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painfully shy - extremely shy, or so shy that other people find it disturbing
Examples:
🔹Paula was painfully shy when she was in high school.
🔹The fact that she was so painfully shy embarrassed her parents and annoyed the other kids.
Video:
On one hand, you're painfully shy and on the other hand, you say these things that I don't think I could ever say.
Almost Friends (2016)
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Don't put all your eggs in one basket - a piece of advice which means that one should not concentrate all efforts and resources in one area as one could lose everything
Examples:
🔹Mr Tan’s financial adviser urged him to be careful and not put all his eggs in one basket by investing all his money on stocks.
🔹Investors should diversify their investments instead of putting all their eggs in one basket.
Video:
Don't put all your eggs in one basket so early in life like I did, Sadie.
Sadie's Last Days on Earth (2016)
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painful reminder - something that reminds you of something you find upsetting or disturbing
Examples:
🔹The match must have been a painful reminder of her loss in last year's final.
🔹Harry said the movie was a painful reminder of how little he's achieved in his life.
Video:
I think it's just another painful reminder.
Love Finds a Home (2009)
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a dime a dozen - existing in large numbers and therefore not especially valuable or interesting
Examples:
🔹Bad teachers are a dime a dozen in most high schools in Los Angeles.
🔹Books like this are a dime a dozen.
Video:
A dime a dozen, but you know, it's not.
Love Lives Here (2018)
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Compilation of collocations
make trouble - to cause problems or issues
nervous wreck - a person who's very stressed or nervous
familiar face - someone you know personally
ultimate goal - final objective or goal
occupational hazard - a danger that people doing a particular job face
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up for grabs – available for anyone
Examples:
🔹There are hundreds of prizes up for grabs.
🔹The famous hotel is up for grabs for £100m.
🔹The election is up for grabs. Everything is still very chancy.
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get by (on) - to manage something with difficulty, to make ends meet
Examples:
🔹Some poor families manage to get by on just £10 a day.
🔹I couldn’t possibly get by on £500 a month.
Video:
If I sold them all, maybe we might get by.
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
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get away with - to manage to do something bad without being punished or criticized for it
Examples:
🔹I got away with sitting in the reserved seats at the cinema!
🔹They have repeatedly broken the law and got away with it.
Video:
I wanted to catch the guys who thought they could get away with it.
L.A.Confidential (1997)
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keynote speaker - the main speaker at a conference, seminar, meeting, etc.
Examples:
🔹The keynote speaker at the conference will be the CEO of Apple Corporation.
🔹After the keynote speaker finished his address, the panel discussion began.
Video:
Ladies and gentlemen... Tonight's keynote speaker needs no introduction from me.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
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drink like a fish - a person who habitually drinks a lot of alcohol
Examples:
🔹I don’t know what to do. For the past six months, he’s been drinking like a fish.
🔹I'm not surprised to hear that Karl got drunk again last night - that guy drinks like a fish!
Video:
You're gonna drink like a fish, there's some cheap stuff in the kitchen.
Blue Chips (1994)
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