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Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________ ________p________h________r________a________s________e________)________ ________T________o________ ________f________e________e________l________ ________a________ ________l________o________n________g________i________n________g________ ________f________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________w________h________o________ ________i________s________ ________n________o________t________ ________p________r________e________s________e________n________t________,________
name dropped
Definition
To name drop means to mention a famous or important person in order to gain an advantage.
Example
he name dropped a famous celebrity to get an invitation to the launch party
ˈmɪrə
ˈmɪrər
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________p________i________e________c________e________ ________o________f________ ________g________l________a________s________s________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________r________e________f________l________e________c________t________s________ ________i________m________a________g________e________s________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________S________u________p________p________o________r________t________i________n________g________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________e________n________t________h________u________s________i________a________s________t________i________c________a________l________l________y________,________ ________e________s________p________e________c________i________a________l________l________y________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________c________o________m________p________e________t________i________t________i________v________e________ ________s________i________t________u________a________t________i________o________n________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________T________h________e________ ________w________i________l________l________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________l________e________g________a________l________ ________d________o________c________u________m________e________n________t________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________s________t________a________t________e________s________ ________h________o________w________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________'________s________ ________p________o________s________s________e________s________s________i________o________n________s________ ________a________n________d________ ________m________o________n________e________y________ ________s________h________o________u________l________d________ ________b________e________ ________d________i________s________t________r________i________b________u________t________e________d________ ________a________f________t________e________r________ ________t________h________e________y________ ________d________i________e________.________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________h________e________ ________a________c________t________ ________o________f________ ________d________e________p________a________r________t________i________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________g________o________i________n________g________ ________a________w________a________y________ ________f________r________o________m________ ________a________ ________p________l________a________c________e________ ________o________r________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________
Tale as old as time
Definition
Tale as old as time is an idiom used to describe a story or situation that is very familiar or has been repeated many times.
Example
The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tale as old as time.
cry about it
Definition
To cry about it means to complain or express sorrow about something. In the given context, it means that the person is being told to express their sorrow in a place that is not appropriate.
Example
if someone is being told to stop complaining about their situation, they may be told to cry about it somewhere else.
ˈɡreɪvˌjɑrd ʃɪft
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________G________r________a________v________e________y________a________r________d________ ________s________h________i________f________t________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________i________o________d________ ________o________f________ ________t________i________m________e________ ________w________h________e________n________ ________p________e________o________p________l________e________ ________w________o________r________k________ ________l________a________t________e________ ________a________t________ ________n________i________g________h________t________,________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________f________r________o________m________ ________m________i________d________n________i________g________h________t________ ________t________o________ ________8________a________m________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________v________i________c________e________s________ ________a________r________e________ ________b________a________d________ ________h________a________b________i________t________s________ ________o________r________ ________a________d________d________i________c________t________i________o________n________s________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________h________a________s________.________
pushed it too far
Definition
To push it too far means to do something to an excessive degree, often resulting in negative consequences. In the given context, it means that the person has done something that has caused a negative reaction.
Example
if someone is constantly late for work, their boss may eventually say that they have pushed it too far.
ˈaltrʊɪz(ə)m
ˈælˌtruˌɪzəm
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________l________t________r________u________i________s________m________ ________i________s________ ________t________h________e________ ________b________e________l________i________e________f________ ________i________n________ ________o________r________ ________p________r________a________c________t________i________c________e________ ________o________f________ ________d________i________s________i________n________t________e________r________e________s________t________e________d________ ________a________n________d________ ________s________e________l________f________l________e________s________s________ ________c________o________n________c________e________r________n________ ________f________o________r________ ________t________h________e________ ________w________e________l________l________-________b________e________i________n________g________ ________o________f________ ________o________t________h________e________r________s________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________C________o________v________e________r________t________ ________n________a________r________c________i________s________s________i________s________m________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________t________y________p________e________ ________o________f________ ________n________a________r________c________i________s________s________i________s________m________ ________w________h________e________r________e________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________ ________a________p________p________e________a________r________s________ ________t________o________ ________b________e________ ________h________u________m________b________l________e________ ________a________n________d________ ________s________h________y________,________ ________b________u________t________ ________i________s________ ________a________c________t________u________a________l________l________y________ ________c________o________n________c________e________a________l________i________n________g________ ________a________ ________s________e________n________s________e________ ________o________f________ ________s________u________p________e________r________i________o________r________i________t________y________.________
ɪˈbiːθə
əˈbiθə
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________I________b________i________z________a________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________S________p________a________n________i________s________h________ ________i________s________l________a________n________d________ ________i________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________M________e________d________i________t________e________r________r________a________n________e________a________n________ ________S________e________a________
ghosted
Definition
Ghosted is an idiom used to describe when someone suddenly stops all communication with another person without explanation or warning.
Example
My friend ghosted me after we had a disagreement.
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________s________s________e________t________s________ ________a________r________e________ ________v________a________l________u________a________b________l________e________ ________p________o________s________s________e________s________s________i________o________n________s________ ________o________r________ ________q________u________a________l________i________t________i________e________s________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________h________a________s________.________
trade on
Definition
To trade on something means to use it to gain an advantage. In the given context, it means that the person has used their mother's name to gain an advantage.
Example
if someone is applying for a job, they may trade on their father's name to get an interview.
ˈpɒdkɑːst
ˈpɑdˌkæst
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________p________o________d________c________a________s________t________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________d________i________g________i________t________a________l________ ________a________u________d________i________o________ ________f________i________l________e________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________c________a________n________ ________b________e________ ________d________o________w________n________l________o________a________d________e________d________ ________f________r________o________m________ ________t________h________e________ ________i________n________t________e________r________n________e________t________ ________a________n________d________ ________l________i________s________t________e________n________e________d________ ________t________o________ ________o________n________ ________a________ ________c________o________m________p________u________t________e________r________ ________o________r________ ________m________o________b________i________l________e________ ________d________e________v________i________c________e________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________i________m________p________l________y________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________i________s________ ________t________o________ ________s________u________g________g________e________s________t________ ________i________t________ ________w________i________t________h________o________u________t________ ________s________a________y________i________n________g________ ________i________t________ ________d________i________r________e________c________t________l________y________
ˈtiːtʌɪm
ˈtiˌtaɪm
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________T________e________a________t________i________m________e________ ________i________s________ ________t________h________e________ ________t________i________m________e________ ________o________f________ ________d________a________y________ ________w________h________e________n________ ________p________e________o________p________l________e________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________h________a________v________e________ ________a________f________t________e________r________n________o________o________n________ ________t________e________a________
ˈkrʌɪsɪs
ˈkraɪsəs
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________c________r________i________s________i________s________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________d________i________f________f________i________c________u________l________t________ ________o________r________ ________d________a________n________g________e________r________o________u________s________ ________s________i________t________u________a________t________i________o________n________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________n________e________e________d________s________ ________s________e________r________i________o________u________s________ ________a________t________t________e________n________t________i________o________n________.________
gone too far
Definition
To have gone too far means to have done something that is considered inappropriate or unacceptable. In the given context, it means that the person has done something that is not acceptable.
Example
if someone is making rude comments about someone else, they may be said to have gone too far.
ˈskiːmɪŋ
ˈskimɪŋ
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________S________c________h________e________m________i________n________g________ ________i________s________ ________t________h________e________ ________a________c________t________ ________o________f________ ________p________l________a________n________n________i________n________g________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________s________e________c________r________e________t________ ________o________r________ ________c________l________e________v________e________r________ ________w________a________y________.________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________m________o________v________e________ ________i________n________ ________a________n________ ________u________n________s________t________e________a________d________y________,________ ________j________e________r________k________y________ ________w________a________y________
ˈbalkəni
ˈbælkəni
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________b________a________l________c________o________n________y________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________p________l________a________t________f________o________r________m________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________p________r________o________j________e________c________t________s________ ________f________r________o________m________ ________t________h________e________ ________w________a________l________l________ ________o________f________ ________a________ ________b________u________i________l________d________i________n________g________ ________a________n________d________ ________i________s________ ________s________u________r________r________o________u________n________d________e________d________ ________b________y________ ________a________ ________r________a________i________l________i________n________g________
ˈdɔːt(ə)rɪnlɔː
ˈdɔdər ən ˌlɔ
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________d________a________u________g________h________t________e________r________-________i________n________-________l________a________w________ ________i________s________ ________t________h________e________ ________w________i________f________e________ ________o________f________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________'________s________ ________s________o________n________
ˈsaŋ(k)tʃʊəri
ˈsæŋk(t)ʃəˌwɛri
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________p________l________a________c________e________ ________o________f________ ________r________e________f________u________g________e________ ________o________r________ ________s________a________f________e________t________y________;________ ________a________ ________r________e________f________u________g________e________ ________f________r________o________m________ ________d________a________n________g________e________r________ ________o________r________ ________d________i________s________t________r________e________s________s________.________
anti-hero
ˈantɪˌhɪərəʊ
Definition
(noun) a central character in a story, film, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes
Example
The protagonist in the movie was a criminal, but his courage and loyalty made him a hero to the audience
stɛː
stɛr
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________l________o________o________k________ ________f________i________x________e________d________l________y________ ________a________n________d________ ________i________n________t________e________n________t________l________y________,________ ________e________s________p________e________c________i________a________l________l________y________ ________w________i________t________h________ ________w________i________d________e________ ________o________p________e________n________ ________e________y________e________s________.________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________c________o________m________e________ ________t________o________g________e________t________h________e________r________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________g________r________o________u________p________ ________o________r________ ________c________r________o________w________d________.________
left to my own devices
Definition
(phrase) A situation in which one is left to rely on their own resources and abilities to achieve a goal or solve a problem.
Example
I was left to my own devices to figure out how to fix the broken computer.
Definition
________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________h________a________v________i________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________s________h________o________w________i________n________g________ ________w________i________s________d________o________m________ ________o________r________ ________k________n________o________w________l________e________d________g________e________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________f________r________o________m________ ________l________e________a________r________n________i________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________e________x________p________e________r________i________e________n________c________i________n________g________ ________m________a________n________y________ ________t________h________i________n________g________s________
ˈmɒnstə
ˈmɑnstər
Definition
1. ________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________l________a________r________g________e________,________ ________f________r________i________g________h________t________e________n________i________n________g________ ________c________r________e________a________t________u________r________e________,________ ________o________f________t________e________n________ ________i________m________a________g________i________n________a________r________y________ ________o________r________ ________m________y________t________h________i________c________a________l________
2. ________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________p________o________w________e________r________f________u________l________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________ ________o________r________ ________t________h________i________n________g________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________c________a________n________n________o________t________ ________b________e________ ________c________o________n________t________r________o________l________l________e________d________ ________a________n________d________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________c________a________u________s________e________s________ ________m________a________n________y________ ________p________r________o________b________l________e________m________s________
ˌɑːftəˈnuːn
ˌæftərˈnun
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________T________h________e________ ________p________e________r________i________o________d________ ________o________f________ ________t________i________m________e________ ________b________e________t________w________e________e________n________ ________n________o________o________n________ ________a________n________d________ ________e________v________e________n________i________n________g________,________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________f________r________o________m________ ________1________2________p________m________ ________t________o________ ________6________p________m________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________s________p________e________n________d________ ________t________i________m________e________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________r________e________l________a________x________e________d________ ________w________a________y________ ________w________i________t________h________ ________f________r________i________e________n________d________s________ ________o________r________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________s________o________c________i________a________l________ ________s________e________t________t________i________n________g________.________
miss
Definition
(verb phrase) To feel a longing for someone who is not present,
name dropped
Definition
To name drop means to mention a famous or important person in order to gain an advantage.
Example
he name dropped a famous celebrity to get an invitation to the launch party
mirror
ˈmɪrə
ˈmɪrər
Definition
(noun) a piece of glass that reflects images
Example
he checked his appearance in the mirror
rooting for
Definition
(verb) Supporting someone or something enthusiastically, especially in a competitive situation
Example
I'm rooting for my favorite team to win the championship!
the will
Definition
(noun) The will is a legal document that states how a person's possessions and money should be distributed after they die.
Example
The will was written in accordance with the deceased's wishes.
leaving
Definition
(verb) The act of departing or going away from a place or person
Example
I saw her leaving the store with a bag full of groceries.
Tale as old as time
Definition
Tale as old as time is an idiom used to describe a story or situation that is very familiar or has been repeated many times.
Example
The story of Romeo and Juliet is a tale as old as time.
cry about it
Definition
To cry about it means to complain or express sorrow about something. In the given context, it means that the person is being told to express their sorrow in a place that is not appropriate.
Example
if someone is being told to stop complaining about their situation, they may be told to cry about it somewhere else.
graveyard shift
ˈɡreɪvˌjɑrd ʃɪft
Definition
(noun) Graveyard shift is a period of time when people work late at night, usually from midnight to 8am
Example
My friend works the graveyard shift at the hospital
vices
Definition
(noun) vices are bad habits or addictions that someone has.
Example
Smoking and drinking are common vices.
pushed it too far
Definition
To push it too far means to do something to an excessive degree, often resulting in negative consequences. In the given context, it means that the person has done something that has caused a negative reaction.
Example
if someone is constantly late for work, their boss may eventually say that they have pushed it too far.
Altruism
ˈaltrʊɪz(ə)m
ˈælˌtruˌɪzəm
Definition
(noun) Altruism is the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others
Example
She was praised for her altruism in helping the homeless
covert narcissism
Definition
(noun) Covert narcissism is a type of narcissism where a person appears to be humble and shy, but is actually concealing a sense of superiority.
Example
He was so charming that no one suspected his covert narcissism.
Ibiza
ɪˈbiːθə
əˈbiθə
Definition
(noun) Ibiza is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea
Example
We went to Ibiza for our summer vacation