#️⃣#view /vjuː/ #verb [transitive]
1️⃣to think about something or someone in a particular way SYN see
💢view something as something
🔹The law should be viewed as a way of meeting certain social goals.
💢view something from a ... perspective / standpoint
🔹It’s an issue that can be viewed from several perspectives.
💢view something with caution / suspicion / scepticism etc
🔹The local people viewed newcomers with suspicion.
2️⃣#formal ➡️ to look at something, especially because it is beautiful or you are interested in it
💢view something from something
🔹The mountain is best viewed from the north side.
💢view a house / an apartment / a property (=go to see a house etc that you are interested in buying)
3️⃣#formal ➡️ to watch a television programme, film etc:
🔹an opportunity to view the film before it goes on general release
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1️⃣to think about something or someone in a particular way SYN see
💢view something as something
🔹The law should be viewed as a way of meeting certain social goals.
💢view something from a ... perspective / standpoint
🔹It’s an issue that can be viewed from several perspectives.
💢view something with caution / suspicion / scepticism etc
🔹The local people viewed newcomers with suspicion.
2️⃣#formal ➡️ to look at something, especially because it is beautiful or you are interested in it
💢view something from something
🔹The mountain is best viewed from the north side.
💢view a house / an apartment / a property (=go to see a house etc that you are interested in buying)
3️⃣#formal ➡️ to watch a television programme, film etc:
🔹an opportunity to view the film before it goes on general release
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#️⃣#view /vjuː/ #verb [transitive] 1️⃣to think about something or someone in a particular way SYN see 💢view something as something 🔹The law should be viewed as a way of meeting certain social goals. 💢view something from a ... perspective / standpoint…
#️⃣#view /vjuː/ #noun
💢view on / about
🔹What’s your view on the subject?
💢view that
🔹Their view is that competition is good for business.
🔹In my view, the country needs a change of government.
💢WAY OF CONSIDERING [countable usually singular] ➡️ a way of thinking about or understanding something
💢view of
🔹Mum’s view of the situation was different to mine.
💢optimistic / pessimistic / balanced etc view
🔹a realistic view of human nature
🔹traditional views of religion
🔹You need to have a clear view (=a definite idea) of the kind of book you want to write.
💢take a dim / poor view of something (=disapprove)
🔹She took a pretty dim view of his behaviour.
💢SIGHT [uncountable and countable] ➡️ what you are able to see or whether you can see it
💢view of
🔹We’d like a room with a view of the sea.
💢good / bad / wonderful etc view
🔹The house has wonderful views over the valley.
💢be in view / come into view
🔹Suddenly the pyramids came into view.
💢disappear / vanish / be hidden from view
🔹The gun was hidden from view behind the door.
🔹Fran hit him in full view of all the guests (=where they could see it clearly).
🔹During an eclipse, the moon blocks our view of the sun (=stop us from seeing it).
💢SCENERY [countable] ➡️ the whole area that you can see from somewhere, especially when it is very beautiful or impressive:
🔹From the top you get a panoramic view of the city.
🔹A huge nuclear reactor now spoils the view.
💢PICTURE [countable] ➡️ a photograph or picture showing a beautiful or interesting place
💢view of
🔹The book contains over fifty scenic views of Cambridge.
💢CHANCE TO SEE SOMETHING [uncountable and countable] ➡️ an occasion or time when it is possible for people to see something such as an art show
💢view of
🔹A private view of the Summer Exhibition will be held.
💢on view (=being shown to the public)
🔹The painting is currently on view at the Tate.
💢in view of something #formal ➡️ used to introduce the reason for a decision or action:
🔹In view of his conduct, the club has decided to suspend him.
💢with a view to (doing) something because you are planning to do something in the future:
🔹We bought the house with a view to retiring there.
💢in view #formal ➡️ having something in your mind as an aim
💢with this end / object / aim etc in view
🔹Defence was all-important, and castles were designed with this end in view.
🔹What sort of job did you have in view?
💢take the long view (of something) British English ➡️ to think about the effect that something will have in the future rather than what happens now
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💢view on / about
🔹What’s your view on the subject?
💢view that
🔹Their view is that competition is good for business.
🔹In my view, the country needs a change of government.
💢WAY OF CONSIDERING [countable usually singular] ➡️ a way of thinking about or understanding something
💢view of
🔹Mum’s view of the situation was different to mine.
💢optimistic / pessimistic / balanced etc view
🔹a realistic view of human nature
🔹traditional views of religion
🔹You need to have a clear view (=a definite idea) of the kind of book you want to write.
💢take a dim / poor view of something (=disapprove)
🔹She took a pretty dim view of his behaviour.
💢SIGHT [uncountable and countable] ➡️ what you are able to see or whether you can see it
💢view of
🔹We’d like a room with a view of the sea.
💢good / bad / wonderful etc view
🔹The house has wonderful views over the valley.
💢be in view / come into view
🔹Suddenly the pyramids came into view.
💢disappear / vanish / be hidden from view
🔹The gun was hidden from view behind the door.
🔹Fran hit him in full view of all the guests (=where they could see it clearly).
🔹During an eclipse, the moon blocks our view of the sun (=stop us from seeing it).
💢SCENERY [countable] ➡️ the whole area that you can see from somewhere, especially when it is very beautiful or impressive:
🔹From the top you get a panoramic view of the city.
🔹A huge nuclear reactor now spoils the view.
💢PICTURE [countable] ➡️ a photograph or picture showing a beautiful or interesting place
💢view of
🔹The book contains over fifty scenic views of Cambridge.
💢CHANCE TO SEE SOMETHING [uncountable and countable] ➡️ an occasion or time when it is possible for people to see something such as an art show
💢view of
🔹A private view of the Summer Exhibition will be held.
💢on view (=being shown to the public)
🔹The painting is currently on view at the Tate.
💢in view of something #formal ➡️ used to introduce the reason for a decision or action:
🔹In view of his conduct, the club has decided to suspend him.
💢with a view to (doing) something because you are planning to do something in the future:
🔹We bought the house with a view to retiring there.
💢in view #formal ➡️ having something in your mind as an aim
💢with this end / object / aim etc in view
🔹Defence was all-important, and castles were designed with this end in view.
🔹What sort of job did you have in view?
💢take the long view (of something) British English ➡️ to think about the effect that something will have in the future rather than what happens now
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#️⃣#view /vjuː/ #noun 💢view on / about 🔹What’s your view on the subject? 💢view that 🔹Their view is that competition is good for business. 🔹In my view, the country needs a change of government. 💢WAY OF CONSIDERING [countable usually singular] ➡️ a way…
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⚪️view ➡️ the area you can see from a window or place, especially when it is beautiful:
✨The hotel has a view of the Colosseum.
✨There are great views of the Himalayas.
⚪️panorama ➡️ an impressive view of a very large area that stretches a long way across in front of you:
✨a panorama of snow-covered hills and mountains
✨From the top, there is a breathtaking panorama across to the southern slopes of Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain.
⚪️vista written ➡️ a view of a large area of beautiful scenery:
✨The road around the island offers some spectacular vistas.
✨On a sparkling spring day, the vista is quite superb.
✨In front, a simple porch offered a spectacular vista of coconut-fringed beach, lagoon, and open sea beyond.
⚪️scene ➡️ what you see in a place, especially when people are moving around and doing things:
✨His paintings are mainly of local scenes.
✨a peaceful village scene
⚪️sight ➡️ something that you see, especially something very impressive or surprising:
✨The mountain is a magnificent sight, soaring up from the carpet of purple heather at its base.
✨It was an amazing sight. I had never seen elephants in the wild before.
✨They were met with the sight of riot police shaking hands with the demonstrators.
⚪️consider verb [transitive not in progressive] formal ➡️ to have an opinion about someone or something after thinking carefully about them:
✨We do not consider this film suitable for young children.
✨She is considered to be one of the finest pianists of her generation.
⚪️see verb [transitive not in progressive] ➡️ to think about someone or something in a particular way, or as being a particular kind of person or thing:
✨Having a child makes you see things differently.
✨America was seen as the land of opportunity.
✨The country sees itself as a bridge between East and West.
⚪️regard/view verb [transitive] ➡️ to think about someone or something in a particular way, or as being a particular kind of person or thing. Regard/view are a little more formal than see:
✨She regards herself more as an entertainer than a singer.
✨Many people in the industry viewed him with suspicion.
⚪️perceive verb [transitive often passive] formal ➡️ to think about someone or something in a particular way, or as being a particular kind of person or thing:
✨Historically, nursing has been perceived as a job for women, but things have changed now.
✨The group were perceived to have little real talent.
✨Do other people perceive us as we perceive ourselves?
⚪️think of somebody/something as (also look on somebody/something as) ➡️ to think that someone or something is a particular type of person or thing:
✨He looked on his job as a welcome relief from the problems at home.
✨Even though he’s 18, his parents still think of him as a child.
✨I think of her more as a sister.
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⚪️view ➡️ the area you can see from a window or place, especially when it is beautiful:
✨The hotel has a view of the Colosseum.
✨There are great views of the Himalayas.
⚪️panorama ➡️ an impressive view of a very large area that stretches a long way across in front of you:
✨a panorama of snow-covered hills and mountains
✨From the top, there is a breathtaking panorama across to the southern slopes of Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain.
⚪️vista written ➡️ a view of a large area of beautiful scenery:
✨The road around the island offers some spectacular vistas.
✨On a sparkling spring day, the vista is quite superb.
✨In front, a simple porch offered a spectacular vista of coconut-fringed beach, lagoon, and open sea beyond.
⚪️scene ➡️ what you see in a place, especially when people are moving around and doing things:
✨His paintings are mainly of local scenes.
✨a peaceful village scene
⚪️sight ➡️ something that you see, especially something very impressive or surprising:
✨The mountain is a magnificent sight, soaring up from the carpet of purple heather at its base.
✨It was an amazing sight. I had never seen elephants in the wild before.
✨They were met with the sight of riot police shaking hands with the demonstrators.
⚪️consider verb [transitive not in progressive] formal ➡️ to have an opinion about someone or something after thinking carefully about them:
✨We do not consider this film suitable for young children.
✨She is considered to be one of the finest pianists of her generation.
⚪️see verb [transitive not in progressive] ➡️ to think about someone or something in a particular way, or as being a particular kind of person or thing:
✨Having a child makes you see things differently.
✨America was seen as the land of opportunity.
✨The country sees itself as a bridge between East and West.
⚪️regard/view verb [transitive] ➡️ to think about someone or something in a particular way, or as being a particular kind of person or thing. Regard/view are a little more formal than see:
✨She regards herself more as an entertainer than a singer.
✨Many people in the industry viewed him with suspicion.
⚪️perceive verb [transitive often passive] formal ➡️ to think about someone or something in a particular way, or as being a particular kind of person or thing:
✨Historically, nursing has been perceived as a job for women, but things have changed now.
✨The group were perceived to have little real talent.
✨Do other people perceive us as we perceive ourselves?
⚪️think of somebody/something as (also look on somebody/something as) ➡️ to think that someone or something is a particular type of person or thing:
✨He looked on his job as a welcome relief from the problems at home.
✨Even though he’s 18, his parents still think of him as a child.
✨I think of her more as a sister.
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#️⃣#Appropriate /əˈprəʊpri-ət, əˈprəʊpri-ɪt $ əˈproʊ-/
💢appropriate for
🔹clothes appropriate for a job interview
💢appropriate to
🔹an education system which is more appropriate to the needs of the students
💢it is appropriate (for somebody) to do something
🔹It would not be appropriate for me to discuss that now.
💢it is appropriate (that)
🔹It seemed somehow appropriate that we should begin our journey here.
💢appropriate time/place etc
🔹I didn’t feel that this was an appropriate time to mention the subject of money.
💢highly/entirely/wholly appropriate
🔹I thought his remark was highly appropriate, given the circumstances.
🔹The timing of the announcement was particularly appropriate.
🔹Where appropriate, I delegate as much work as possible.
🔹Mark box 1 or 2, as appropriate.
🔹I can assure you that appropriate action will be taken.
🔹The painters met, appropriately enough, in an art gallery (=used to emphasize that something is very appropriate).
🔹appropriately dressed
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💢appropriate for
🔹clothes appropriate for a job interview
💢appropriate to
🔹an education system which is more appropriate to the needs of the students
💢it is appropriate (for somebody) to do something
🔹It would not be appropriate for me to discuss that now.
💢it is appropriate (that)
🔹It seemed somehow appropriate that we should begin our journey here.
💢appropriate time/place etc
🔹I didn’t feel that this was an appropriate time to mention the subject of money.
💢highly/entirely/wholly appropriate
🔹I thought his remark was highly appropriate, given the circumstances.
🔹The timing of the announcement was particularly appropriate.
🔹Where appropriate, I delegate as much work as possible.
🔹Mark box 1 or 2, as appropriate.
🔹I can assure you that appropriate action will be taken.
🔹The painters met, appropriately enough, in an art gallery (=used to emphasize that something is very appropriate).
🔹appropriately dressed
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#️⃣#Appropriate /əˈprəʊpri-ət, əˈprəʊpri-ɪt $ əˈproʊ-/ 💢appropriate for 🔹clothes appropriate for a job interview 💢appropriate to 🔹an education system which is more appropriate to the needs of the students 💢it is appropriate (for somebody) to do something…
#️⃣appropriate /əˈprəʊprieɪt $ əˈproʊ-/#verb [transitive] #formal
1️⃣to take something for yourself when you do not have the right to do this SYN steal:
🔹He is suspected of appropriating government funds.
2️⃣to take something, especially money, to use for a particular purpose
💢appropriate something for something
🔹Congress appropriated $5 million for International Women’s Year.
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1️⃣to take something for yourself when you do not have the right to do this SYN steal:
🔹He is suspected of appropriating government funds.
2️⃣to take something, especially money, to use for a particular purpose
💢appropriate something for something
🔹Congress appropriated $5 million for International Women’s Year.
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⚪️suitable ➡️ having the right qualities for a particular purpose or person:
✨a suitable place for a picnic
✨They don’t consider him a suitable husband for their daughter.
⚪️right ➡️ completely suitable in every way:
✨It’s a nice house, but it isn’t right for us.
✨We’ll tell her when the time is right.
⚪️appropriate ➡️ suitable for a particular purpose. Appropriate is more formal than suitable:
✨She filled out all the appropriate forms.
✨It may not be an appropriate time to ask him about it.
✨It’s not appropriate to wear a short skirt for an interview.
✨the appropriate way to end a business letter
⚪️proper ➡️ the proper tool, piece of equipment, or way of doing something is the one that most people think is most suitable:
✨You can’t change a wheel without the proper tools.
✨the proper procedure for hiring staff
⚪️suited to something ➡️ if someone is suited to something, he or she has the right qualities to do it:
✨He’d be well suited to the job.
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⚪️suitable ➡️ having the right qualities for a particular purpose or person:
✨a suitable place for a picnic
✨They don’t consider him a suitable husband for their daughter.
⚪️right ➡️ completely suitable in every way:
✨It’s a nice house, but it isn’t right for us.
✨We’ll tell her when the time is right.
⚪️appropriate ➡️ suitable for a particular purpose. Appropriate is more formal than suitable:
✨She filled out all the appropriate forms.
✨It may not be an appropriate time to ask him about it.
✨It’s not appropriate to wear a short skirt for an interview.
✨the appropriate way to end a business letter
⚪️proper ➡️ the proper tool, piece of equipment, or way of doing something is the one that most people think is most suitable:
✨You can’t change a wheel without the proper tools.
✨the proper procedure for hiring staff
⚪️suited to something ➡️ if someone is suited to something, he or she has the right qualities to do it:
✨He’d be well suited to the job.
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✨POSE
noun
UK /pəʊz/ US /poʊz/
= a particular position in which a person stands, sits, etc. in order to be photographed, painted, etc.:
🔹She adopted/assumed/struck
(= moved into) an elegant pose.
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noun
UK /pəʊz/ US /poʊz/
= a particular position in which a person stands, sits, etc. in order to be photographed, painted, etc.:
🔹She adopted/assumed/struck
(= moved into) an elegant pose.
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⭐️#ABILITY_LACKING:
✨Beyond one's depth ▶️ beyond one's understanding or capabilities.
🔻I'm beyond my depth in algebra class.
🔻Poor John was involved in a problem that was really beyond his depth.
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⭐️#ABILITY_LACKING:
✨Beyond one's depth ▶️ beyond one's understanding or capabilities.
🔻I'm beyond my depth in algebra class.
🔻Poor John was involved in a problem that was really beyond his depth.
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Particularly 🆚 In Particular
🚩“In particular” is an idiomatic expression that means “in distinction from others” or “specifically.”
This expression usually refers to NOUNS. It can be used in many places in a sentence, and is set apart by a comma when it occurs at the beginning of a sentence or phrase.
🔹In particular, I like their mango tres leches dessert.
🔹I like their desserts; in particular, the mango tres leches.
🔹I like their desserts, the mango tres leches in particular.
🚩“Particularly” means “in detail” or “to an unusual degree.”
It is an adverb, and as such it can be used to modify a VERB, an ADJECTIVE, or another ADVERB, not nouns. It is NOT set off by a comma from the rest of the sentence.
🔹I particularly like their mango tres leches dessert.⏩(modifies the verb “like”)
🔹Their mango tres leches dessert is particularly good.⏩(modifies the adjective “good”)
🔹Their mango tres leches dessert tends to run out particularly quickly.⏩(modifies the adverb “quickly”)
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🚩“In particular” is an idiomatic expression that means “in distinction from others” or “specifically.”
This expression usually refers to NOUNS. It can be used in many places in a sentence, and is set apart by a comma when it occurs at the beginning of a sentence or phrase.
🔹In particular, I like their mango tres leches dessert.
🔹I like their desserts; in particular, the mango tres leches.
🔹I like their desserts, the mango tres leches in particular.
🚩“Particularly” means “in detail” or “to an unusual degree.”
It is an adverb, and as such it can be used to modify a VERB, an ADJECTIVE, or another ADVERB, not nouns. It is NOT set off by a comma from the rest of the sentence.
🔹I particularly like their mango tres leches dessert.⏩(modifies the verb “like”)
🔹Their mango tres leches dessert is particularly good.⏩(modifies the adjective “good”)
🔹Their mango tres leches dessert tends to run out particularly quickly.⏩(modifies the adverb “quickly”)
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#️⃣#Avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ #verb
📚#Thesaurus:
🔘 to avoid a person or place
⚪️avoid ➡️ to deliberately not go near a person or place:
✨Why have you been avoiding me?
✨We avoided Park Street because of the traffic.
⚪️stay away / keep away ➡️ to avoid a person or place, especially a dangerous one:
✨She walked along the path, keeping well away from the edge of the cliff.
✨That man is trouble – I’d stay away from him.
⚪️steer clear of somebody / something #informal ➡️ to avoid a person or place, because there could be problems if you do not:
✨I usually steer clear of the kitchen when Alan’s cooking.
✨I’d steer clear of Matthew if I were you.
⚪️make a detour ➡️ to avoid a place by travelling around it instead of through the centre:
✨We had to make a long detour because of the floods.
🔘 to avoid doing something
⚪️avoid ➡️ to find a way of not doing something that you should do:
✨Some people will do anything to avoid work.
⚪️get out of something ➡️ to avoid doing something you should do or something you promised to do. Get out of is more common than avoid in #everyday_spoken_English:
✨We promised we’d go – we can’t get out of it now.
⚪️wriggle out of something (also wiggle out of something #American_English) ➡️ to avoid doing something you should do by making up excuses. Used to show disapproval:
✨He always seems to wriggle out of helping with the kids.
⚪️evade #formal ➡️ to avoid doing something that legally or morally you should do – used especially about taxes or responsibilities:
✨It is an offence to evade taxes.
✨The US cannot evade its responsibility for the war.
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📚#Thesaurus:
🔘 to avoid a person or place
⚪️avoid ➡️ to deliberately not go near a person or place:
✨Why have you been avoiding me?
✨We avoided Park Street because of the traffic.
⚪️stay away / keep away ➡️ to avoid a person or place, especially a dangerous one:
✨She walked along the path, keeping well away from the edge of the cliff.
✨That man is trouble – I’d stay away from him.
⚪️steer clear of somebody / something #informal ➡️ to avoid a person or place, because there could be problems if you do not:
✨I usually steer clear of the kitchen when Alan’s cooking.
✨I’d steer clear of Matthew if I were you.
⚪️make a detour ➡️ to avoid a place by travelling around it instead of through the centre:
✨We had to make a long detour because of the floods.
🔘 to avoid doing something
⚪️avoid ➡️ to find a way of not doing something that you should do:
✨Some people will do anything to avoid work.
⚪️get out of something ➡️ to avoid doing something you should do or something you promised to do. Get out of is more common than avoid in #everyday_spoken_English:
✨We promised we’d go – we can’t get out of it now.
⚪️wriggle out of something (also wiggle out of something #American_English) ➡️ to avoid doing something you should do by making up excuses. Used to show disapproval:
✨He always seems to wriggle out of helping with the kids.
⚪️evade #formal ➡️ to avoid doing something that legally or morally you should do – used especially about taxes or responsibilities:
✨It is an offence to evade taxes.
✨The US cannot evade its responsibility for the war.
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⭐️#ABSENCE:
✨Absent without leave AND AWOL
▶️ absent from a military unit without permission; absent from anything without permission. (AWOL is an abbreviation.
This is a serious offense in the military.)
🔻The soldier was taken away by the military police because he was absent without leave.
🔻John was AWOL from school and got into a lot of trouble with his parents.
✨Away from one's desk
▶️ not available for a telephone conversation; not available to be seen. (Sometimes said by the person who answers a telephone in an office. It means that the person whom the caller wants is not immediately available due to personal or business reasons.)
🔻I'm sorry, but Ann is away from her desk just now. Can you come back later?
🔻Tom is away from his desk, but if you leave your number, he will call you right back.
✨Conspicuous by one's absence
▶️ to have one's absence (from an event) noticed.
🔻We missed you last night.You were conspicuous by your absence.
🔻How could the bride's father miss the wedding? He was certainly conspicuous by his absence.
✨Cut class
▶️ to skip going to class. (#Informal.)
🔻If Mary keeps cutting classes, she'll fail the course.
🔻I can’t cut that class. I've missed too many already.
✨Go AWOL
▶️ to become absent without leave.
🔻Private Smith went AWOL last Wednesday. Now he's in a military prison.
🔻Tom went AWOL once too often.
✨Long time no see.
▶️ not to have seen someone for a long time. (#Informal.)
🔻Hello, John. Long time no see.
🔻When John and Mary met on the street, they both said, "Long time no see."
✨Out of town
▶️ temporarily not in one's own town.
🔻I'll be out of town next week. I'm going to a conference.
🔻I take care of Mary's cat when she's out of town.
✨Play hooky
▶️ not to go to school or to some important meeting. (#Slang.)
🔻Why aren't you in school? Are you playing hooky?
🔻I don't have time for the sales meeting today, so I think I'll just play hooky.
✨So much for someone or something
▶️ that is the last of someone or something; there is no need to consider someone or something anymore.
🔻It just started raining. So much for our picnic this afternoon.
🔻So much for John. He just called in sick and can't come to work today.
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⭐️#ABSENCE:
✨Absent without leave AND AWOL
▶️ absent from a military unit without permission; absent from anything without permission. (AWOL is an abbreviation.
This is a serious offense in the military.)
🔻The soldier was taken away by the military police because he was absent without leave.
🔻John was AWOL from school and got into a lot of trouble with his parents.
✨Away from one's desk
▶️ not available for a telephone conversation; not available to be seen. (Sometimes said by the person who answers a telephone in an office. It means that the person whom the caller wants is not immediately available due to personal or business reasons.)
🔻I'm sorry, but Ann is away from her desk just now. Can you come back later?
🔻Tom is away from his desk, but if you leave your number, he will call you right back.
✨Conspicuous by one's absence
▶️ to have one's absence (from an event) noticed.
🔻We missed you last night.You were conspicuous by your absence.
🔻How could the bride's father miss the wedding? He was certainly conspicuous by his absence.
✨Cut class
▶️ to skip going to class. (#Informal.)
🔻If Mary keeps cutting classes, she'll fail the course.
🔻I can’t cut that class. I've missed too many already.
✨Go AWOL
▶️ to become absent without leave.
🔻Private Smith went AWOL last Wednesday. Now he's in a military prison.
🔻Tom went AWOL once too often.
✨Long time no see.
▶️ not to have seen someone for a long time. (#Informal.)
🔻Hello, John. Long time no see.
🔻When John and Mary met on the street, they both said, "Long time no see."
✨Out of town
▶️ temporarily not in one's own town.
🔻I'll be out of town next week. I'm going to a conference.
🔻I take care of Mary's cat when she's out of town.
✨Play hooky
▶️ not to go to school or to some important meeting. (#Slang.)
🔻Why aren't you in school? Are you playing hooky?
🔻I don't have time for the sales meeting today, so I think I'll just play hooky.
✨So much for someone or something
▶️ that is the last of someone or something; there is no need to consider someone or something anymore.
🔻It just started raining. So much for our picnic this afternoon.
🔻So much for John. He just called in sick and can't come to work today.
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#️⃣#Behave /bɪˈheɪv/ #verb
💢behave towards
🔹I think he behaved disgracefully towards you.
💢behave like
🔹grown men behaving like schoolboys
💢behave as if/though
🔹He was a little boy, but he behaved as if he was an adult.
💢(also behave yourself) ➡️ to not do things that annoy or offend people OPP misbehave:
🔹Will you children please behave!
🔹I hope Nicholas behaved himself at the party.
💢well-behaved/badly-behaved
🔹a badly-behaved class
💢[always + adverb / preposition] ➡️ if something behaves in a particular way, it does those things:
🔹Quantum mechanics is the study of the way atoms behave.
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💢behave towards
🔹I think he behaved disgracefully towards you.
💢behave like
🔹grown men behaving like schoolboys
💢behave as if/though
🔹He was a little boy, but he behaved as if he was an adult.
💢(also behave yourself) ➡️ to not do things that annoy or offend people OPP misbehave:
🔹Will you children please behave!
🔹I hope Nicholas behaved himself at the party.
💢well-behaved/badly-behaved
🔹a badly-behaved class
💢[always + adverb / preposition] ➡️ if something behaves in a particular way, it does those things:
🔹Quantum mechanics is the study of the way atoms behave.
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#️⃣#Behave /bɪˈheɪv/ #verb 💢behave towards 🔹I think he behaved disgracefully towards you. 💢behave like 🔹grown men behaving like schoolboys 💢behave as if/though 🔹He was a little boy, but he behaved as if he was an adult. 💢(also behave yourself) ➡️ to…
📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️behave ➡️ to do and say things that are good, bad, normal, strange etc:
✨His teacher said he’d been behaving badly at school.
✨I’m not going to talk to her until she starts behaving reasonably.
✨Oh, be quiet! You’re behaving like a two-year-old.
⚪️act ➡️ to behave in a particular way, especially in a way that seems unusual, surprising, or annoying to other people:
✨Tina’s been acting very strangely lately.
✨What makes grown people act like that?
⚪️treat ➡️ to behave towards someone or deal with someone in a particular way:
✨She said that he’d treated her really badly throughout their two-year marriage.
✨I’m sick of my parents treating me like a child.
⚪️conform ➡️ to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave:
✨Young people sometimes want to rebel and therefore they refuse to conform.
✨Society typically brings pressure on individuals and groups to conform to civilised norms.
⚪️conduct yourself #formal ➡️ to behave in a particular way, especially in a situation where people will notice and judge the way you behave:
✨Public figures have a duty to conduct themselves responsibly, even in their private lives.
✨By the end of the course, you should be able to conduct yourself with confidence in any meeting.
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⚪️behave ➡️ to do and say things that are good, bad, normal, strange etc:
✨His teacher said he’d been behaving badly at school.
✨I’m not going to talk to her until she starts behaving reasonably.
✨Oh, be quiet! You’re behaving like a two-year-old.
⚪️act ➡️ to behave in a particular way, especially in a way that seems unusual, surprising, or annoying to other people:
✨Tina’s been acting very strangely lately.
✨What makes grown people act like that?
⚪️treat ➡️ to behave towards someone or deal with someone in a particular way:
✨She said that he’d treated her really badly throughout their two-year marriage.
✨I’m sick of my parents treating me like a child.
⚪️conform ➡️ to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave:
✨Young people sometimes want to rebel and therefore they refuse to conform.
✨Society typically brings pressure on individuals and groups to conform to civilised norms.
⚪️conduct yourself #formal ➡️ to behave in a particular way, especially in a situation where people will notice and judge the way you behave:
✨Public figures have a duty to conduct themselves responsibly, even in their private lives.
✨By the end of the course, you should be able to conduct yourself with confidence in any meeting.
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⭐️#ABUNDANCE:
✨Alive with someone or something
▶️ covered with, filled with, or active with people or things.
🔻Look! Ants everywhere. The floor is alive with ants!
🔻When we got to the ballroom, the place was alive with dancing.
🔻The camp ground was alive with campers from all over the country.
✨And something to spare AND with something to spare
▶️ with extra left over; with more than is needed. (Something can be used literally.)
🔻I had as much flour as I needed with something to spare.
🔻Fred said he should have enough cash to last the week—with money to spare.
✨And then some
▶️ and even more; more than has been mentioned. (#Folksy.)
🔻John is going to have to run like a deer and then some to win this race.
🔻The cook put the amount of salt called for into the soup and then some.
✨Any number of someone or something
▶️ a large number; a sufficiently large number. (Used when the exact number is not important.)
🔻Any number of people can vouch for my honesty.
🔻I can give you any number of reasons why I should join the army.
🔻I ate there any number of times and never became ill.
✨Dime a dozen
▶️ abundant; cheap and common.
🔻People who can write good books are not a dime a dozen.
🔻Romantic movies are a dime a dozen.
✨Drug on the market
▶️ on the market in great abundance; a glut on the market.
🔻Right now, small computers are a drug on the market.
🔻Ten years ago, small transistor radios were a drug on the market.
✨Get the works
▶️ to receive a lot of something. (#Slang. The works can be a lot of food, good treatment, bad treatment, etc.)
🔻BILL: Shall we order a snack or a big meal? JANE: I'm hungry. Let's get the works.
🔻But, Your Honor. I shouldn't get the works. I only drove too fast!
✨Give someone the works
▶️ to give someone the full amount or the full treatment. (#Slang.)
🔻The judge gave her the works for driving too fast.
🔻I want everything. Give me the works.
✨Go overboard
▶️ to do too much; to be extravagant.
🔻Look, Sally, let's have a nice party, but don't go overboard. It doesn't need to be fancy.
🔻Okay, you can buy a big comfortable car, but don't go overboard.
✨Go too far
▶️ to do more than is acceptable.
🔻I didn't mind at first, but now you've gone too far.
🔻If you go too far, I'll slap you.
✨Have something to spare
▶️ to have more than enough of something.
🔻Ask John for some firewood. He has firewood to spare.
🔻Do you have any candy to spare?
✨In short supply
▶️ scarce.
🔻Fresh vegetables are in short supply in the winter.
🔻Yellow cars are in short supply because everyone likes them and buys them.
🔻At this time of the year, fresh vegetables go into short supply.
✨Lousy with something
▶️ with something in abundance. (#Slang.)
🔻This place lousy with cops.
🔻Our picnic table was lousy with ants.
✨More someone or something than one can shake a stick at
▶️ a lot; too many to count. (#Folksy.)
🔻There were more snakes than you could shake a stick at.
🔻There are lots of flowers in the field—more than one can shake a stick at.
✨No end of something
▶️ lots of something. (#Informal.)
🔻It was a wonderful banquet. They had no end of good food.
🔻Tom is a real problem. He's no end of trouble.
✨Rolling in something
▶️ having large amounts of something, usually money. (#Informal.)
🔻That family is rolling in money.
🔻Jack doesn't need to earn money. He's rolling in it.
✨To one's heart's content
▶️ as much as one wants.
🔻John wanted a week's vacation so he could go to the lake and fish to his heart's content.
🔻I just sat there, eating chocolate to my heart's content.
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⭐️#ABUNDANCE:
✨Alive with someone or something
▶️ covered with, filled with, or active with people or things.
🔻Look! Ants everywhere. The floor is alive with ants!
🔻When we got to the ballroom, the place was alive with dancing.
🔻The camp ground was alive with campers from all over the country.
✨And something to spare AND with something to spare
▶️ with extra left over; with more than is needed. (Something can be used literally.)
🔻I had as much flour as I needed with something to spare.
🔻Fred said he should have enough cash to last the week—with money to spare.
✨And then some
▶️ and even more; more than has been mentioned. (#Folksy.)
🔻John is going to have to run like a deer and then some to win this race.
🔻The cook put the amount of salt called for into the soup and then some.
✨Any number of someone or something
▶️ a large number; a sufficiently large number. (Used when the exact number is not important.)
🔻Any number of people can vouch for my honesty.
🔻I can give you any number of reasons why I should join the army.
🔻I ate there any number of times and never became ill.
✨Dime a dozen
▶️ abundant; cheap and common.
🔻People who can write good books are not a dime a dozen.
🔻Romantic movies are a dime a dozen.
✨Drug on the market
▶️ on the market in great abundance; a glut on the market.
🔻Right now, small computers are a drug on the market.
🔻Ten years ago, small transistor radios were a drug on the market.
✨Get the works
▶️ to receive a lot of something. (#Slang. The works can be a lot of food, good treatment, bad treatment, etc.)
🔻BILL: Shall we order a snack or a big meal? JANE: I'm hungry. Let's get the works.
🔻But, Your Honor. I shouldn't get the works. I only drove too fast!
✨Give someone the works
▶️ to give someone the full amount or the full treatment. (#Slang.)
🔻The judge gave her the works for driving too fast.
🔻I want everything. Give me the works.
✨Go overboard
▶️ to do too much; to be extravagant.
🔻Look, Sally, let's have a nice party, but don't go overboard. It doesn't need to be fancy.
🔻Okay, you can buy a big comfortable car, but don't go overboard.
✨Go too far
▶️ to do more than is acceptable.
🔻I didn't mind at first, but now you've gone too far.
🔻If you go too far, I'll slap you.
✨Have something to spare
▶️ to have more than enough of something.
🔻Ask John for some firewood. He has firewood to spare.
🔻Do you have any candy to spare?
✨In short supply
▶️ scarce.
🔻Fresh vegetables are in short supply in the winter.
🔻Yellow cars are in short supply because everyone likes them and buys them.
🔻At this time of the year, fresh vegetables go into short supply.
✨Lousy with something
▶️ with something in abundance. (#Slang.)
🔻This place lousy with cops.
🔻Our picnic table was lousy with ants.
✨More someone or something than one can shake a stick at
▶️ a lot; too many to count. (#Folksy.)
🔻There were more snakes than you could shake a stick at.
🔻There are lots of flowers in the field—more than one can shake a stick at.
✨No end of something
▶️ lots of something. (#Informal.)
🔻It was a wonderful banquet. They had no end of good food.
🔻Tom is a real problem. He's no end of trouble.
✨Rolling in something
▶️ having large amounts of something, usually money. (#Informal.)
🔻That family is rolling in money.
🔻Jack doesn't need to earn money. He's rolling in it.
✨To one's heart's content
▶️ as much as one wants.
🔻John wanted a week's vacation so he could go to the lake and fish to his heart's content.
🔻I just sat there, eating chocolate to my heart's content.
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#️⃣#Calm /kɑːm $ kɑːm, kɑːlm/ #noun [singular, uncountable]
1️⃣a situation or time that is quiet and peaceful
💢calm of
🔹They remained on the terrace after dinner, enjoying the calm of the evening.
💢morning/afternoon/evening calm
🔹A scream shattered the late afternoon calm.
🔹Hindu leaders appealed for calm (=asked that the public stay calm) after a temple was burnt to the ground.
🔹The presence of soldiers helped restore calm.
🔹The last five years have seen a period of relative calm.
2️⃣the calm before the storm ➡️ a calm peaceful situation that will not continue because a big argument, problem etc is coming
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1️⃣a situation or time that is quiet and peaceful
💢calm of
🔹They remained on the terrace after dinner, enjoying the calm of the evening.
💢morning/afternoon/evening calm
🔹A scream shattered the late afternoon calm.
🔹Hindu leaders appealed for calm (=asked that the public stay calm) after a temple was burnt to the ground.
🔹The presence of soldiers helped restore calm.
🔹The last five years have seen a period of relative calm.
2️⃣the calm before the storm ➡️ a calm peaceful situation that will not continue because a big argument, problem etc is coming
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#️⃣#Calm /kɑːm $ kɑːm, kɑːlm/ #noun [singular, uncountable] 1️⃣a situation or time that is quiet and peaceful 💢calm of 🔹They remained on the terrace after dinner, enjoying the calm of the evening. 💢morning/afternoon/evening calm 🔹A scream shattered the…
#️⃣#Calm /kɑːm $ kɑːm, kɑːlm/ (also calm down) #verb [intransitive and transitive]
1️⃣to become quiet and relaxed after you have been angry, excited, nervous, or upset, or to make someone become quiet and relaxed:
🔹He tried to calm the frightened children.
🔹Calm down and tell me what happened.
🔹We tried to calm people’s fears.
💢calm yourself (down)
🔹She lit a cigarette to calm herself down.
2️⃣if a situation calms down, it becomes easier to deal with because there are fewer problems and it is not as busy as it was before:
🔹It took months for things to calm down after we had the baby.
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1️⃣to become quiet and relaxed after you have been angry, excited, nervous, or upset, or to make someone become quiet and relaxed:
🔹He tried to calm the frightened children.
🔹Calm down and tell me what happened.
🔹We tried to calm people’s fears.
💢calm yourself (down)
🔹She lit a cigarette to calm herself down.
2️⃣if a situation calms down, it becomes easier to deal with because there are fewer problems and it is not as busy as it was before:
🔹It took months for things to calm down after we had the baby.
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