Vocabulary
- spill the beans: To reveal a secret or private information, often unintentionally.
- too many cooks spoil the broth: Too many people involved can ruin a project or plan.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- full of beans: Full of energy, enthusiasm, and good spirits.
- bring home the bacon: To earn money to support one's family.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
- work out
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- pot calling the kettle black: Accusing someone of a fault one also has; hypocrisy.
- on file: Recorded and stored in a systematic way.
- blurt out: To say something suddenly and without thinking, often revealing something that should have been kept secret.
- knock over: To accidentally hit something so that it falls over.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- check out
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
- broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
- dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- leave: To go away from; depart
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- stressful: Worrying; causing tension
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- kettle: Metal container with spout used for boiling water
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- container: An object that can be used to hold things
- hyper: Very excited or active
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
- hypocrite: One who decries a thing while doing it themselves
- unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
- proverb: A saying that gives advice
- bacon: Salted meat from a pig
- vase: Decorative container, usually for holding flowers
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
- pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
- oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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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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7 Common English Proverbs: “spill the beans”, “bring home the bacon”, “too many cooks...”
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/12/01Ever wondered what it means to 'spill the beans' or 'bring home the bacon'? Ronnie is here to spill the tea on these fun cooking metaphors and more, explaining the meanings and origins of 7 common English proverbs. You'll pick up practical vocabulary and pronunciation tips that you can use every single day!
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