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2021-02-03 10:40:14 take the bull by the horns

Meaning : to deal with a difficult situation in a very direct or confident way

For example :

She decided to take the bull by the horns and try to solve the problem without any further delay.

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2021-01-25 09:10:00 Vocabulary
The difference between
"In The future & In future "

In the future means
Non-specific time and Unknown time that is Going to come.

In future means From Now On (present moment) or later on up to future.

After being punished by a police officer,my father told me to be more careful while driving in future.(from the moment of punishment till later on.)

I will finally leave for London in the future.(I don't know when but in the coming time.)

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any day now
 
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2021-01-14 18:47:34 kill two birds with one stone

Meaning : If you kill two birds with one stone, you achieve two things with the one action

For example :

I need to go to the bank, and if I drop the books off at the library on the way I'll be killing two birds with one stone

Jenny says that she kills two birds with one stone if she does her own housework because she gets the house clean and she gets some exercise at the same time.

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2021-01-14 18:46:59 Vocabulary
The difference between "Fast & quick & quickly?

Fast and quick mean moving with great speed.

Fast is both an adjective and an adverb.
Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly.

Compare :

It was a fast train.(adjective)

You walk very fast! (adverb)

We need to have a quick chat before the meeting.(adjective).

We should do it as quickly as possible. (adverb)

We usually use quick to refer to something happening in a short time, or a shorter than expected time:

We stopped for a quick snack.

I just need a quick answer.
I just need a fast answer.

Fast refers to things that happen or go at high speed, e.g. a train, a person running:

She loves fast cars.
She loves quick cars.

Note the common expression fast food to refer to food such as hamburgers, which are cooked and served in a very short time in restaurants:

You shouldn’t eat so much fast food. It’s not good for you.

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