Sunday 25 September 2016

Revamp (N. / V. )

Revamp (N. / V. )

Meaning
Revamp (V.) - To renovate.
Revamp (N.) - An act of revamping.

Examples
1. It is time to revamp my living room.
2. Much to my surprise, Nissin Foods keeps revamping Cup Noodles.
3. It is time for a revamp.


Reading material

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/revamp

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Saturday 24 September 2016

Quote of the Day...

Talent without working hard is nothing.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Get somebody's goat

Get somebody's goat

Meaning
To annoy someone.

Examples
1. Your attitude really gets my goat.
2. There is a very long queue for tickets. It really gets my goat!


Friday 23 September 2016

Quote of the Day - Mahatma Gandhi

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. 
Learn as if you were to live forever. 

Mahatma Gandhi

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Sunday 18 September 2016

Bust a gut (Idiom)

Bust a gut (Idiom)

Meaning
To put a lot of effort into something or to work very hard.

Examples
1. I busted a gut to complete the project on time.
2. We bust a gut to sign the best players each summer.

Remarks
Bust (v.) - To break something.

Gut (n.) -  The intestine. (Technical name)


Quote of the Day...

The seeking counts more than the finding.



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Tuesday 13 September 2016

Phalanx

Phalanx

Meaning:  
A large group of people standing close to each other.

Example
A phalanx of bodyguards protect me.


http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/2016/09/08/phalanx


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Saturday 10 September 2016

Old-school (Adj.)

Old-school (Adj.)

Meaning
Old-fashioned.

Examples:
1. Are old-school etiquette rules still important?
2. Lots of old-school childhood games are forgotten.

Remark:
Etiquette (Noun) - A set of rules for behaving correctly in social situations.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/etiquette

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak/ep-160906

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Monday 5 September 2016

Spine-bash (v.) (Australian slang)

Spine-bash (v.)  (Australian slang)

Meaning: 
To rest; Loaf.

Example 
I want to spine-bash as much as I can.  

For reference,
http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/2016/09/05/spinebash

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Sunday 4 September 2016

Phrasal Verbs with Fall - Fall on




Fall on

Meaning:
To take full responsibility for something.

Example
We lost the game and the blame fell on me.

For reference,

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Word of the Day - Paean

Word of the Day - Paean

Paean (n.)

Meaning
Any song of praise.

Example
I sang the paean in the church yesterday.

http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/2016/09/03/paean


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