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– If you're not 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲, beware the garden hoe: you may be 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 🧑🌾
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- Someone is an old ✋ at something if they've been doing it for a long time.
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- GE uses the "up or out" management model. Those who don't make the grade get weeded out.
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- Happy Friday! If you've been working your tail off all week, now's a good time to chill out!
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- If there's an elephant in the room, then:
➡️ You've got a major issue that nobody wants to talk about openly
➡️ You've got a very large front door or a door that may have some damage to it 😅
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- Hopefully you're in good spirits and walking on air today in honor of
#internationalhappinessday
😀
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- Happy Monday! If you have too much on your plate right now, hopefully you'll be able to get through some of your work this week and lighten your load.
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– If you 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗴, you reveal sensitive or secret information.
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– If something is very difficult to do, it's an uphill battle. Creating a community on a new platform is an uphill battle, so it looks like we'll continue to be together on Twitter! 😅
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- If you do something dumb or make a mistake, you can apologize with: "Sorry, I screwed up."
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– Lately' we've been hearing a lot about Elon Musk 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺 at Twitter such as in this example, in which he flips and flops as furiously as a fish on a hook.
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– If something "gobbles up" a lot of your time, it takes too much of your time. If you "gobble up" your lunch, you eat it a little too quickly.
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- Be careful what you say: loose lips sink ships!
➡️ “I’m going to be very discreet – because if I've learnt anything, it’s ‘loose lips sink ships’,” [Crown actress] Emerald Fennell told The Telegraph regarding her conversation with the Dutchess of Cornwall.
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– It's Global
#Entrepreneurship
Week! Let's celebrate with these idioms. If you're thinking of starting a business, now would be a great time to get it off the ground!
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- If you've got more important stuff to worry about, you've got bigger fish to fry. So small🐟🐠 like these won't have to worry about getting 🍳😅!
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- If something is only a small part of the full reality, it just scratches the ____. There's a whole lot more where that came from! 😅
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of the Day - With 'Speak English Like an American,' you'll be on the same page with native speakers in no time. 📘 Let's dive into idiomatic English together!
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"For though I may be gone, my
#idioms
remain, and with them the power to bring life to your words and wit to your speech. For in every turn of phrase, in every clever quip, my spirit doth live on, my legacy doth continue to shine." (Open AI inspired by
#Shakespeare
)
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- Stock markets around the world have been underperforming. Hopefully you haven't taken a haircut on your investments!
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- If you stop hearing from a friend and are surprised by it, guess what? You've been ghosted!
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for Back to School - Good luck to all students returning to the classroom. We hope you'll make the grade this semester! 📚💯
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- 🚀 Don't be afraid to reach for the moon – the stars are waiting beyond! 🌠 And remember, success might come once in a blue moon, but when it does, you'll be over the moon! 🌙✨
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– If something is 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀, it's in large quantities. International students returned to US campuses in droves last fall.
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– Have you ever had a 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗲? Tell us about it. (Or maybe you're the famous person, and someone has had a brush with you?)
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- have bigger fish to fry. This is a more colorful way of saying you have more important things to worry about! 🐟🐡🐠
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– if something is easy or pleasant, you can say it's a walk in the park. What do you find a walk in park?
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- If you have more important matters to worry about, you can say you have bigger fish to fry. 🐟
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– if someone paints themselves into a corner, they're now in a tough situation with few good ways out!
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- If you have an important decision to make, you don't need a bone: you can still chew it over!
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– it's not just for yoga ... When you bend over backwards, you try very hard to do something or to please someone.
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- If your team members aren't "pulling their weight," you may need to 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸!
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- If you're laughing really hard, 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀. If you're laughing really hard at someone, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸.
#ShakespeareSunday
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– The phrase 𝘀𝗶𝘅-𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲 is often used in conversations related to salaries.
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- it's apple season! Hopefully, you won't do anything to upset the apple cart. 🍎🍏
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It's 5 o'clock somewhere, so what are you waiting for? Take your phone so you can keep studying
#idioms
while you get your weekend started! 🍻
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- As the economy starts to sputter, we're seeing more layoffs. Companies are starting to get rid of the 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.
#Management
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- Two more
#idioms
to tickle thy fancy: 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 and 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀. Liked our last tweet? Then this one shalt delight thee as well!
#Shakespeare
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- If you keep someone in the loop, you let them know the latest on any plans you may have.
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- If you try something new, you dip your toe into it. 👣
➡️ The rules [of the game of Dread] light setup is also perfect for getting new players to 𝗱𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 role playing without getting too deep into rules, dice and reference manuals.
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- today is the last day of school for many students in the USA. It's now time for them to take is easy🌞 (or start their summer jobs).
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– When a new product is amazing, you might say it's 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱. 🍞
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- If something strange is happening, you can say something ____ is going on around here. 🐠
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– If a company gets through a difficult period, it may be turning the corner! If you were sick but are starting to feel better, you are turning the corner.
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Spring has sprung! ☔🌸 Get ready for those April showers, because they'll bring the beautiful May flowers. 🌼🌷
#AprilShowersBringMayFlowers
#SpringTime
#FlowerPower
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Business
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: Improve for Writing – If you're trying to write better right now, you've come to the right place! Our new feature will help you with your business writing, starting with using the active voice for most situations.
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– If something finally causes a large change after a bunch of small things happen, it's the straw that broke the ____ back.
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- Don't let the fear of screwing up hold you back from speaking and improving your English. Embrace the learning process, and remember that every mistake is a chance to grow and get better! 📚💪
#ESL
#LearnEnglish
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for Business – If you're a 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿, you've got a promising career ahead of you! 🤩
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of the Day – If you're very frightened by something, you can say it scared the ___ out of you!
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- If you wanna know how college students in the US talk, check out the ebook American College Slang. Here's a sample dialogue from the book, as these bros get ripped!
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of the Day – If something is 𝘀𝘂𝘀, it's strange (start with suspicious and remove the "picious" and you get: sus).
#LearnEnglish
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- If it's a walk in the park, it's pleasant.
▶️ For an experienced chef like Amanda, preparing a five-course meal was just a walk in the park.
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- If it's done willy-nilly, it's done without planning or whether one likes it or not!
➡️ “If people start losing their jobs willy nilly, then yeah, these home prices will decline rapidly because there will be a surge in distressed sales" (Washington Post)
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- If you take a loss on an investment, you take a haircut. Hopefully, your hair will grow back soon! 😅
#investing
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- When the economy starts to suffer, more and more companies and industries 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵. 🤏
▶️ Edtech companies are 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵 of slowed growth. (EdSurge Biz)
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- on the fly 🕊️
"In March 2020, essentially all of U.S. higher education went remote overnight. Faculties, course designers and educational technology staffs scrambled to move classes online, developing new techniques on the fly." (NY Times)
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– If you prepare for a dangerous storm or an economic downturn, you batten down the ____.
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– If you do something that leaves someone in a bad situation, you pull the ___ out from under them.
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- Happy Friday! It's 5 o'clock somewhere, perhaps time for you to start celebrating? Cheers! 🥂🍻
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If you want some synonyms for fake, this post is the REAL deal! 😅
A person who falsely claims to be, feel, or do something can be said to be "fake".
E.g. "She held up the bowl to the window light and smiled her fakest smile yet."
#learnenglish
#thesaurus
#synonyms
#ielts
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