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2021-08-30 08:39:43 Open / Comment

2021-08-30 08:14:39 #Idioms


Chalk up – record, score. Chalk up another one for the team. They
won the championship.


Change of heart - a change in the way one feels about something.
I wasn’t planning to spend the holidays with my family, but after
speaking with my mother, I had a change of heart.


Chickenfeed – a small amount of money. Taking the whole family
on that cruise is certainly not going to be chickenfeed.


Chip in – contribute. We are all going to chip in and give the teacher a gift.


Chip off the old block – child who looks or acts just like his or
her parent. He reminds me so much of his father. He’s a chip off
the old block.


Chip on one’s shoulder – quarrelsome attitude, quick to anger. I was afraid to ask her for a favor. It looked like she had a chip on her shoulder.


Cinch – easy. Adding and subtracting was always a cinch.


Clamp down – become stricter. Because he came home from the
party so late, his father said he will start to clamp down on his curfew.


Clean up – make a big profit. Since he started his new business, he’s
really cleaning up.


Clear the air – calm anger and remove misunderstanding. We were tired of fighting, so we decided to start talking and clear the air.


Coast is clear – no enemy is in sight. Take the present out of the
closet when the coast is clear.


Come a long way – make great progress. He came a long way in his
recovery from surgery.


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2021-08-28 04:07:26 #IELTS_vocabulary : Global challenges

Developing countries – countries not generally considered to be fully developed yet;
(rivojlanayotgan mamlakatlar)

Illiteracy is a huge challenge for developing countries to overcome.

Developed countries – countries considered to have advanced economies, industries and social infrastructure;
(rivojlangan mamlakatlar)

Developed countries contribute aid to those nations affected by famine.

Livelihood – the way a person makes a living;
(tirikchilik)

Many villagers sell handicrafts, as this is the only livelihood they can find.

Civil war – war between inside a country;
(fuqoralar urushi)

It will take many years for our nation to recover from civil war of the 1990s.

To migrate – to move permanently between countries;
(ko’chib o’tish)

Migration within in the Eurozone is a highly controversial issue at present..

Longevity – the tendency to have a long life expectancy;
(uzoq umr ko’rish)

Japanese people have perhaps the highest longevity in the world.


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2021-08-26 15:21:32 Idiom:
"GO HAYWIRE”

Meaning:
go wrong, fail, go crazy

Example:
Ann Arbor News headline: “Carnival ride goes haywire during National Cherry Festival in Traverse City.”

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2021-08-25 18:11:06 Ed Sheeran

BAD HABITS
LYRICS

[Intro]
(One, two, three, four)
Ooh, ooh

[Verse 1]
Every time you come around, you know I can't say no
Every time the sun goes down, I let you take control
I can feel the paradise before my world implodes
And tonight had something wonderful

[Chorus]
My bad habits lead to late nights endin' alone
Conversations with a stranger I barely know
Swearin' this will be the last, but it probably won't
I got nothin' left to lose, or use, or do
My bad habits lead to wide eyes stare into space
And I know I lose control of the things that I say
Yeah, I was lookin' for a way out, now I can't escape
Nothin' happens aftеr two, it's true, it's true
My bad habits lead to you

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
My bad habits lеad to you
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
My bad habits lead to you

[Verse 2]
Every pure intention ends when the good times start
Fallin' over everything to reach the first time's spark
It started under neon lights and then it all got dark
I only know how to go too far

[Chorus]
My bad habits lead to late nights endin' alone
Conversations with a stranger I barely know
Swearin' this will be the last, but it probably won't
I got nothin' left to lose, or use, or do
My bad habits lead to wide eyes stare into space
And I know I lose control of the things that I say
Yeah, I was lookin' for a way out, now I can't escape
Nothin' happens after two, it's true, it's true
My bad habits lead to you

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
My bad habits lead to you
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

[Bridge]
We took the long way 'round
Burned 'til the fun ran out, now

[Chorus]
My bad habits lead to late nights endin' alone
Conversations with a stranger I barely know
Swearin' this will be the last, but it probably won't
I got nothin' left to lose, or use, or do
My bad habits lead to wide eyes stare into space
And I know I lose control of the things that I say
Yeah, I was lookin' for a way out, now I can't escape
Nothin' happens after two, it's true, it's true
My bad habits lead to you

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
My bad habits lead to you
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
My bad habits lead to you

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