"Talk up" = promote someone or something enthusiastically.
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Example: He talked his idea up with as many friends as he could.
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Example: They talked up the tourist attractions to encourage more visitors.
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IGEN
komma igen: come on
stänga igen: shut, close
slå igen: shut/close with force, close down/shut up/discontinue
sy igen: close with needle and thread
hålla igen: hold back
känna igen: recognize
ge igen: retaliate, get back at
ta igen: catch up on
få igen: be retaliated against
imma igen: fog up, mist over
knipa igen: shut up
knäppa igen: close by fastening button(s), keep quiet
känna igen sig: recognize one's surroundings, relate to
mura igen: brick up, cause to swell shut (of an eye, by punching it)
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23 time idioms to make your writing more interesting
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11 make good time
meaning: travel quickly
use: Luckily there was no traffic, and we made good time to the border.
12 never in a month of Sundays
meaning: very, very unlikely to happen
use: Shelley will never in a month of Sundays agree to go out with Richard!
13 in the nick of time
meaning: at the last possible moment
use: Mum saw the plate falling and caught it in the nick of time.
14 once in a blue moon
meaning: very, very rarely
use: Once in a blue moon, I really feel like watching a musical, but generally I prefer action thrillers.
15 play for time
meaning: to purposely delay doing something, or do it more slowly than usual, so you have more time to decide what to do
use: When Dad asked Molly what happened to the window, she gave him a big hug and said how much she loved him. But she was just playing for time – I know she broke it!
16 since time immemorial
meaning: for a very, very long time; since before anyone can remember
use: Our school has had the same, ugly uniform since time immemorial.
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17 a stitch in time saves nine
meaning: it is better to deal with problems immediately, otherwise they will get worse and take even longer to deal with
use: Andy and Alex should really break up if they argue so much. It will be painful, but a stitch in time saves nine, and it’s better to do it before they say something they can’t take back!
18 time flies
meaning: time passes surprisingly quickly
use: Time flies when you have three essays to write in a night.
19 time on your hands
meaning: a period when you have nothing to do
use: Grandma has a lot of time on her hands now she’s retired, so she volunteers at the SPCA.
20 time is money
meaning: time is valuable, and you shouldn’t waste it.
use: Why are you just sitting staring at the ceiling? Time is money! Get up and do something practical!
21 time is on my side
meaning: I have a lot of time to finish something
use: Since Mr Ng gave us an extension on that project, time is on my side, and I can make it really great.
22 to the end of time
meaning: forever
use: I will be a Justin Bieber fan to the end of time, even if he stops singing.
23 wasn’t born yesterday
meaning: not stupid or naive
use: I tried to trick my aunt into sticking her hand in a bag full of jelly, but she said she wasn’t born yesterday, and tipped it over my head!
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Knock Back - Phrasal Verb
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Dear Teacher
Dear Teacher,
I wish you would tell me the truth,
You could if you choose to,
Not theories of how to live an ideal life.
I wish you would come clean,
when I grow old I’ll be spending the rest of my days paying interest and taxes.
I wish you could tell me not only who discovered what, but how they came to be notable humans enough to admire their reflection in the mirror.
I wish you could…
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it's fine lestat, phrasal verbs suck anyway
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GET and TAKE Phrasal Verbs and Collocations (More than 50)
GET and TAKE Phrasal Verbs and Collocations (More than 50)
Collections of common phrasal verbs and collocations are helpful for English students and teachers. This list of GET and TAKE Phrasal Verbs and Collocations will be a great reference for anyone who wants to take their English to the next level.
get across
get along with
get around
get around to
get away
get back (at somebody)
get back (to somebody)
get something over with
take after…
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jean moreauuuuu. jean moreau i love youuuuuuu. your name sucks but i love you jean moreauuuuuuuuu.
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4 Tips on presenting to an ESL audience (from an ESL librarian)
1. Speak slowly, in short sentences, and pronounce each word carefully.
Speaking louder isn’t nearly as helpful as speaking slowly unless you know the ESL person is also hard of hearing.
2. Whenever possible, use written words on a whiteboard or PowerPoint presentation
Written words are often the strongest reference for learners of a new language.
3. Avoid using idioms, as they rarely translate with the same meaning into other languages.
An ESL person will also be less likely to know the meaning of English-specific idioms.
4. Avoid phrasal verbs.
E.g. “look up” or “look out”
in which the meaning is idiomatic and has little or no resemblance with that of the principal verb; instead, use one-word equivalents such as “search,” “careful,” etc.
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"Break up" = laugh or cry very hard.
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Example: We broke up when we heard that joke.
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Example: Jim Carrey makes me just break up.
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Partikelverb
ÖVER
arbeta över: work overtime
bli över: be/become left over
föra över: transfer
gå över: cease, pass (of something bad or unpleasant)
hoppa över: jump over, skip
komma över: visit
se över: oversee, have a view of
ta över: take over
täcka över: cover
köra över: drive over (litt.), run over (with a vehicle), disregard/steamroll
lämna över: hand over
stå över: pass on (often something that recurs)
dra över: (slang) have sex with, don a piece of clothing over something else, overstep a time limit
ligga över: stay over/spend the night, beset
sova över: sleep over (used more for children)
rinna över: overflow
räcka över: hand over (sounds posh)
svämma över: flood
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-Idiom of the Day-
Bare your soul to someone —
When you bare your soul to someone, say your best friend, you reveal your innermost feelings to him or her.
"I bared my soul to Sarah and she listened to me without saying a word and then hugged me.She’s such a great friend."
Notice how in this example ‘bear’ becomes ‘bared’. Most idioms feature one verb (in this care ‘bare’) whose form reflects the change of tense it undergoes. If the action takes place in the future, ‘bare’ will become ‘will bare’ , as in, " Sunday I dine with my parents and I intend to bare my soul to them. "
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Phrasal Verb - To Stub Out
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Phrasal Verbs with FOLLOW
Phrasal Verbs with FOLLOW
Hello English learners. Welcome to a new lesson. Have you ever thought about how important the knowledge of English phrasal verbs is? They will add a great deal to your fluency and comprehension as they happen to be an essential and inseparable part of a spoken language. Before you know it, using and understanding phrasal verbs will build up your speaking confidence very…
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