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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A pile of books...

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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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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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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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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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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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Wash out

Wash out

(= Very tired or ill)

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Pyjamas

Pyjamas =Pajamas

(= Any clothes that someone wears to bed.)

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

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etc. (et cetera)

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

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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