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    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To intend to do something
    I've been meaning to call you all week
    phr.PhraseIntending to do something.
    I've been meaning to call you all week.

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    • Now, I know that ever since we started this, you've been meaning to ask, "What the hell does Cardinal Richelieu have to do with any of this?"

      Now, I know that ever since we started this, you've been meaning to ask, "What the hell does Cardinal Richelieu have to do with any of this?"

    • Now, I know that ever since we started this you've been meaning to ask what the hell does Cardinal Richelieu have to do with any of this.

      Now, I know that ever since we started this you've been meaning to ask what the hell does Cardinal Richelieu have to do with any of this.

    B1

    Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3

    12:06Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3
    • You should kill my dad!" All of which is to say that Hammurabi's law code gives a new meaning to the phrase "tough on crime," but it did introduce the presumption of innocence.

      You should kill my dad!" All of which is to say that Hammurabi's law code gives a new meaning to the phrase "tough on crime," but it did introduce the presumption of innocence.

    • All of which is to say that Hammurabi's law code gives a new meaning to the phrase

      All of which is to say that Hammurabi's law code gives a new meaning to the phrase

    B2

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    08:577 Things You Didn't Know About Valentine's Day | History Countdown
    • Valentine's Day in a few Middle Eastern countries brings a whole new meaning to the phrase,

      Valentine's Day in a few Middle Eastern countries brings a whole new meaning to the phrase,

    • brings a whole new meaning to the phrase,

      brings a whole new meaning to the phrase,

    B2

    3 ways English learners shoot themselves in the foot!

    08:253 ways English learners shoot themselves in the foot!
    • To shoot oneself in the foot means to make a situation worse for oneself without meaning to, without intending to.

      To shoot oneself in the foot means to make a situation worse for oneself without meaning to, without intending to.

    • without meaning to, without intending to.

      without meaning to, without intending to.

    A2

    BOX SET: English In A Minute 10 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!

    08:55BOX SET: English In A Minute 10 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!
    • 'Every' has a similar meaning to 'all' - it means 'each one without exception'. 

      'Every' has a similar meaning to 'all' - it means 'each one without exception'. 

    • Meaning number three: 'through' can be similar in meaning to 'using'. 

      Meaning number three: 'through' can be similar in meaning to 'using'. 

    A2

    Earthquake hits Japan on New Year's Day: BBC News Review

    06:35Earthquake hits Japan on New Year's Day: BBC News Review
    • against time, which is similar in meaning to battle against time,

      against time, which is similar in meaning to battle against time,

    B1

    Brazil floods: BBC News Review

    07:25Brazil floods: BBC News Review
    • which means chaos or destruction, and wreak has a similar meaning to cause.

      which means chaos or destruction, and wreak has a similar meaning to cause.

    B2

    How Retailers Like T.J. Maxx And Home Depot Quietly Target 'Problem' Returners

    08:09How Retailers Like T.J. Maxx And Home Depot Quietly Target 'Problem' Returners
    • Meaning to turn a profit, they're having to tamp down on areas that have historically been money-drained.

      Meaning to turn a profit, they're having to tamp down on areas that have historically been money-drained.

    B2

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    03:22Despicable Me 2 (3/10) Movie CLIP - Dr. Nefario Quits (2013) HD
    • Listen, Gru. There's something I've been meaning to talk to you about for some time now.

      Listen, Gru. There's something I've been meaning to talk to you about for some time now.

    • Listen, Gru, there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about for some time now.

      Listen, Gru, there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about for some time now.

    B2

    English Vocabulary: How To Talk About Driving In English

    12:01English Vocabulary: How To Talk About Driving In English
    • After you pull up to something, you would pull away from it, meaning to start moving away from it.

      After you pull up to something, you would pull away from it, meaning to start moving away from it.

    • After you pull up to something, you would pull away from it, meaning to start moving away from it.

      After you pull up to something, you would pull away from it, meaning to start moving away from it.

    A2