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2021-03-19 07:42:57 Innocent: morally good and with no wish to harm anyone
Eg: Children are born innocent.
Laugh your head off : laugh loud and long
Eg: The comics jokes were so hilarious that everyone laughed their head off.
Tenderly: softly and gently
Eg: Eg: She took the wounded cat tenderly and put it inside the basket.
Come over: visit someone
Eg: Mary and her mother will come over for dinner tonight.
To be aware of: Having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact
Eg: Everyone should be made aware of the situation.
Can’t help something: used for saying that someone cannot stop themselves doing something
Eg: Rose couldn’t help thinking about her past
Can’t take your eyes off somebody: unable to stop looking at them because they are so attractive or interesting
Eg: My Mother cant take her eyes off the beautiful diamond necklace.
Challenge: to test someone’s ability or determination
Eg: The coach gave an open challenge to everyone.
Take care of: look after [phrasal verb] to take care of or be in charge of someone or something
Eg: Ram was asked to take care of the garden.
Disaster: (an event which results in) great harm, damage or death, or serious difficulty
Eg: The Lebanon disaster caused a great deal of damage to everyone.
Diaper: a square of thick soft paper or cloth which is fastened around a baby’s bottom and between its legs to absorb its urine and solid waste
Eg: Rose was approached to act as a mother in the diaper advertisement.
Active: busy with or ready to perform a particular activity
Eg: Sheela is always active in her social media group.
Cause: to make something happen, especially something bad
Eg: The tsunami caused a lot of damage to the environment.
Consequence: a result of a particular action or situation, often one which is bad or not convenient
Eg: John must understand the consequences of his actions.
Prevent: to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
Eg: My mother prevented me from touching the electric wire.
Approach: to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality or amount
Eg: My sister approached me to complete a project.
Decade: a period of ten years, especially a period such as 1860 to 1869, or 1990 to 1999
Eg: We are living in this house for over a decade now.
Unexpected: not expected
Eg: His unexpected arrival shocked everyone.
Harm: to hurt someone or damage something
Eg: Environmental pollution can harm human health.
Experience: something that happens to you that affects how you feel
Eg: Rose has experience of working as a teacher for 5 years. Open / Comment

2021-01-15 22:11:31 Compulsory, adjective.

Example: Legislation which made the wearing of seat belts compulsory.

Synonyms:

1. obligatory, mandatory, required, requisite, necessary, essential, statutory, prescribed
2. imperative, enforced, demanded, binding, forced, unavoidable, inescapable, incumbent, enforceable
3. contractual, stipulated, set
4. de rigueur

Antonyms:

1. optional, voluntary
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2021-01-13 09:46:06 Find one's tongue, phrase.

Definition: Become able to express oneself after a shock.

Examples:

1. She found her tongue and shakily voiced her only fear.
2. He was able to find his tongue again and struggle out a simple thank you to the elderly woman.
3. I think it's time I proved to myself and to those around me that I haven't lost my tongue just yet.
4. After a moment's pause, Louise found her tongue.
5. I quickly found my tongue and responded indignantly.
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2021-01-13 09:43:06 finishing touch
also, final touch

Meaning:
- something that is added to ensure that something else is made complete
- a minor change that completes something else or makes it perfect
- the last elements finishing a work
- final touch ups enhancing or ending a work

Example Sentences:
- Mike was sure he would ace the auditions as he put finishing touches on his performance.
- Pamela put the final touches on the bride's makeup and stepped back to admire his handwork.
- As a professional artist, you must put final touches on every work before it can be exhibited.
- The poem was almost perfect; all that it needed were some finishing touches to make it so.
- Amanda went around adjusting oil paintings and putting finishing touches on some canvasses before her first art exhibition.
- Anderson is such a perfectionist. He never ceases to put finishing touches to every food before serving it.

Origin
This phrase originates from the ancient tales of the lost city of Babylon. During the ceremonial rights of marriage, the bride is dressed up by her close friends and relatives. However, the final touch on the bride's outfit is done by the bride's mother as it is believed that this completed the bride's regal look. Hence, it is from this practice that the phrase originated from.

Synonyms / Variants
- final touch

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2021-01-12 20:26:01 on the back burner

Meaning:
- to put something (that is to be done) for later
- in a abeyance
- in a situation of low priority
- to be on stand by while something else takes a preference
- to be left alone for the moment to be looked at after some time

Example Sentences:
- The assignment is on the back burner while I concentrate on writing this play.
- Her career has always been on the back burner because her children’s well-being is more important to her.
- My father has never put the needs of this business on the back burner until the time he took care of it.
- He can never put his family on the back burner for his career. It is men like this that are able to have a work life balance.
- I have not put my education on the back burner but would like some time to think about my true passion. I can do both together, can't I?
- If you need the promotion then this test is the most important to be cleared. Everything else has to be on the back burner.
- The plans for a new public Park in Amsterdam city has been put on the back burner.

Origin
The phrase comes from the multiple burner stoves in the kitchen. The things kept on the back burner, although still cooking, are not the centre of the focus.

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2021-01-10 12:08:49 USEFUL IELTS INTERVIEW EXPRESSIONS

Saying something in another way

What I'm trying to say is...

In other words...

To put it another way...

What I mean is...

Perhaps I should make that clearer by saying...

Agreeing with an opinion

Yes, I agree...

That's my view exactly.

I would tend to agree with that.

I couldn't agree more.

Disagreeing with an opinion

No, I disagree.

I'm afraid I disagree.

I see things rather differently myself.

I wouldn't say that is necessarily true.

I tend to disagree.

I'm not so sure about that.

Partially agreeing with an opinion

I don't entirely agree. It is true that......however...

That is partly true, but...

I agree with that to an extent. However...

Getting asked an opinion (by the examiner)

What do you think?

What's your view / opinion?

What are your views on...?

How do you feel about...?

Saying your opinion could vary according to the situation

That depends...

I think it really depends...

That depends on how you look at it.

Asking for clarification (part 3 only)

Could you please explain what ...(word)... means?

Sorry, I don't understand the question. Could you explain?

Sorry, I'm afraid I didn't understand the question.

Sorry, can I just clarify what you mean. Are you asking me ...(say what you believe you have been asked)...

Asking for repetition

Sorry, would you mind repeating the question?

Sorry, I didn't quite catch that. Could you repeat the question?


Summing up

So all in all...

To sum up...

To conclude... Open / Comment