Vocabulary
- green light
- black and white
- with flying colors: With great success or distinction.
- tickled pink
- paint the town red: To go out and enjoy oneself flamboyantly.
- in black and white: Clearly written or documented, usually in print.
- lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
- have to: Must do
- wear on
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- out of a job: Without employment; having lost one's job.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- staff: Employees of a company
- white: Person's name
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- job: Something that must be done
- town: Small city
- collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
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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
A2 Elementary
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