bad idea
US
UK
- Phrase
- An unwise or imprudent course of action.
A2Morebar
US /bɑ:r/
UK /bɑ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- Professional organization of lawyers and judges
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent entry, exit or an action
A2Moreknit
US /nɪt/
UK /nɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To join or be joined closely together
- To make clothing by joining strands of wool
B1TOEICMoreright back
US /raɪt bæk/
UK /rait bæk/
- Interjection
- Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- Adverb
- Immediately; very soon after going.
A1Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Morespa
US /spɑ/
UK /spɑ:/
- Noun
- Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health
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Vocabulary
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- shut: To stop being open for business
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- knit: To join or be joined closely together
- picture: General situation or state of being
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- clean: Completely; entirely
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- spa: Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health
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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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