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Culture vulture مهووس بالثقافه
Fender bender حادث سير بسيط
Silly billy شخص ساذج
Fat cat شخص ثري
Prime time وقت الذروة
Phrasal verbs
Knock out يفقد الوعي
Knock down يهدم
Knock off ينهي العمل
Knock back يتراجع او يرفض
يؤجل
What's the difference between
Prosecute and
Persecute
Prosecute ( a legal word )
To officially charge someone with a crime in a court رفع دعوى قضائيه
The company was prosecuted for fraud .
Persecute اضطهاد
To treat someone unfairly or cruelly, often because of their religion, beliefs or identity.
Many people were persecuted for their beliefs.
What's the difference between
Compliment and complement ?
Compliment is used as a verb and noun
As a noun means a nice comment
e.g. I got a Compliment.
Verb to say so.something nice.
e.g. she Complimented my presentation.
Complement is used as a noun and a verb .
noun something that completes something else.
This drink is perfect complement to the meal .
as a verb means to complete something or make it better.
This tie complements your suit.
New words
Misogynist شخص يكره النساء
Misandrist امرأة تكره الرجال
Misogamist شخص يكره الزواج
Misanthrope شخص يكره الجميع
Xenophobe شخص يكره الاجانب
Claustrophobe شخص يخاف الاماكن المغلقه
Acrophobic شخص يخاف من المرتفعات
Idioms
Bear in mind =take into consideration
On the whole =in general
On the other hand =used to introduce contrasting point of view.
On the grounds that=because
Shed light on = help to explain.
بكالوريا
اذا اجت جمله
He drives his car 90 km per hour
Make a question
How fast does he drive his car?
He drove 90 km
How far did he drive ?
He drove his car for two hours.
How long did he drive his car ?
Idioms
Wake up and smell the coffeواجه الواقع
mean face the reality
No cuts No buts
No coconuts لا اعذار ولا شكوى ولا جدال
means no execuses ,no complaints and no arguments
Not my circus
Not my monkeys not my ليست مشكلتي
problem, not my responsibility
What's the difference between
Confident and confidant
Confident ،adj. واثق من نفسه ومن قدراته
She's very Confident when she speaks in public
Confidant Noun المقرب او الموثوق
he's my closest confidant.
I tell him everything.
What's the difference between up to you and down to you
Up to you انه خيارك
Your choice
Down to you يعتمد عليك
Depend on you
What's the difference between speak up and speak out
Speak up ارفع صوتك
او يثبت رأيه بقوة
1_ raise your voice
Talk louder
2_ express your opinion, when it is difficult to do that as having the courage to state your opinion.
Speak out الافصاح عن رأيهم بشكل معلن امام العامه
expressing an opinion publicly,and usually something social or political
e.g
Celebrities have been speak out about mental health.
What's the difference between
In demand
On demand
In demand عليه طلب
When something is in demand
Many people want it
e.g.
This new phone is in demand .
On demand متوفر عند الطلب
Something is available whenever you want it or ask for it.
e.g.
This app provides music on demand so whenever you want some music ,you can have it.
New words
Far and wide القاصي والداني
Far fetched بعيد الاحتمال
Far famed مشهور جدا
Far reaching بعيد المدى
Far _sighted بعيد النظر
What's the difference between afraid of
Afraid to
Afraid of in dicates fear
Afraid of is followed by noun ,pronoun or v.ing
Afraid of spiders
Afraid of flying
Afraid to is used to talk about actions you don't want to do because of the potential negative consequences of those actions
Afraid to is followed by a verb in the infinitive
As
Afraid to talk to strangers
Afraid to touch a spider.
In behalf on
On behalf on
On behalf on باسم او بالنيابة عن
Is in the name of
Representing someone
e.g.
I'm speaking on behalf of my team .
In behalf of لصالح او لدعم
means in favour of
Support one
Or for the benefit
E.g.
He made a donation in the behalf of the children.
Let alone ناهيك عن /فضلا عن/حتى
He can't run a mile, let alone a marathon
لا يستطيع أن يجري ميلا واحدا ،ناهيك عن ماراتون .
