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A picture is worth a thousand words."
Pictures convey emotions and messages better than written or spoken explanations. :)
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stand in the way
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To “stand in the way” is to try to stop or prevent something from happening.
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Transcript:
She eventually discovers this make shift classroom on the side of a road and promptly sits down to learn. And Wadley, we see, won’t let her family’s poverty stand in the way.
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Examples:
•I am going to be able to make my plans come true no matter what stands in my way.
•Corruption is standing in the way of this large-scale project.
•No other woman could stand in her way if she has made up her mind.
•The HIV stigma is standing in the way of totally eradicating AIDS from African countries.
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"Yes-man"
Meaning: If someone's a "yes-man",
they'll say they agree with someone, or say
"yes" to them, in order to please them.
• Do you think Barry is just a yes-man,
?or will he tell the boss what he really thinks
• I don't want a yes-man. I want someone
who will tell me the truth.
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- The lion's share
- The largest part, the biggest piece.
e.g
- If the education sector gets the lion’s share of the national budget,
Kurdistan will be the most developed country in the Middle East
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pronunciation | 'tor-pe (torr-peh)
note | this torpe is Tagalog slang; it also means something like “clumsy” or “awkward” in Spanish.
it can apply vice versa as well: a woman who is desperately in love with a man.
or any combination of people thereof.
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from the horse's mouth
v
v
you are told something
by
someone who has
direct knowledge of it
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Be miles away
To not be paying attention to anything that
is happening around you.
Examples
I don't mean to disturb you, you looked miles away
-- but there's a call for you.
?Sorry, I was miles away. What did you say
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--- squint v
def : look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.
. "the bright sun made them squint"
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(As I was saying: (spoken, informal
We use this expression to start speaking again
when someone or something has interrupted us.
A: When I was in New York last year, I -
B: I love New York, it's so exciting!
A: As I was saying, in New York I saw the most
fantastic exhibition.
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On cloud nine:
extremely happy; A person who is on cloud nine is very happy
because something wonderful has happened.:
"When the boss announced my promotion, I was on cloud nine."
"They are still on cloud nine weeks after winning the championship."
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"Finders keepers, losers weepers."
idiom
- The person who finds something can keep it and the person who loses it can only cry because it is gone.
EXAMPLE
Finders keepers, losers weepers thought the boy when
he found the pocket knife in the park.
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I was so tired I went out like a light.
Idiom
To go out like a light is to fall asleep or unconscious instantly. The allusion is to falling asleep immediately
like switiching off a light
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be all ears
to be listening attentively or eagerly
Tell your story – we’re all ears!
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Tearjerker
Meaning:
A tearjerker is a movie, book, or story that makes you sad and cry.
Example:
That movie was really a tearjerker.
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get well soon
indicating hope that the listener recovers