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DEADLINE |
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Meaning: time or day by which something must be done or finished. |
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Example: The deadline for Income Tax Return is April 30. |
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: TO HAGGLE (OVER/WITH) |
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Meaning: to argue when you are trying to agree about the price of something |
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Example: If you go to the street market, you'd better be prepared to haggle. |
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BIGWIG |
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Meaning: a person who has an important or powerful position. |
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Example: The bigwigs from Head Office are coming to visit our plant next week. |
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PROCRASTINATE |
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Meaning: to delay or put off doing something. |
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Example: Stop procrastinating and do it now! |
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COTTAGE: |
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Meaning: small simple house, usually in the country. |
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Example: Ex: They went to spend their vacation in that wonderful cottage we like. |
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BLATANT |
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Meaning: bad action done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked. |
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Example: The company’s refusal to hire him was a blatant act of discrimination. |
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BRAT |
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Meaning: a child, especially one who behaves badly. |
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Example: Bart Simpson is a brat. |
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NIGHTMARE |
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Meaning: bad dream |
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Example: My neighbor must have terrible nightmares. I can hear him screaming every night. |
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POSH: |
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Meaning: a posh car, hotel etc is expensive and looks as if it’s used or owned by rich people. |
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Example: My neighbour has a posh car and he always goes to posh restaurants. |
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BREADWINNER |
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Meaning: person in a family who works to provide the money that the family needs to live on. |
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Example: A man is often expected to be the breadwinner in a family. |
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BLUE |
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Meaning: a ) pigment, color. b) a person who is sad. |
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Example: a) The sky is blue. b) Paul is blue today, because his team lost again. |
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BRA |
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Meaning: an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts |
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Example: How old were you when you got your first bra? |
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DAZZLE |
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Meaning: if a very bright light dazzles you, it stops you from seeing properly for a short time: |
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Example: If you are dazzled by oncoming traffic, slow down and look for a place to stop. |
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SMART (1) |
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Meaning: looking clean, well dressed. |
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Example: You look really smart in that black suit. |
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SMART |
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Meaning: intelligent |
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Example: He's very smart. He learns things very quickly. |
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EXQUISITE |
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Meaning: very refined, beautiful or carefully made. |
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Example: She has very exquisite taste for wine. When she says a certain kind of wine is good, I believe her. |
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FORECLOSE |
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Meaning: take control of somebody's property because they have not paid back the money they borrowed to buy it. |
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Example: Some American cities are considering creating local banks which will buy foreclosed homes now in order to sell them later at affordable prices. |
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HOP |
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Meaning: to move by jumping on one foot |
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Example: Since the boy had hurt his left foot he had to hop. He simply couldn't walk. |
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BAIL OUT |
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Meaning: to rescue a company from a difficult financial situation |
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Example: Obama said that companies which were bailed out by the government last year are paying huge bonuses to their top executives. |
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FRESH |
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Meaning: recently made or produced |
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Example: We always use fresh vegetables in our meals. |
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GRAB |
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Meaning: take or hold something with your hands |
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Example: Don't worry. I'll grab something for us to eat. I'll be back in a minute. |
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FAÇADE |
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Meaning: the front of a building |
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Example: I've always liked the classical façade of our social club. |
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ACTUAL |
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Meaning: real, exact |
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Example: When we started building our house, we could not imagine what its real cost would be. |
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BRING UP |
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Meaning: be educated |
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Example: My father was born on a farm, but he was brought up in a seminary. |
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KEEP UP |
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Meaning: continue doing something without stopping |
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Example: How long can the economic crisis keep up? |
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HURRY UP |
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Meaning: do something faster because there isn't much time left |
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Example: If you don't hurry up we will miss the bus. |
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POINT OUT |
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Meaning: make something more evident or clearer |
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Example: I would like to point out that you really need to convince me and that I will not change my mind easily. |
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PUT SOMETHING UP |
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Meaning: to build something |
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Example: They are putting up a lot of nice buildings in my neighborhood. |
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PASS AWAY |
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Meaning: to die |
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Example: After suffering in hospital for many years, the old man passed away |
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FETCH |
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Meaning: go, get and bring |
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Example: Would you please fetch me some beer? |
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PUT IN |
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Meaning: to interrupt someone in order to say something. |
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Example: Sir, can I put in a word there? |
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PUT UP |
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Meaning: to show high level of competence in a show or performance |
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Example: Our team had never put up a performance like that and I don’t think we will ever do it again |
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TAKE UP |
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Meaning: to learn or start to do something |
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Example: You have so much free time. Why don’t you take up English next semester? It will be useful to you |
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CARRY ON |
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Meaning: continue doing something |
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Example: Now that we have been working on this project for so long, we have to carry on with it. We can’t simply stop right now. It would be very disappointing. |
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GET OVER |
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Meaning: to return to your usual health condition |
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Example: He is still in hospital, but he's getting over. He'll be well again soon. |
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