Vocabulary
- knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
- fall by the wayside: To fail to continue or be abandoned before success.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- go on: To continue doing something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- goes well: To happen in the way desired
- going on: To continue doing something
- go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
- at the end of the rainbow: Refers to an impossible or fanciful goal or hope.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- fly out: To leave a place by airplane.
- throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- have to: Must do
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- quote: Written statement of the cost of something
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- technically: In an exact and particular manner
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- mythology: Myths of a particular culture or group of people
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- person: Man, woman or child
- prediction: A statement of what will happen next
- superstition: Unproven belief that some things are lucky/unlucky
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- matrix: Rock that surrounds rare stones
- tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
- jinx: A spell that makes bad things happen to someone
- touchdown: Getting ball over touch line in American football
- neo: A prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new'
- thump: Sound produced by a heavy blow; the blow
- rainbow: Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
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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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The Roots of Everyday English Expressions: The Bible & Folk Tales
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/17Ever wonder where common English phrases like "knock on wood" or "the writing is on the wall" actually come from? This video dives into the fascinating origins of everyday expressions, many rooted in superstitions and classic tales, giving you a fun way to boost your vocabulary and understand English on a deeper level!
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