at each other's throats
US /ˌæt itʃ ˈʌðɚz θroʊts/
UK /ˌæt i:tʃ ˈʌðəz θrəuts/
- other
- Arguing angrily and aggressively with one another.
C1Moreat the worst
US /ət ðə ˈwɝst/
UK /ət ðə ˈwɜ:st/
- other
- Used to describe the worst possible situation or outcome.
B1Morecloset
US /ˈklɑzɪt, ˈklɔzɪt/
UK /'klɒzɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Small room or cupboard used for storing things
- Transitive Verb
- To go or put someone into a room for some privacy
B2Moredesert
US /ˈdɛzət/
UK /'dezət/
- Transitive Verb
- To leave a place for ever; abandon
- To leave when one is needed or expected to stay
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
- A punishment or reward that is deserved.
A2Morein the dark
US /ɪn ði dɑrk/
UK /in ðə dɑ:k/
- Adjective
- Uninformed about something; unaware.
- Phrase
- In a state of secrecy or ignorance.
- In a place with little or no light.
A1Morekeeping up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To understand what someone is saying
- To move or progress at the same rate as someone or something else.
A1Moreno matter
US
UK
- Conjunction
- Regardless of; it does not matter.
- Adverb
- Regardless of; it is not important
A1Morepower off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To turn off a device or machine.
B1Morepulled off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To manage to succeed
- Removed something quickly or with force.
A1Moreput together
US /pʊt təˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /put təˈɡeðə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- To organize or arrange something.
A1Moreshine
US /ʃaɪn/
UK /ʃaɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To point a light in a certain direction
- To make or produce a bright light
- Transitive Verb
- To make something clean by using a polish
A2Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moreto taste
US /tu teɪst/
UK /tu teɪst/
- other
- Add an ingredient according to your preference.
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- power off: To turn off a device or machine.
- at the worst: Used to describe the worst possible situation or outcome.
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- at each other's throats: Arguing angrily and aggressively with one another.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
- keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
- pulled off: To manage to succeed
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- shine: To point a light in a certain direction
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
- clean: Completely; entirely
- tonight: Night following this day
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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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