back down
US /bæk daʊn/
UK /bæk daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
A1Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Moredown the road
US
UK
- Phrase
- At a future time; in the future.
- Along the street; a short distance away.
A1Morein the air
US
UK
- Phrase
- Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
- Adjective
- Being broadcast on radio or television.
A1Morein the club
US /ɪn ðə ˈklʌb/
UK /in ðə ˈklʌb/
- other
- Being a member of a group or organization.
A2Moremove on
US /muv ɑn/
UK /mu:v ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decide to change or go to a different place
- To start talking about something different.
A1Moreput it down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To place something on a surface.
- To write something down.
A1Moreswear
US /swɛr/
UK /sweə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To say bad or impolite words to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To make a serious promise to do something
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Vocabulary
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- put it down: To place something on a surface.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- in the club: Being a member of a group or organization.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- down the road: At a future time; in the future.
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- love: Person's name
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
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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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