English of the Day

Slang of the Day 🔰rock ✍🏾Meaning: to be great, excellent ▫️For example: 🔺"House" is one of the best TV shows ever! It totally rocks! 🔺My kids really love their new computer. Little Tommy said, "It rocks, Dad!" ━━━━━━━━━━━ #Slang_of_the_day 🌀 @Englishoftheday...

Idiom of the Day 💥feel the pinch ✍🏾Meaning: If you are feeling the pinch, you're finding it harder to survive on your income. ▫️For example: 🔺Since the price of oil went up, lots of businesses have been feeling the pinch. 🔺Inflation has been pretty bad...

Slang of the Day 🔰weed ✍🏾Meaning: marijuana, cannabis ▫️For example: 🔺You been smokin' that weed again? Your eyes are real red, dude! 🔺Smoking weed used to make me feel a bit scared and crazy sometimes, so I gave it up. ━━━━━━━━━━━ #Slang_of_the_day 🌀...

Phrasal Verb of the Day 🔰do without ✍🏾Meaning: If you do without something, you manage to get by without it. ▪️For example: do without sth 🔺People who are unemployed have to learn to do without some of the things they can afford when they're working. do...

Idiom of the Day 💥call it a day ❗️INFORMAL ✍🏾Meaning: If you call it a day, you stop doing something that's usually related to work. ▫️For example: 🔺We couldn't do any more work because of the rain, so we called it a day and went home. 🔺After running...

Slang of the Day 🇦🇺dag Australian English Offensive ✍🏾Meaning: an unfashionable or socially awkward person ▫️For example: 🔺It's weird how Greg's one of the coolest guys in the school, but his brother's such a dag. 🔺Try not to be such a dag, Kenny. And...

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Phrasal Verb of the Day 🔰allow for ✍🏾Meaning: to consider something, or take it into account, when making plans or making a decision ▫️For example: allow for sth 🔺Don't forget to allow for inflation when estimating your future expenses. allow sth for...

Idiom of the Day 💥above the law ✍🏾Meaning: If someone is above the law, they are not subject to the laws of a society. ▫️For example: 🔺Just because his father is a rich and powerful man, he seems to think he's above the law and he can do whatever he likes. 🔺In...

Slang of the Day 🔰dead loss ✍🏾Meaning: a person or an activity that is not effective or successful ▪️For example: 🔺The local council's "Fit in the Park" exercise program for overweight kids was a dead loss. By the second week, all the kids had dropped...

Idiom of the Day 💥a close shave ✍🏾Meaning: a near accident or disaster ▪️For example: 🔺I had a close shave driving home last night. A deer ran across the road in front of me and I almost drove into a tree. 🔺I was walking in the mountains when a rock crashed...

Slang of the Day 🔰riot ✍🏾Meaning: a very entertaining event or person ▪️For example: 🔺We went down to Rio for the Mardi Gras and we had a great time. It was a riot! 🔺Theresa was a riot at the office Christmas party. She told some really funny stories...

Idiom of the Day 🔰To have a lot on your plate ✍🏾Meaning: Having a lot on your plate is, quite simply, having too much to do. You might have lots of reports to fill out, several meetings, and a number of new projects to start. This would be considered...

Slang of the Day 💥aggro 🇬🇧British English ✍🏾Meaning: aggressive, violent ▪️For example: 🔺If you're near a British pub around closing time, be careful. People who've had a few too many drinks can get pretty aggro and they might be looking for a fight....

Idiom of the Day 📚get your act together ✍🏾Meaning: If you get your act together, you greatly improve your attitude and performance in relation to something such as your work, or to life in general. ▪️For example: 🔺You're in your thirties now, so it's...

Slang of the Day 🔰To be amped (adjective) ✍🏾Meaning: If you’re amped about something, you’re super excited or you can’t wait for something to happen. 🔺Example 1) 🅰️“I can’t wait to see Beyonce live!” 🅱️“Me too, I’m amped.” ☑️It can also mean you’re really...

Idiom of the Day 🔰off the cuff ✍🏾Meaning: If you speak off the cuff, you speak without planning what you will say beforehand. 🔹For example: 🔺She wasn't expecting to win, so she hadn't prepared a speech, but she still managed to say a few words off the...

Phrasal Verb of the Day 💥identify with ✍🏾Meaning: If you identify with someone, you feel you have a connection with them and you can understand them and share their feelings. 🔹For example: identify with sb 🔺A lot of mothers could identify with the woman...

Slang of the Day 🔰ratty (1) 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 ✍🏾Meaning: in poor condition; worn or damaged because of continuous use 🔹For example: 🔺Ratty old jeans are always in fashion among rock musicians. 🔺Don't you think it's time we replaced that ratty wallpaper in the kitchen? 👁‍🗨Variety:...

Idiom of the Day 💥the upper hand ✍🏾Meaning: If you have the upper hand, you have the advantage or you're in the stronger position in a contest or a conflict. 🔺For example: ▪️With one race to go, the Ferrari team has the upper hand. If they get one of...