Words in English - Have the Last Word.

H aving the Last Word .  It describes a certain type of stubborn personality. If someone always has to “ have the last word ” it means tha...

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Words in English - Grunt Work.

Grunt Work Use  Grunt Work Use  Grunt work refers to work that is not very glamorous, often very boring and does not take a lot of skill . ...

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Words in English - Work the GraveYard Shift

Work the Graveyard Shift A  Graveyard shift  is a great phrase that native speakers all know. First of all, a “shift” in this sense, m...

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Words in English - Go All Out

Going All Out This is a great term in spoken English.  If you “ go all out ” it means that you put a 100% effort into something .  You...

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Words in English - Give the Thumbs Up.

Give the thumbs up Today's Phrase To give something the thumbs up means to approve of it or show you support it. For examp...

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Words in English - Give a Hoot.

Give a Hoot Meaning show interest in; care about Use Owls are birds that sleep during the day and hunt at night. To communicate with other...

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Words in English - Getting the Green Light.

Getting the Green Light “ Getting the green light ” is a slang expression that means to “be allowed to do something”.  We all know that wh...

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Words in English - Getting Rejected

Getting Rejected This is a cool term to use in spoken English.  It’s also true that it’s not fun if it happens to you.  In the dating worl...

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Words in English - Get Back On That Horse

Get Back on that Horse “ Get back on that horse ” is a common idiom in spoken English. The idea is that, in life, when something bad happe...

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Words in English - Get A Room.

Get a Room This is a very useful phrase in slang spoken English.  If you see a couple kissing and hugging in public, you can tell them to ...

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Words in English - (Get/ Be) Fired Up.

Get/ Be Fired Up Meaning excited, interested, having a lot of energy Use When someone is  fired up , he is excited and full of energy. G...

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Words in English - Fall Through.

Fall Through Meaning   not work out; not completed, come to nothing Use  When someone’s plans  fall through , it can lack money.  A...

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Words in English - End of An Era.

End of an era Today's Phrase When a period of time, which is marked by a significant event, comes to an end , we say it is the  end of...

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Words in English - Empty Nesters.

Empty Nesters “ Empty Nesters ” is a slang term for a couple who had children but the children grew up and moved out of the house.  There...

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Words in English - Elephant in the Room.

Elephant in the Room This is one of my favorite English expressions.  I think this idea can be applied to all cultures and used in...

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Words in English - Drinking The Kool-Aid.

Drinking The Kool-Aid: (negative meaning)  If you “ drink someone’s Kool-Aid ” it means that you are strongly listening to and believ...

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Words in English - Deal Breaker.

Deal Breaker If one thing is a “ deal breaker ” it means that there is one thing that will make some decision  final . It means “If ...

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