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I promised that I would learn how to use the verb "to promise"

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🔷 See eye to eye: Even though they are best friends, they rarely see eye to eye when it comes to picking which movie to watch

🔷 ​On the same page: Before we start the presentation, let's have a quick meeting to make sure everyone is on the same page regarding the new schedule

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Body Part Idioms

🤝 Lend a hand

= To help someone.
Example:
Can you lend me a hand with my homework?

🥶 Get cold feet

= To suddenly become nervous or scared about doing something (often before an important moment).
Example:
She got cold feet before her big presentation.

🎭 Break a leg

= A way to say “good luck,” especially before a performance.
(It sounds negative, but it’s actually positive!)
Example:
Break a leg in your school play tonight!

🦒 Stick your neck out

= To take a risk or say something that might cause trouble.
Example:
He stuck his neck out by disagreeing with his boss.

👍 All thumbs

= Very clumsy or not good with your hands.
Example:
I’m all thumbs when I try to fix anything electronic.

🎵 Face the music

= To accept the consequences of your actions (especially after doing something wrong).
Example:
He forgot to study, so he had to face the music after the test.

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Today's #WordOfTheDay is "brillante."✨ For example: Vi una luz brillante en el horizonte. - I saw a bright light on the horizon.

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TO A CERTAIN EXTENT: Partly, but not completely. Use it when you agree with the vibe but not the whole script. 📈
​✅ "I trust him to a certain extent."
✅ "The new law helped to a certain extent."
​#GrammarTips #EnglishLearning

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In American English is Big-headed
🇪🇦 Engreído, creído

He used to be humble, but after getting the top marks in the exam, it went to his head and he got big-headed. Now he’s so full of himself!

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BIGHEADED: Describing someone who is arrogant or conceited. It refers to a person who thinks they are much more important, clever, or gifted than they actually are.

*Since he became the star player of the team, he’s become so bigheaded that he won't listen to the coach

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I told my elderly neighbour to be careful because there are GRIFTERS in the area pretending to be technicians offering free boiler inspections. Then they told you that they have to replace some pieces and charge you an arm and a leg for the work.

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New Advanced Vocab!

GRIFTER = sb who profits through deceptive or manipulative schemes

🔹The grifter charmed investors before vanishing with their money never to be seen again.

🔹The community was shocked to learn that their beloved pastor was actually a seasoned grifter.

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Whinger 🇪🇦 quejica

​I don't want to travel with her; she's a total whinger about the hotels.

The food was delicious, but because he's a whinger, he said the steak was only 'okay' and should have been thinner and less cooked.

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WHINGER / WHINER: A person who complains repeatedly about small, unimportant things. Someone who "always finds a 'but'" even in a perfect situation. 😫
​
​"Stop being such a whinger! It’s just a little bit of rain."
​"He’s a constant whiner; nothing is ever good enough for him."

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👟 Trends: "Teenagers can be fickle consumers; they love a brand today and find it 'cringe' tomorrow."
​🍕 Decisions: "I'm too fickle to choose a pizza topping; I've changed my mind three times already!"

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FICKLE: Changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection.

​A fickle person is someone you can't rely on because their feelings or opinions flip-flop for no real reason. Like a weather vane, they just blow whichever way the wind is hitting them

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Fickle 🇪🇦 veleta, cambiante

Examples
​❤️ Relationships: "One day he says he loves her, and the next he doesn't want to talk. He is so fickle."

​☀️ The Weather: "The weather in London is notoriously fickle; it’s sunny one minute and pouring rain the next."

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Sloppy 🇪🇦 descuidado

He showed up to the wedding in a sloppy, oversized suit that wasn't even buttoned.

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SLOPPY: Characterized by a lack of care, neatness, or precision. It’s when work or appearance is messy and full of avoidable mistakes.

Why on earth did you ask Joss to fix our car? He is very sloppy

You did a sloppy job mopping; the floor is still half-dirty and soaking wet

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Color Idioms

🔹Green with envy

= Very jealous of someone else.
Example:
She was green with envy when her friend got a new phone.

🔹Caught red-handed

= Caught in the act of doing something wrong.
Example:
He was caught red-handed copying answers during the test.

🔹Out of the blue

= Something happens suddenly and unexpectedly.
Example:
My old friend called me out of the blue after ten years.

🔹Once in a blue moon

= Something that happens very rarely.
Example:
We eat at fancy restaurants once in a blue moon.

🔹Tickled pink

= Very happy or delighted.
Example:
She was tickled pink when she received the surprise gift.

🔹Feeling blue

= Feeling sad or a little depressed.
Example:
He’s been feeling blue since his best friend moved away.

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Olaf PASSED OUT.

🇪🇸 desmayarse

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To "look the part":to dress or behave exactly as expected for a specific role.
​Examples:
-​With that suit, you really look the part of a CEO.
-​He bought the gear to look the part of a pro hiker.
-​She’s got the lab coat on; she definitely looks the part.
​#EnglishTips #Idioms

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Peak hour refers to times of highest demand when everyone uses a service at once—like roads, shops, or electricity. 📈
​Off-peak is the quiet time when demand is low.
​🚩 Peak: 8AM traffic or 6PM power usage.
✅ Off-peak: Mid-day groceries or late-night laundry

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"For hours on end" 🕒
​It means doing something for a long time without stopping.
​Examples:
🎮 He can play video games for hours on end.
📚 She stays in her room reading for hours on end.

​#EnglishTips #LearnEnglish #Idioms

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Alfred is very judgmental about other people's choices

She is always so judgmental about how people dress.

He tends to be judgmental about what his friends do and decide.

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Judgmental (adj.) – Tending to make critical or harsh opinions about others.

Examples:

She’s so judgmental about what I wear.

Don’t be judgmental—everyone has their own way of living.

People can be unfairly judgmental without knowing the full story.

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