👩🎓 Secrets, Breaks, and Jokes: 3 Idioms to Know
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🤫 to spill the beans — to tell people secret information.
E.g.: I didn’t want to tell anyone about this but I have to spill the beans now so that no one gets hurt.
😪 to call it a day — to stop what you are doing because you do not want to do any more or think you have done enough.
E.g.: Qistina was feeling sleepy so she decided to just call it a day and continue writing her essay tomorrow.
🤡 to pull someone's leg — to try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke.
E.g.: Is it really your car or are you pulling my leg?
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🤫 to spill the beans — to tell people secret information.
E.g.: I didn’t want to tell anyone about this but I have to spill the beans now so that no one gets hurt.
😪 to call it a day — to stop what you are doing because you do not want to do any more or think you have done enough.
E.g.: Qistina was feeling sleepy so she decided to just call it a day and continue writing her essay tomorrow.
🤡 to pull someone's leg — to try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke.
E.g.: Is it really your car or are you pulling my leg?
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👮 Guilty as Charged
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🚘 hit-and-run —a road accident in which the driver who caused the accident drives away without helping the other people involved and without telling the police.
E.g.: The 24-year-old was the victim of a hit-and-run, killed by a speeding truck.
💰 breaking and entering — illegally forcing your way into a house, especially to steal something.
E.g.: The thief was arrested and charged with breaking and entering.
👊 assault and battery — a threat to injure someone followed by a violent attack on them.
E.g.: He was convicted of assault and battery with a knife.
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#vocabulary
🚘 hit-and-run —a road accident in which the driver who caused the accident drives away without helping the other people involved and without telling the police.
E.g.: The 24-year-old was the victim of a hit-and-run, killed by a speeding truck.
💰 breaking and entering — illegally forcing your way into a house, especially to steal something.
E.g.: The thief was arrested and charged with breaking and entering.
👊 assault and battery — a threat to injure someone followed by a violent attack on them.
E.g.: He was convicted of assault and battery with a knife.
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📱How Do Social Media Shape Our Reality?
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Weathering the Storm: Idioms for Tough Times
Life isn’t always smooth sailing, and English has plenty of idioms to describe hard times. Here are a few phrases to help you talk about life’s challenges!
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✝️ a (heavy) cross to bear — an unpleasant or painful situation or person that you have to accept and deal with, although you find it very difficult.
E.g.: Putting up with her malicious comments was my cross to bear.
🎢 to have a bumpy ride — to have a difficult time.
E.g.: The business has had a bumpy ride over the last twelve months, but profits are growing again now.
👨🌾 a hard/tough row to hoe — a difficult situation to deal with.
E.g.: Starting a new business without any financial backing is a tough row to hoe.
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Life isn’t always smooth sailing, and English has plenty of idioms to describe hard times. Here are a few phrases to help you talk about life’s challenges!
#vocabulary
✝️ a (heavy) cross to bear — an unpleasant or painful situation or person that you have to accept and deal with, although you find it very difficult.
E.g.: Putting up with her malicious comments was my cross to bear.
🎢 to have a bumpy ride — to have a difficult time.
E.g.: The business has had a bumpy ride over the last twelve months, but profits are growing again now.
👨🌾 a hard/tough row to hoe — a difficult situation to deal with.
E.g.: Starting a new business without any financial backing is a tough row to hoe.
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📚 Читай та обговорюй книжки англійською з Bla Bla Club
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The meeting will be held on the 24th of February at 7:00 pm.
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✨ Офлайн-зустріч розмовного клубу Bla Bla Club
Практикуй свою розмовну англійську вже в четвер!
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📎 Для відвідування бібліотеки потрібно мати при собі студентський квиток, перепустку або паспорт.
Відвідування зустрічі безкоштовне.
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Практикуй свою розмовну англійську вже в четвер!
Тема обговорення: Life in Parallel Universe
Коли: 13 лютого о 17:00
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📎 Для відвідування бібліотеки потрібно мати при собі студентський квиток, перепустку або паспорт.
Відвідування зустрічі безкоштовне.
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#meme #vocabulary
top 3 flex moves in chess:
• castling ♔♖ — рокірування;
• en passant ♟↗️♙ — взяття на проході;
• pawn promotion ♙->♕ — перетворення пішака на іншу фігуру.
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top 3 flex moves in chess:
• castling ♔♖ — рокірування;
• en passant ♟↗️♙ — взяття на проході;
• pawn promotion ♙->♕ — перетворення пішака на іншу фігуру.
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🤦♂️Why We Cringe and Hate-Watch?
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🕐 Idioms About Time & Deadlines
Time waits for no one! Whether you're rushing to meet a deadline or trying to get things done quickly, these idioms will help you talk about the race against time.
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⏰ to beat the clock — to do or finish something quickly before a particular time.
E.g.: We need to beat the clock and finish the project before Friday.
⌛️ time is of the essence — said to encourage someone to hurry.
E.g.: We need to hurry; time is of the essence.
⚡️ a race against www.tg-me.com/the clock — a situation in which something has to be done very quickly.
E.g.: There's a race against time to save the rainforests.
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Time waits for no one! Whether you're rushing to meet a deadline or trying to get things done quickly, these idioms will help you talk about the race against time.
#vocabulary
⏰ to beat the clock — to do or finish something quickly before a particular time.
E.g.: We need to beat the clock and finish the project before Friday.
⌛️ time is of the essence — said to encourage someone to hurry.
E.g.: We need to hurry; time is of the essence.
⚡️ a race against www.tg-me.com/the clock — a situation in which something has to be done very quickly.
E.g.: There's a race against time to save the rainforests.
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🦇 Кінопоказ «Dracula» у «Вежі»
Запрошуємо на перегляд та обговорення готичного горору англійською мовою.
Цього разу пропонуємо до твоєї уваги класичного «Дракулу» 1931-го року з легендарним Белою Лугоші у головній ролі. Історія зображає графа Дракулу, вампіра, який емігрує з Трансильванії до Англії, полюючи на кров нових жертв та несучи з собою жах і темряву.
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Запрошуємо на перегляд та обговорення готичного горору англійською мовою.
Цього разу пропонуємо до твоєї уваги класичного «Дракулу» 1931-го року з легендарним Белою Лугоші у головній ролі. Історія зображає графа Дракулу, вампіра, який емігрує з Трансильванії до Англії, полюючи на кров нових жертв та несучи з собою жах і темряву.
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🤝The Future of Democracy
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🍀 Gardening Idioms
Language is full of natural expressions! These gardening-inspired idioms will help you talk about resolving conflicts, preventing problems, and shaping the future.
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🌳 to nip in the bud — to stop something before it has an opportunity to become established.
E.g.: The manager told the team to identify problems early and nip them in the bud.
🫒 to hold out/offer an olive branch — to do or say something in order to show that you want to end a disagreement with someone.
E.g.: It was only after one of the rivals held out an olive branch that both groups decided to stop fighting.
🌱 to sow the seeds — to do something that will cause something to happen in the future
E.g.: She is sowing the seeds of her own downfall.
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Language is full of natural expressions! These gardening-inspired idioms will help you talk about resolving conflicts, preventing problems, and shaping the future.
#vocabulary
🌳 to nip in the bud — to stop something before it has an opportunity to become established.
E.g.: The manager told the team to identify problems early and nip them in the bud.
🫒 to hold out/offer an olive branch — to do or say something in order to show that you want to end a disagreement with someone.
E.g.: It was only after one of the rivals held out an olive branch that both groups decided to stop fighting.
🌱 to sow the seeds — to do something that will cause something to happen in the future
E.g.: She is sowing the seeds of her own downfall.
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