Sunday 30 July 2017

Eatable and uneatable



C: Hey, where’s my lunch? LOL

Eatable
Meaning: Food that is good enough to eat.

Uneatable
Meaning: Food that is not pleasant to eat.

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Thursday 20 July 2017

Play (merry) hell with someone or something



Play (merry) hell with someone or something

Meaning
To cause trouble for someone or something.

Examples  
1. Insomnia has played hell with her health.
2. Your sick leave really played hell with my schedule.

References  
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/play+hell+with
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/play-merry-hell-with?q=play+hell+with
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/play-merry-hell-with-sth?q=play+hell+with

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Wednesday 19 July 2017

Quick Quiz



Insomnia has played (?) with her health.

(= To cause trouble for someone or something.)

1. heaven
2. hell
3. balloons
4. monopoly  

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Monday 17 July 2017

WOTD: Bloom



Bloom

Word Form
Verb / Noun

Meanings
Verb - Blossom.
Noun - Flower(s).
Noun - A state of greatest beauty.

Examples
1. Cherry trees bloom in spring.
2. He is now in the bloom of youth.
3. I think the bloom is off the rose in the relationship.
   (=The relationship is no longer exciting.)

References
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bloom?q=Bloom
http://www.yourdictionary.com/bloom
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/bloom_1

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Thursday 13 July 2017

Retort



Retort

Word form
Verb

Meaning
To reply immediately in an angry or humorous way.

Examples  
1. ‘It is none of your business,’ he retorted.
2. ‘Don’t talk nonsense!’Jeffrey retorted.

References
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/retort
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/retort
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/retort_1

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Wednesday 12 July 2017

Quick Quiz



‘It is none of your business,’ he (?).

(= To reply immediately in an angry or humorous way.)

1. acknowledged
2. replied
3. said
4. retorted  

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Sunday 9 July 2017

Wash out

Wash out
(= Very tired or ill)

1. What’s the matter with Peter? He looks washed out.

Pyjamas

Pyjamas =Pajamas
(= Any clothes that someone wears to bed.)

1.He put on pyjamas immediately when he got home.

etc. (et cetera)

etc. (et cetera)
(= and the rest)
1. We can see lots of tigers, lions, giraffes etc. in the national park.

Monday 3 July 2017

Boom




Boom

Word Form
Verb / Noun

Meanings
Verb - To make a deep loud sound.
Verb - To flourish.
Noun - A deep loud sound.
Noun - A period of economic prosperity.

Examples
1. I had a headache after hearing a loud boom.
2. Running is booming as a sport.
3. This year is a boom year.

References
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boom?q=Boom
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Boom
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/boom_1

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