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://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=174144&fc=1

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/revamp_1

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

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Quote of the Day...

Talent without working hard is nothing.

Cristiano Ronaldo #quote #quoteoftheday

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!

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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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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.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/bust

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

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/gut_1

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Quote of the Day...

The seeking counts more than the finding. #quote #quoteoftheday

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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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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

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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.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/spine-bash

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

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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,

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/fall-on

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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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