪️cackle ➡️ to laugh loudly in an unpleasant way:
✨The old woman cackled at the trouble she was causing.
⚪️laugh at somebody/something #phrasal_verb
1️⃣to make unkind or funny remarks about someone, because they have done or said something you think is stupid SYN tease:
✨I’m afraid the other kids will laugh at me because I don’t understand.
2️⃣to seem not to care about something that most people would worry about:
✨Young offenders just laugh at this sort of sentence.
⚪️laugh something off #phrasal_verb ➡️ to pretend that something is less serious than it really is by laughing or joking about it:
✨Knox laughed off rumors that he would be running for mayor.
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💢LOL #slang ➡️ is an acronym of laugh out loud. It can be used as an interjection and a verb:
🔹That was a great joke! LOL! (interjection)
🔹I lol everytime I hear you say squirrel. (verb)
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🔹That was a great joke! LOL! (interjection)
🔹I lol everytime I hear you say squirrel. (verb)
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#️⃣#Nervous /ˈnɜːvəs $ ˈnɜːr-/ #adjective
💢nervous about
🔹She was so nervous about her exams that she couldn’t sleep.
💢feel/get nervous
🔹Paul always gets nervous whenever he has to give a presentation.
💢nervous smile/laugh/look/glance
🔹‘Don’t be silly,’ she said with a nervous laugh. ‘There’s no such thing as ghosts.’
💢nervous of
🔹We were all a bit nervous of him at first ➡️ (=frightened of him).
💢nervous condition/illness/disorder
🔹She was suffering from a nervous condition.
🔹He had a nervous twitch ➡️ (=his body made small uncontrolled movements).
💢nervous exhaustion/strain
➡️ a mental condition in which you feel very tired, usually caused by working too hard or by a difficult emotional problem
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💢nervous about
🔹She was so nervous about her exams that she couldn’t sleep.
💢feel/get nervous
🔹Paul always gets nervous whenever he has to give a presentation.
💢nervous smile/laugh/look/glance
🔹‘Don’t be silly,’ she said with a nervous laugh. ‘There’s no such thing as ghosts.’
💢nervous of
🔹We were all a bit nervous of him at first ➡️ (=frightened of him).
💢nervous condition/illness/disorder
🔹She was suffering from a nervous condition.
🔹He had a nervous twitch ➡️ (=his body made small uncontrolled movements).
💢nervous exhaustion/strain
➡️ a mental condition in which you feel very tired, usually caused by working too hard or by a difficult emotional problem
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#️⃣#Nervous /ˈnɜːvəs $ ˈnɜːr-/ #adjective 💢nervous about 🔹She was so nervous about her exams that she couldn’t sleep. 💢feel/get nervous 🔹Paul always gets nervous whenever he has to give a presentation. 💢nervous smile/laugh/look/glance 🔹‘Don’t be silly…
📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️nervous worried or a little frightened about something and unable to relax:
✨Kelly was so nervous about her exam that she couldn’t sleep.
✨It makes me nervous when you drive that fast.
⚪️tense ➡️ worried and unable to relax in a way that makes you get angry or upset easily:
✨Mary’s problems at work were making her tense and irritable.
⚪️uneasy ➡️ nervous because you feel that something bad might happen, so that you are unable to relax until the danger has passed:
✨I began to feel uneasy when he still hadn’t phoned by 11 o'clock.
⚪️on edge ➡️ if you are on edge or your nerves are on edge, you feel nervous because you are worried about what might happen:
✨My nerves were on edge, waiting for the results of the test.
✨Redundancies and other work upheavals have put employees on edge.
⚪️neurotic ➡️ nervous and anxious in a way that is not normal or reasonable:
✨She’s completely neurotic about food hygiene.
✨a neurotic mother
⚪️edgy/jumpy/jittery ➡️ nervous because you are worried about what might happen:
✨Investors are a little edgy about the financial markets these days.
✨There was a lot of pressure on the team tonight and that’s why they were a little jumpy.
⚪️highly-strung #British_English, high-strung #American_English ➡️ becoming nervous or upset easily because that is your character:
✨Like many musicians, he’s very sensitive and highly-strung.
⚪️be a nervous wreck ➡️ to feel extremely nervous and unable to relax:
✨After 10 months of teaching, I was a total nervous wreck.
⚪️have butterflies (in your stomach) #informal #idiom ➡️ to feel nervous about something that you are going to do very soon because it is important and you want to do it well:
✨Actors often have butterflies before going on stage.
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⚪️nervous worried or a little frightened about something and unable to relax:
✨Kelly was so nervous about her exam that she couldn’t sleep.
✨It makes me nervous when you drive that fast.
⚪️tense ➡️ worried and unable to relax in a way that makes you get angry or upset easily:
✨Mary’s problems at work were making her tense and irritable.
⚪️uneasy ➡️ nervous because you feel that something bad might happen, so that you are unable to relax until the danger has passed:
✨I began to feel uneasy when he still hadn’t phoned by 11 o'clock.
⚪️on edge ➡️ if you are on edge or your nerves are on edge, you feel nervous because you are worried about what might happen:
✨My nerves were on edge, waiting for the results of the test.
✨Redundancies and other work upheavals have put employees on edge.
⚪️neurotic ➡️ nervous and anxious in a way that is not normal or reasonable:
✨She’s completely neurotic about food hygiene.
✨a neurotic mother
⚪️edgy/jumpy/jittery ➡️ nervous because you are worried about what might happen:
✨Investors are a little edgy about the financial markets these days.
✨There was a lot of pressure on the team tonight and that’s why they were a little jumpy.
⚪️highly-strung #British_English, high-strung #American_English ➡️ becoming nervous or upset easily because that is your character:
✨Like many musicians, he’s very sensitive and highly-strung.
⚪️be a nervous wreck ➡️ to feel extremely nervous and unable to relax:
✨After 10 months of teaching, I was a total nervous wreck.
⚪️have butterflies (in your stomach) #informal #idiom ➡️ to feel nervous about something that you are going to do very soon because it is important and you want to do it well:
✨Actors often have butterflies before going on stage.
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#️⃣#Noise /nɔɪz/ #noun
💢noise of
🔹the noise of the traffic
🔹Try not to make a noise when you go upstairs.
💢gurgling/banging/crackling etc noise
🔹There was a strange whistling noise in his ears.
🔹There was a lot of noise outside.
🔹Noise levels have been reduced by 20%.
💢traffic/engine/background etc noise
🔹the problem of aircraft noise near airports
💢(make) encouraging/optimistic etc noises (about something) #British_English ➡️ to say things which suggest what your opinion or attitude is, without saying it directly:
🔹Both sides were making hopeful noises about the hostages.
💢make (all) the right noises (about something) ➡️ to say the things that other people want or expect to hear:
🔹The health minister seems to be making all the right noises.
💢make noises about doing something ➡️ to say that you are considering doing something:
🔹He is now making noises about starting his own business.
💢make a (lot of) noise about something #British_English ➡️ to talk about something a lot, so that people will notice it – used in order to show disapproval:
🔹Modern men who make a noise about the fact that they know how to look good.
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💢noise of
🔹the noise of the traffic
🔹Try not to make a noise when you go upstairs.
💢gurgling/banging/crackling etc noise
🔹There was a strange whistling noise in his ears.
🔹There was a lot of noise outside.
🔹Noise levels have been reduced by 20%.
💢traffic/engine/background etc noise
🔹the problem of aircraft noise near airports
💢(make) encouraging/optimistic etc noises (about something) #British_English ➡️ to say things which suggest what your opinion or attitude is, without saying it directly:
🔹Both sides were making hopeful noises about the hostages.
💢make (all) the right noises (about something) ➡️ to say the things that other people want or expect to hear:
🔹The health minister seems to be making all the right noises.
💢make noises about doing something ➡️ to say that you are considering doing something:
🔹He is now making noises about starting his own business.
💢make a (lot of) noise about something #British_English ➡️ to talk about something a lot, so that people will notice it – used in order to show disapproval:
🔹Modern men who make a noise about the fact that they know how to look good.
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🌟BE: progressive forms🌟
“I am being / you are being, etc + adjective/noun”
✨We can use this structure to talk about temporary situations to do with actions and behaviour, but not usually to talk about feelings. Compare:
🔹You’re being stupid.
(= You're doing stupid things.)
🔹I was being very careful.
(= I was doing something carefully.)
🔹Who’s being a silly baby, then?
🔸I’m happy at the moment.
( not I'm being happy at the moment.)
🔸I was depressed when you phoned.
( not I was being depressed . . .)
📌Note the difference between:
🔹He's being sick. (BrE = He’s vomiting - bringing food up from the stomach)
and
🔸He’s sick. (= He’s ill).
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“I am being / you are being, etc + adjective/noun”
✨We can use this structure to talk about temporary situations to do with actions and behaviour, but not usually to talk about feelings. Compare:
🔹You’re being stupid.
(= You're doing stupid things.)
🔹I was being very careful.
(= I was doing something carefully.)
🔹Who’s being a silly baby, then?
🔸I’m happy at the moment.
( not I'm being happy at the moment.)
🔸I was depressed when you phoned.
( not I was being depressed . . .)
📌Note the difference between:
🔹He's being sick. (BrE = He’s vomiting - bringing food up from the stomach)
and
🔸He’s sick. (= He’s ill).
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🚩💵 MAKE A FAST BUCK 💵
= to make money easily, usually in a dishonest way
🔹Dave thought he could make a fast buck selling stolen TVs, but the police caught him in the end.🚔
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= to make money easily, usually in a dishonest way
🔹Dave thought he could make a fast buck selling stolen TVs, but the police caught him in the end.🚔
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#️⃣#Scare /skeə $ sker/ #verb
💢scare the life/living daylights/hell etc out of somebody ➡️ (=scare someone very much):
🔹The alarm scared the hell out of me.
💢scare easily ➡️ to be frightened by things that are not very frightening:
🔹I don’t scare easily, you know.
💢scare somebody into something #phrasal_verb ➡️ to make someone do something by frightening them or threatening them:
🔹You can't scare me into telling you anything.
💢scare somebody into doing something:
🔹You can’t scare me into telling you anything.
💢scare somebody/something off/away #phrasal_verb:
1️⃣ to make an animal or person go away by frightening them:
🔹She moved quietly to avoid scaring the birds away.
2️⃣to make someone uncertain or worried so that they do not do something they were going to do:
🔹Rising prices are scaring off many potential customers.
💢scare something up #phrasal_verb #American_English #informal ➡️to make something although you have very few things to make it from:
🔹Let me see if I can scare up something for you to eat.
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💢scare the life/living daylights/hell etc out of somebody ➡️ (=scare someone very much):
🔹The alarm scared the hell out of me.
💢scare easily ➡️ to be frightened by things that are not very frightening:
🔹I don’t scare easily, you know.
💢scare somebody into something #phrasal_verb ➡️ to make someone do something by frightening them or threatening them:
🔹You can't scare me into telling you anything.
💢scare somebody into doing something:
🔹You can’t scare me into telling you anything.
💢scare somebody/something off/away #phrasal_verb:
1️⃣ to make an animal or person go away by frightening them:
🔹She moved quietly to avoid scaring the birds away.
2️⃣to make someone uncertain or worried so that they do not do something they were going to do:
🔹Rising prices are scaring off many potential customers.
💢scare something up #phrasal_verb #American_English #informal ➡️to make something although you have very few things to make it from:
🔹Let me see if I can scare up something for you to eat.
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🚩 carjacking
/ˈkɑːˌdʒækɪŋ $ ˈkɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
= the crime of using a weapon to force the driver of a car to drive you somewhere or give you their car 🚗
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/ˈkɑːˌdʒækɪŋ $ ˈkɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
= the crime of using a weapon to force the driver of a car to drive you somewhere or give you their car 🚗
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🚩 have egg on your face 🥚
= be embarrassed by a serious mistake you make
🔹Jack has egg on his face because he couldn't remember how to spell "Batman"!
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= be embarrassed by a serious mistake you make
🔹Jack has egg on his face because he couldn't remember how to spell "Batman"!
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🚩food for thought 💭
= information that you should think about
🔹I don't agree with you, but your idea certainly gives me food for thought.
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= information that you should think about
🔹I don't agree with you, but your idea certainly gives me food for thought.
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#️⃣#Secret /ˈsiːkrət, ˈsiːkrɪt/ #noun
💢in secret ➡️ in a private way or place that other people do not know about:
🔹The negotiations were conducted in secret.
💢the secret to (doing) something
🔹The secret to making good pastry is to use very cold water.
🔹Your hair always looks so great – what’s your secret?
🔹What do you think is the secret of her success?
💢make no secret of something ➡️ to make your opinions about something clear:
🔹She made no secret of her dislike for him.
💢the secrets of life/nature/the universe etc ➡️ the things no one yet knows about life, nature etc
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💢in secret ➡️ in a private way or place that other people do not know about:
🔹The negotiations were conducted in secret.
💢the secret to (doing) something
🔹The secret to making good pastry is to use very cold water.
🔹Your hair always looks so great – what’s your secret?
🔹What do you think is the secret of her success?
💢make no secret of something ➡️ to make your opinions about something clear:
🔹She made no secret of her dislike for him.
💢the secrets of life/nature/the universe etc ➡️ the things no one yet knows about life, nature etc
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✨WILL & PRESENT FORMS✨
“both possible”
✨The differences between the structures used to talk about the future are not always very clear-cut. Will and present forms (especially going to . . .) are often both possible in the same situation, if ‘present’ ideas like intention or fixed arrangement are a part of the meaning, but not very important. The choice can depend on which aspect we wish to emphasise.
🔹What will you do next year? ➡️ (open question about the future; perhaps no clear plans have been made)
🔹What are you doing next year? ➡️ (emphasis on fixed arrangements)
🔹What are you going to do next year? ➡️ (emphasis on intentions)
🔸All the family will be there.
🔸All the family are going to be there.
◽️If your mother comes, you’ll have to help with the cooking.
◽️If your mother comes, you're going to have to help with the cooking.
◾️You won’t believe this.
◾️You’re not going to believe this.
🔺Next year will be different.
🔺Next year is going to be different.
🔘Jack will explain everything to you.
🔘Jack’s going to explain everything to you.
✨Both going to and stressed will can express a strong intention or determination.
☑️I’m really going to stop smoking!
☑️I really will stop smoking!
✨In cases like these, the different forms are all correct, and it is unimportant which one is chosen.
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“both possible”
✨The differences between the structures used to talk about the future are not always very clear-cut. Will and present forms (especially going to . . .) are often both possible in the same situation, if ‘present’ ideas like intention or fixed arrangement are a part of the meaning, but not very important. The choice can depend on which aspect we wish to emphasise.
🔹What will you do next year? ➡️ (open question about the future; perhaps no clear plans have been made)
🔹What are you doing next year? ➡️ (emphasis on fixed arrangements)
🔹What are you going to do next year? ➡️ (emphasis on intentions)
🔸All the family will be there.
🔸All the family are going to be there.
◽️If your mother comes, you’ll have to help with the cooking.
◽️If your mother comes, you're going to have to help with the cooking.
◾️You won’t believe this.
◾️You’re not going to believe this.
🔺Next year will be different.
🔺Next year is going to be different.
🔘Jack will explain everything to you.
🔘Jack’s going to explain everything to you.
✨Both going to and stressed will can express a strong intention or determination.
☑️I’m really going to stop smoking!
☑️I really will stop smoking!
✨In cases like these, the different forms are all correct, and it is unimportant which one is chosen.
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#️⃣#Shout /ʃaʊt/ #verb
💢shout at
🔹I wish you’d stop shouting at the children.
💢shout for
🔹We could hear them shouting for help.
🔹‘Watch out!’ she shouted, as the car started to move.
💢shout something at somebody
🔹He was shouting insults at the lorry driver.
💢shout something to somebody
🔹‘He’s down here!’ she shouted to Alison.
💢shout in pain/anger/frustration etc #British_English ➡️ to call out loudly SYN scream #American_English:
🔹Al shouted in pain.
💢shout something from the rooftops ➡️ to tell everyone about something because you want everyone to know about it:
🔹I know you want to shout it from the rooftop that you came in first in your class, but you should have a bit of modesty about it.
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💢shout at
🔹I wish you’d stop shouting at the children.
💢shout for
🔹We could hear them shouting for help.
🔹‘Watch out!’ she shouted, as the car started to move.
💢shout something at somebody
🔹He was shouting insults at the lorry driver.
💢shout something to somebody
🔹‘He’s down here!’ she shouted to Alison.
💢shout in pain/anger/frustration etc #British_English ➡️ to call out loudly SYN scream #American_English:
🔹Al shouted in pain.
💢shout something from the rooftops ➡️ to tell everyone about something because you want everyone to know about it:
🔹I know you want to shout it from the rooftop that you came in first in your class, but you should have a bit of modesty about it.
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