Harish Kumar

இனத்தால் தமிழன் மதத்தால் கிறிஸ்தவன்

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Why “in stitches” means laughing very hard

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🟢Idiom Of The Day

🟢"To hope against hope" - to continue to hope when things look very bad

🟢"The man is hoping against hope that he will not lose his job."
🟢"The searchers are hoping against hope that they will find the lost child."

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💙Idiom

💙"Ask something of someone" - to ask or expect that someone or a group will do something

💙"The new coach is very strict and asks much of the team."
💙"Our friend is very busy so we will not ask anything of her."
💙"The parents do not ask very much of their child."

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🔵Idiom

🔵"Get a raw deal" - to receive unfair or bad treatment

🔵"The students think they are getting a raw deal because of the short vacation period."
🔵"My friend is getting a raw deal but she will not complain."
🔵"The secretary got a raw deal when she had to work late."

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🧡Idiom

🧡"Drive at something" - to mean s/t, to attempt to make a particular point

🧡"I do not know what the man was driving at in his speech."
🧡"My boss asked me many questions but I am not sure what she was driving at."
🧡"I do not know what my friend is driving at."

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🔵Phrasal Verb Of The Day

🔵"Rub off on someone" - to become part of your character because you spend time with someone

🔵"The woman's habit of talking all the time has rubbed off on her daughter."
🔵"The excitement of our manager is rubbing off on our group."

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🔵Idiom Of The Day

🔵"A horse of a different color" - something that is different from what you are talking about

🔵"We should not be talking about that issue now. It is a horse of a different color."
🔵"This problem is totally different. It is a horse of a different color."

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🔵Idiom Of The Day

🔵"Sooner or later" - at some future time, eventually

🔵"Sooner or later, the city must replace the old bridge."
🔵"The boy told a lie but sooner or later people will know about it."
🔵"Sooner or later, I will need to buy a new phone."

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Cutie patootie 🐣💜🤍 #sreeleela

[AntriParto @MyLinguaAcademy]

Not everything is black and white — and English reflects that beautifully 😉
If you want to sound more natural (and more persuasive) in discussions and essays, you need idiomatic expressions for concession.
#learnenglish #ESL #EFL #B2First #C1Advanced #MyLinguaAcademy

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🔷Idiom Of The Day

🔷"Last-ditch effort" - a final desperate effort to do something

🔷"The coach made a last-ditch effort to win the game."
🔷"I plan to make a last-ditch effort to get the job that I want."
🔷"The local government made a last-ditch effort to stop the strike."

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🔵Idiom Of The Day

🔵"Know full well" - to know something without any possible doubt

🔵"I know full well why my friend is angry with me."
🔵"The company knows full well that the new policy will cause problems."
🔵"The girl knows full well that she must study for her exam."

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🟢Idiom Of The Day

🟢"Get ahead of oneself" - to do or say something sooner than you should

🟢"I am getting ahead of myself when I talk about the job that I do not have."
🟢"My friend should not get ahead of himself and talk about graduating before he takes his exams."

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💙Phrasal

💙"Round up someone or something" - to collect or gather a group of people or things

💙"We were able to round up enough people to play football last night."
💙"We need to round up the children for lunch."
💙"Will have to round up some chairs for the meeting."

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💙Phrasal Verb Of The Day

💙"Fade away" - to slowly disappear or diminish or weaken

💙"The words on the book cover are beginning to fade away."
💙"The noise from the stadium began to fade away when we left."
💙"The sound of the music faded away into nothing."

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💙Idiom Of The Day

💙"Run out of steam" - to lose your energy or enthusiasm to continue doing something (a steam engine can run out of steam)

💙"I am beginning to run out of steam and I need a break."
💙"The speaker seemed to run out of steam at the end of her presentation."

[TED IELTS @tedielts]

Here's some more information about using "insist."

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💚Phrasal Verb Of The Day

💚"Block in something" - to prevent a car or other vehicle from moving or leaving

💚"We were blocked in by another car and could not move our car."
💚"My friend parked his car behind me and blocked me in so I could not move my car all day."

[English Grammar @GrammarUpdates]

Equivocal vs. Unequivocal