#COMMON_MISTAKES

♻️Go for a ride on a bicycle, etc. 🚫not go for a walk on a bicycle, etc.

Don’t say: We went for a walk on our bicycles.❌

Say: We went for a ride on our bicycles.✅

Note: We ride on a bicycle, on horseback, etc., but we ride in a bus, train, or other public vehicle.

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Mount or get on a horse, etc.
🚫not ride a horse, etc.

Don’t say: Peter rode his horse and went home.❌

Say: Peter got on his horse and rode home.✅

Note: To ride denotes a continuous action To mount or to get on denotes a simple action

#COMMON_MISTAKES

🔹Dismount or get off a horse, etc.,
🔸 not come down from a horse, etc.

Don’t say: They came down from their horses.❌

Say: They got off their horses.✅

Note: We get out of a taxi or a car. We get on or off the train, the bus, etc.



🔹Go on foot
🔸not go with the feet.

Don’t say: Shall we go there with the feet?❌

Say: Shall we go there on foot?✅

#Expressions

💥No great shakes (uncountable)

▪️(idiomatic) Something unexceptional, not noteworthy or special.

▪️Synonyms: nothing to write home about

⚡️You're welcome to stay here, but this hut ain't no great shakes for such as you.

#Expressions

💥Doom and gloom (uncountable)

▪️Something considered indicative of feelings of pessimism and despair.


▪️Antonyms: rainbows and unicorns, sunshine and rainbows.


⚡️The economic forecast contained the usual doom and gloom.
⚡️His sister was all doom and gloom after she lost the part.

#Expressions

💥Fly the coop.

▪️ (idiomatic) Leave or escape.

💥Once she heard the teacher's voice, she flew the coop .

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#quiz
#Slang

▪️Choose the most likely slang:

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