#️⃣#Safe /seɪf/ #adjective
💢safe from
🔹The birds’ nests are high up, safe from predators.
🔹Make sure you keep these documents safe.
💢be (as) safe as houses #British_English ➡️ (=be completely safe)
🔹Your money will be as safe as houses.
💢not harmed, lost, or stolen:
🔹Your family are all safe.
💢safe and sound/well ➡️ (=unharmed, especially after being in danger)
🔹The missing children were found safe and sound.
💢not likely to cause any physical injury or harm OPP dangerous:
🔹Flying is one of the safest forms of travel.
🔹Don’t go near the edge – it isn’t safe.
🔹a safe working environment
💢it is safe (for somebody) to do something
🔹Is it safe to swim here?
💢safe to use/drink/eat etc
🔹The water is treated to make it safe to drink.
💢safe for
🔹play areas that are safe for children
💢(at/from) a safe distance
🔹We watched from a safe distance.
🔹Drivers should keep a safe distance from the car in front.
💢safe driver
🔹Women are safer drivers than men.
💢not involving any risk and very likely to be successful:
🔹a safe investment
🔹a safe method of contraception
💢it’s safe to say/assume (that)
🔹I think it’s safe to say that the future is looking pretty good.
💢a place where something is not likely to be stolen or lost
💢keep/put something in a safe place
🔹Keep your credit cards in a safe place.
💢safe journey/arrival/return etc ➡️ a journey etc when someone or something is not harmed or lost:
🔹His family celebrated his safe return home.
💢safe journey #British_English ➡️ (=said to someone when they start a long journey)
🔹Dad rang to wish me a safe journey.
💢a safe subject of conversation is not likely to upset anyone or make people argue:
🔹I kept to safe subjects, like the weather.
💢to be on the safe side #spoken ➡️ to do something in order to be certain to avoid an unpleasant situation:
🔹I’d take an umbrella, just to be on the safe side.
💢be in safe hands ➡️ to be with someone who will look after you very well:
🔹Everyone wants to feel that their children are in safe hands.
💢a safe pair of hands ➡️ someone you can trust to do a difficult job without making mistakes
🔹The next leader of the party should be a safe pair of hands.
💢better (to be) safe than sorry #spoken ➡️ used to say that it is better to be careful, even if this takes time, effort etc, than take a risk that may have a bad result:
🔹Set the alarm clock – better safe than sorry!
💢safe in the knowledge that ... ➡️ completely certain that something is true or will happen:
🔹She went out, safe in the knowledge that no one else was awake.
💢safe! #British_English #spoken #informal ➡️ used by young people to show approval of something:
🔹‘Alex is having a party.’ ‘Oh, safe!’
💢#British_English #spoken #informal ➡️ used to say that something is good and that there is no problem:
🔹‘How’s your new boss?’ ‘She’s safe.’
#Vocabulary
#Essential_English_words
@PMPerfect1
💢safe from
🔹The birds’ nests are high up, safe from predators.
🔹Make sure you keep these documents safe.
💢be (as) safe as houses #British_English ➡️ (=be completely safe)
🔹Your money will be as safe as houses.
💢not harmed, lost, or stolen:
🔹Your family are all safe.
💢safe and sound/well ➡️ (=unharmed, especially after being in danger)
🔹The missing children were found safe and sound.
💢not likely to cause any physical injury or harm OPP dangerous:
🔹Flying is one of the safest forms of travel.
🔹Don’t go near the edge – it isn’t safe.
🔹a safe working environment
💢it is safe (for somebody) to do something
🔹Is it safe to swim here?
💢safe to use/drink/eat etc
🔹The water is treated to make it safe to drink.
💢safe for
🔹play areas that are safe for children
💢(at/from) a safe distance
🔹We watched from a safe distance.
🔹Drivers should keep a safe distance from the car in front.
💢safe driver
🔹Women are safer drivers than men.
💢not involving any risk and very likely to be successful:
🔹a safe investment
🔹a safe method of contraception
💢it’s safe to say/assume (that)
🔹I think it’s safe to say that the future is looking pretty good.
💢a place where something is not likely to be stolen or lost
💢keep/put something in a safe place
🔹Keep your credit cards in a safe place.
💢safe journey/arrival/return etc ➡️ a journey etc when someone or something is not harmed or lost:
🔹His family celebrated his safe return home.
💢safe journey #British_English ➡️ (=said to someone when they start a long journey)
🔹Dad rang to wish me a safe journey.
💢a safe subject of conversation is not likely to upset anyone or make people argue:
🔹I kept to safe subjects, like the weather.
💢to be on the safe side #spoken ➡️ to do something in order to be certain to avoid an unpleasant situation:
🔹I’d take an umbrella, just to be on the safe side.
💢be in safe hands ➡️ to be with someone who will look after you very well:
🔹Everyone wants to feel that their children are in safe hands.
💢a safe pair of hands ➡️ someone you can trust to do a difficult job without making mistakes
🔹The next leader of the party should be a safe pair of hands.
💢better (to be) safe than sorry #spoken ➡️ used to say that it is better to be careful, even if this takes time, effort etc, than take a risk that may have a bad result:
🔹Set the alarm clock – better safe than sorry!
💢safe in the knowledge that ... ➡️ completely certain that something is true or will happen:
🔹She went out, safe in the knowledge that no one else was awake.
💢safe! #British_English #spoken #informal ➡️ used by young people to show approval of something:
🔹‘Alex is having a party.’ ‘Oh, safe!’
💢#British_English #spoken #informal ➡️ used to say that something is good and that there is no problem:
🔹‘How’s your new boss?’ ‘She’s safe.’
#Vocabulary
#Essential_English_words
@PMPerfect1