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2022-04-15 18:48:06 Today's Idiom

Get away from it all(muomolardan tashlab dam olmoq)
Go off the beaten track(ovloq joyga bormoq)


Examiner: What is your favourite type of holiday?

Candidate: I really like going to the countryside, getting away from it all. Nothing relaxes me as much as wilderness. I am tired of tourist traps and usually go off the beaten track.

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2022-04-14 15:48:02 Informal & Formal Verbs

say sorry: apologize, apologise
go up: increase
go down: decrease
set up: establish
look at: examine
blow up: explode
find out: discover
bring about: cause
put off: postpone, delay
rack up: accumulate
make up: fabricate
stand for: represent
find out: discover, ascertain leave out: omit
point out: indicate
go against: oppose
get in touch with: contact
It's about: It concerns, It's in regards to
need to: require
think about: consider
get: obtain
put up: tolerate
deal with handle
seem: appear
show: demonstrate, illustrate, portray
start: commence
keep: retain
free: release
get on someone's nerves: bother
ring up: call
show up: arrive
let: permit
fill in: substitute, inform
block: undermine

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2022-04-14 12:08:01 IELTS Listening Map Vocabularies

Prepositions and adverbs

above/below
across the road
at the top/at the bottom
before you get to
behind
beside
clockwise/anti-clockwise
directly = straight
in between
in the middle of = in the centre of
inside/outside
just beyond = a little beyond = just past
left-hand side/right-hand side
next to = alongside = adjoining = joined with
north east, south east, north west, south west
To the north / to the south / to the east / to the west
in the southwest/in the northeast
slightly west of
on the left/on the right/on the far side
opposite
through
in front of = onward = forward = on ahead = ahead
to the left of/to the right of
underground = subterranean
upstairs/downstairs

Verbs

start by
go up / go down
cross = pass over = cut across
run through = cross = pass through = go through
is located = is situated = lies = is = there is

Nouns

path = way
area = field = zone
roundabout
site = place = location
housing area = residential
area = sleeping area
entrance = doorway
crossroad = intersection = junction
edge = boundary = end = fringe

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2022-04-12 18:44:44 Speaking Vocabularies Band 8.5

In deep water: to be in trouble or in a difficult or dangerous situation.

E: Having lost his passport, tom is now in deep water.
E: You'll be in deep water unless you pass that exam.

In the black: making a profit (earn more money than you spent).

E: He has worked very hard to move his account in the black.
E: I've managed to stay in the black for over six months.

In the red: to owe money to the bank.

E: His bank account is in the red again.
E: My bank account is $500 in the red.


In a bit: in a short moment.

E: Pause the movie, I'll be back in a bit.
E: I'll see you in a bit.

In a flash: very quickly, in no time.

E: The boat sank in a flash.
E: I'll be back in a flash.
E: He told me that he'll be here in a flash.

In deep shit: in big trouble.

E: We are in deep shit.
E: The thieves were in deep shit when they were caught breaking into a house.

(to be) in a bad mood: to feel unhappy, depressed, annoyed or angry.

E: Mom is in a bad mood. Stay away from her.
E: They were in a bad mood when they lost the game.
E: After his girlfriend broke up with him, Peter was in a bad mood for two weeks.

(to be) in good spirits: to feel happy and cheerful (in a good mood).

E: I hope you're in good spirits.
E: We are in good spirits after winning the competition today.

(to be) in charge of: to have responsibility for (something).

E: I believe that Tom can be in charge of this project.
E: He's in charge of the marketing department.

In a flash: very quickly; immediately.

E: The boat sank in a flash.
E: The accident happened in a flash.

In a heartbeat: instantly; immediately.

E: If I had the chance to study abroad, I'd go in a heartbeat.
E: Mary accepted the new job as a receptionist in a heartbeat.

In seventh heaven: to be very happy.

E: Tom is in seventh heaven since he's just been promoted.
E: Peter and Lucy have been in seventh heaven because they've just got married.

In the nick of time: just before it's too late/ at the last possible moment.

E: We got to the airport just in the nick of time.
E: I arrived at the train station in the nick of time.
E: He finished her English essay just in the nick of time.

It's raining cats and dogs: it's raining a lot/ it is raining heavily.

E: It's windy and is raining cats and dogs.
E: It was raining cats and dogs, so all flights were delayed.

It's as easy as pie it's a piece of cake: to be very easy, (not complicated).

E: I don't think it's as easy as pie to get band 8.5 in the IELTS speaking test.
E: It's a piece of cake to drive this car.

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2022-04-10 18:02:06 IELTS Reading :Keyword Technique

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2022-04-08 16:31:13 ENGLISH FOOD IDEOMS PART 2/2

Piece Of Cake:  something is very easy to do
Example:My English test was a piece of cake.

To Pay Peanuts: to pay very little money
Example:I recently left my job because I’ve been paid peanuts for ages.

To Bring Home The Bacon: A very common and popular food in many countries especially in the UK and Ireland. 
Example:The father in the family retired and his son took over the business. He made all the decisions as he brought home the bacon.

That’s How/The Way The Cookie Crumbles: Cookies (biscuits) are very tasty but usually very delicate and can break easily and leave crumbs everywhere. That’s how the cookie crumbles means that it is just the way things happen and you can do nothing about it.
Example:Deirdre had been thinking for a long time to change her car. The garage had advertised a really special deal if you changed the car before the end of the month. She went into the garage on the 2nd of February and was told she was too late. She was really disappointed. But that’s the way the cookie crumbles. You are too late!

Not My Cup Of Tea: if something is your cup of tea, it means you like or enjoy it. We usually use it in a negative sentence.
Example:My husband loves cricket, but it’s not my cup of tea.

To Go Bananas: to behave in a silly or crazy way, to get angry
Example:Mum will go bananas when she sees your school report.

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2022-04-07 19:04:49 ENGLISH FOOD IDIOMS PART 1/2

Apples And Oranges: used when trying to compare two things that are very different
Example: He bought a new car, it was a Mercedes. He used to drive a Fiat. It was like comparing apples with oranges. They were two totally different cars.

A Banana Skin: when something is likely to cause you to halt or to slip up
Example:His business was doing well. However, the bank was not prepared to lend any more money. This was the banana skin on which his business would slip.

To Go Nuts: to get very upset or to go mad 
Example:The car driver did not see him parked on the street and crashed into him. He went nuts when he saw all the damage.

A Couch Potato: someone who sits at home all day on the sofa watching TV
Example:He had not been out with his friends for many months. His wife told him to stop being a couch potato and take her to the restaurant.

Not To Put All Eggs In One Basket: to spread your risks
Example:David wanted to invest his money in an oil company. His adviser told him to invest in a number of different companies and spread his risk. He told him it was not wise to put all your eggs in one basket.

As Cool As A Cucumber: to stay very calm and relaxed, especially when everyone else around you is nervous or stressed
Example:He stayed as cool as a cucumber during his driving test and passed it the first time.

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