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This joke is hilarious, isn't it?
"to have green fingers" is from British & Australian language, while "to have a green thumb" is for the Americans.
By the way:

Spot Burn
1. When someone ruins your secret fishing spot.
2. When someone is doing something that is annoying you (spot burning you)


"I can't believe they found out where my fishing spot was from my Instagram pic and those nasty guys spot burned me".
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* to resign = to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving
Here, sit down and relax so that you can regain your composure and share our new posts with friends.
Are you in the mood to study English?
Ladies and gentlemen!

Today is the First Day of School in many countries. We wish you good luck and hope that this year will be marvellous for you.

It doesn't matter if you are a student or not - we guess that studying is a life-long process. We are here to make this process a bit more entertaining.

...by the way, what's the funniest thing that's happened to you at school? Don't hesitate to share in @violachat.
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hit the books and pound the books = to study hard. I spent the weekend pounding the books. I gotta go home and hit the books. I have finals next week.
protractor = a semi-circular instrument for measuring and constructing angles.
Commas are crucial, that's true.
"All graduates need to be here in cap and gown at 9 AM tomorrow."
crank out a paper = to write a paper or essay in a mechanical way
Well, you might have the same situation with school or university either.
It's probably the right time to repeat the "repeat" list.
You'll never find that in Viola :)
It's Monday, so it's a new video time!

English is fast becoming the world's universal language, and instant translation technology is improving every year. So why bother learning a foreign language? Linguist and Columbia professor John McWhorter shares four alluring benefits of learning an unfamiliar tongue.

https://youtu.be/VQRjouwKDlU