Vocabulary
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- lay it on: To praise or criticize someone excessively or exaggeratedly.
- a little bird told me: Used to say you heard something from a secret source.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- dish the dirt: To gossip or reveal private information.
- spill the beans: To reveal a secret or private information, often unintentionally.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- huge: Very very large
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
- disgusting: Having a very bad taste
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- gossip: To talk about others' private lives
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
- cult: Small extreme religious group
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- dirt: Loose earth or soil
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- piece: A counter in a board game
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- great: Very good; better than before
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- circulate: To go round continuously
- forehead: Area of the face above the eyes
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- uncountable: (Of nouns) that cannot exist in the plural
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- rumour: Gossip; story told by other people often not true
- jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
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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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Gossip Vocabulary in English - Blabbing with Becky
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Elise Chuang posted on 2021/06/11Ready to spill the tea and dish the dirt like a true gossip queen? Join Becky for a super fun and sassy lesson where you'll pick up all the essential English expressions for chatting about secrets and juicy news! You'll be mastering conversational English and sounding totally natural in no time.
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