English From Zero to Hero

#Vocabulary 🌺Diffident. ●Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid, distrustful of one's own powers. ●He was diffident about his own success. ●Because she was only a first-year student, she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture.

#Vocabulary 🌺Spurious /ˈspjʊəriəs/ 《adjective》 ●a spurious statement, argument etc is not based on facts or good thinking and is likely to be incorrect. ▪️He demolished the opposition’s spurious arguments.

Look, I think maybe we should cut him a little slack. ✴️Cut/give somebody some slack 💢Meaning: to allow someone to do something without criticizing them or making it more difficultfor them. 🔰Examples: ■ Hey, cut me some slack, man. I'm only a few bucks short. ■ I know she made a mistake, but can you cut her some slack? She's going through a tough time. ■ I'm just learning how to do this, so I hope you can give me some slack if I don't get it right the first time. ■ I know he's not the most punctual employee, but I think we should cut him some slack considering his workload. 💢Synonyms: 1. Give someone a break 2. Be more lenient 3. Be more understanding 4. Let someone off the hook 5. Show some compassion  #Common_Phrases

#THESAURUS #Collocations 💥Tie (sth) up 💥 《 anchor (sth) • beach (sth) ● dock (sth) ● moor (sth) • tie (sth) up 》 ☆These verbs all mean to attach a boat, ship, etc. to a fixed object or to the land to stop it from floating away. ⚜Anchor (sth): to lower an anchor from a boat or ship to prevent it from floating away. ●We anchored off the coast of Spain. ● Larger boats were anchored further up the quay. ⚜Beach (sth) : to bring a boat out of the water and onto the shore. ● He beached the boat and lifted the boy onto the shore. ⚜Dock (sth) : to bring a ship into a harbour and stay there. ●The ferry is expected to dock at about six. ● They docked at Liverpool on the way back from India. ⚜Moor (sth) (often passive) : to attach a boat, ship, etc. to a fixed object or to the land with a rope, chain, or anchor. ● We moored off the north coast of the island. ● I walked down to where the boat was moored. ⚜tie (sth) up to : attach a boat to a fixed object with a rope to stop it from floating away. ●We tied up alongside the quay. ● They tried to find a sheltered spot where they could tie the boat up. ⚜PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS ⚜ ■ to moor/dock/tie up/beach/anchor safely/ securely ■ to moor/dock/tie up/anchor off/in/at... ■ to moor/dock/tie up/beach/anchor on/along¬ side/beside sth .

#idioms ⚜Turn the clock back ●to return to a situation that existed in the past; to return to old-fashioned methods or ideas. ●This new law is an attempt to turn the clock back.

#Vocabulary ⚜Trespass /'trespas/ 'trespass on sth (formal) ° to make unfair use of sb’s time, help, etc. °I mustn’t trespass on your time any longer. encroach on sth

#Expressions 💥Throw sb off 'course : 🔅if sb/sth is thrown off course, they are forced away from the direction they should be travelling in: ▪️ The plane was thrown off course. 2🔅to force sb to change the direction in which their ideas or actions are moving: ▪️ The government was thrown off course by economic problems.

♨️Burn a hole in someone’s pocket ♨️ Make a hole in someone’s pocket 💠Burn a hole in someone’s pocket 🔰 (of money) make a person eager to spend it 🔹 Ex:- It’s Sunday, everything’s closed, and there’s Bob with $10 burning a hole in his pocket. 📝Note:- The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase☆ have money to burn☆which means have so much money that one can spend it freely ♧ Ex:- You must have money to burn. First of all, that floodlighting, and then this. 💠Make a hole in someone’s pocket 🔰Deplete smb.’s savings, bank account, etc. considerably 🔹 Ex:- The cost of these repairs to the house has made a big hole in my pocket.

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