across the line
US /əˈkrɔs ðə laɪn/
UK /əˈkrɒs ðə lain/
- other
- To behave beyond acceptable or permitted boundaries.
B2Morealive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMorebold
US /bold/
UK /bəʊld/
- Adjective
- Brave; very confident; too confident
- Having a strong, vivid, or striking appearance or flavor
- Noun
- Darker heavier shade of a font
B1Moreburn down
US /bɚn daʊn/
UK /bə:n daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
A1Morecount
US /kaʊnt/
UK /kaʊnt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To add things together to find the total number
- To matter or be important
- Countable Noun
- Number of things added together, e.g. votes
- With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
A2Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moreseek
US /sik/
UK /si:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
A2TOEICMoreswing
US /swɪŋ/
UK /swɪŋ/
- Noun
- Movement in a curved motion
- Flowing, curved movement, e.g. of the arm
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something in a back and forth motion
- To move in a back and forth motion, while hanging
A2Morethumbs up
US
UK
- Noun
- A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- A positive rating or vote on social media or online platforms.
- Noun (plural)
- Multiple gestures of approval or agreement made by extending the thumbs upward.
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Vocabulary
- across the line: To behave beyond acceptable or permitted boundaries.
- burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- seek: To ask someone for help
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- alive: Living; not dead
- yeah: Another way of saying 'yes'
- burn: To destroy with fire
- swing: Movement in a curved motion
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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