Phrasal Verbs
She put on her best clothes for the prom.
dressed up
I rarely go outside.
Rarely do I go outside.
further X farther
Farther is used when we’re talking about physical distance.
Further is used for more abstract situations.
once in a blue moon
very rarely
Explain the 3rd conditional and provide an example.
--> Unreal/ imaginary situations in the past
If + past perfect, would/could have + past participle
The teacher canceled the class because she was sick.
called off
She seldom worked very hard.
Seldom did she work very hard.
customer X client
Customer is a person or organization that buys goods or services from a store.
Client is a person or organization using the services of a lawyer or other professional person or company like bank, etc.
hit the sack
go to bed
Tell us about your week. You must talk for 2 minutes non-stop.
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I can't tolerate Bolsonaro's speeches!
put up with
They don't ever know what to do.
Never do they know what to do.
habit X custom
Habit belongs to the individual.
Custom belong to a society or country.
go cold turkey
suddenly quit or stop addictive or dangerous behavior such as smoking or drinking alcohol
Tell a (funny) joke in English.
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I have to practice my drawing skills in order to improve it.
brush up
I didn’t know what to do until I saw what had happened.
Not until I saw what had happened did I know what to do.
Stationary X Stationery
Stationary means “not moving,” whereas stationery refers to paper and writing materials.
cool as a cucumber
very calm and relaxed
"I shall swim later."
Tell me what she said, please.
She said (that) she would swim later.
The plumber charged me a lot of money for the service.
rip off
We never went to the shopping centre.
At no time did we go to the shopping centre.
i.e. X. e.g.
i.e. and e.g. are both abbreviations of Latin terms.
e.g. is used to introduce a few examples (for example), whereas i.e. means “in other words.”
spill the beans
accidentally or prematurely give out information that’s supposed to be kept secret
Pick and say a tongue twister properly.
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