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🔔 Idiom Of The Day 🔔 🔻Gloss over🔻 🔹To try to hide; to cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up. ✨They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldn't notice. ✨She glossed over the details of her accident. ➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕ 🔻Let on 🔻 🔹Reveal , inform, tell ✨She let on that she knew my secret. #Idiom_Of_The_Day

📔 blow up (one's) phone 📋Meaning : To call someone repeatedly and/or send someone a lot of text messages. ➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕ For example ⬇️ 🗣A: "Hey, your phone keeps lighting up!" B: "Ugh, I wonder who's blowing up my phone." 🗣A: "It's fine, I just texted him a few times." B: "More like 15 times! Stop blowing up his phone!"

🔔 Idiom Of The Day 🔔 🔻Good for Nothing🔻 🔶 Meaning/Usage: Negative statement to indicate someone has no value; useless 🔷 Explanation: Another way to look at this statement is to say "There is nothing good about that person." 🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹🔸🔹 ✨That guy is good for nothing. ✨That girl is a good for nothing troublemaker. ✨I would not let anything he says bother you, he is good for nothing. ➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕ ✏️NB: Other Common Sentences: "He is no good." "He is worthless." #Idiom_of_the_Day

🔔 Word Of The Day 🔔 🔰BLATANT (ADJECTIVE) 🔸Meaning: flagrant  🔹Synonyms: glaring, obvious  ♦️Antonyms: inconspicuous  ✏️Example: Sarah turned her back on him in blatant disregard he wasn't likely to misinterpret.  #Word_Of_The_Day

🔔 Idiom Of The Day 🔔 🔷 Straight talk ♦️Meaning: The term ‘straight talk’ is used to describe a talk or discussion that is fair, frank and honest. ✨Example: Alex is popular for his straight talk and engaging discussions with the guests. #Idiom_Of_The_Day

📔 blow up (one's) phone 📋Meaning : To call someone repeatedly and/or send someone a lot of text messages. ➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕ For example ⬇️ 🗣A: "Hey, your phone keeps lighting up!" B: "Ugh, I wonder who's blowing up my phone." 🗣A: "It's fine, I just texted him a few times." B: "More like 15 times! Stop blowing up his phone!"

💬Cut corners ✍Means: to avoid doing something usually with the purpose of saving time or money/ to do something in the easiest, cheapest, or fastest way. 🍹Examples: 🏫The business fell apart after about a year. I think the problem was that they tried to cut corners by hiring inexperienced staff. 🏢People were extremely angry that the school had cut corners. #Idiom

💬I could eat a horse Means: Some people use the expression ' I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse' to emphasise that they are extremely hungry and could eat a lot of food. You can also use the shortened version 'I could eat a horse.' 🍹Examples: 🎆 I haven't eaten all day! I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.🥙🌮🥪 🌅Please can we go and get some food now? We've been walking around all day without any snacks! I could eat a horse!🥮🌮 #Idiom

💬To be all over the shop ✍Means: To be very disorganised 🍹Examples: 🌾You're late for work, and then miss your bus, realise you left your lunch at home, and drop your bag in the mud. You're all over the shop!😱 🌾I've been all over the shop this morning and I can't find her anywhere.🤪 #Idiom

💬Written all over your face ✍It means that what you are thinking or feeling at that moment is very obvious from your facial expression. 🍹Examples: 👱‍♀You're really annoyed about something. I can tell. It's written all over your face. 👩‍🦱I think Izz is the culprit. Guilt is written all over her face. 👧You really didn't like that guy. It was written all over your face. #Idiom

💬Fly the nest ✍Means: It's an idiom used to describe when a young person leaves their family home to start a new life somewhere else. Perhaps they are going to university with a partner. 🍹Examples: 🕊When their children had flown the nest, they decided to go on a trip around the world. 🕊She couldn't wait to fly the nest and start her new life in Paris. 🕊I can't believe she's already flown the nest! I still think of her as a little girl. #Idiom

🔔 Idiom Of The Day 🔔 🔻 HEAD IDIOMS 🔻 🔸Head over heels: deeply in love ✨Sarah is head over heels for Alex. ➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕ 🔹Head and shoulders above: much better than ✨Her new car is head and shoulders above anything she has driven before. ➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕ 🔸A heads-up: an advance warning ✨Our teacher gave us a heads up that the headmaster will be inspecting our books next week! #Idiom_of_the_Day

🔔 Idiom Of The Day 🔔 🔹Lie through one’s teeth : lie so you don’t get in trouble ✨The man lied through his teeth even though he was guilty of the crime. ➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕ 🔸Rip someone off: cheat someone ✨I decided to hire a lawyer because the salesman ripped me off. #Idiom_of_the_Day

🏵🏵To add fuel to the fire🏵🏵 Meaning - to make the situation or argument worse. 🪄🪄Instance-His speech added fuel to the fire . 🏵🏵To beggars discription🏵🏵 Meaning- something that is hard to describe 🪄🪄 Instance- The sequence with Thurman in the restaurant culminates in a cooler-than-thou twist contest that beggars description. 🏵🏵To beat about the bush🏵🏵 Meaning- to avoid getting to the point 🪄🪄 Instance- Do not beat about the bush,come to the point and start the substantial part of the project. 🏵🏵To beat black and blue🏵🏵 Meaning - hit someone severely 🪄🪄 Instance- The teacher beat the boy black and blue for his offensive demeanour with his mates . 🏵🏵To blow one's own trumpet 🏵🏵 Meaning- talk boastfully about one's achievements 🪄🪄 Instance- You should not be afraid to blow your own trumpet, but you must do more than merely list successful activities. Keep learning with such enthusiasm👍 #idioms