behind bars
US
UK
- Phrase
- In prison; imprisoned.
A1Morecentral
US /ˈsɛntrəl/
UK /'sentrəl/
- Adjective
- Being in the middle
- Most significant or important
- Noun
- The central part of a country or region.
A2Morecriminal
US /ˈkrɪmənəl/
UK /ˈkrɪmɪnl/
- Adjective
- Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- Not justifiable; shameful
- Noun
- Person who commits a crime
A2Morecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Moreget out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Morehand down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
A1Moreman down
US /mæn daʊn/
UK /mæn daun/
- Phrase
- Used to indicate a person is injured or incapacitated.
B2Moremercy
US /ˈmɚsi/
UK /'mɜ:sɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
B1Moreout of town
US /aʊt ʌv taʊn/
UK /aut ɔv taun/
- Phrase
- Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
- Adjective
- Not available in the local area; absent and unreachable.
A1Moreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Moretrigger
US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
B1Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2More
Vocabulary
- man down: Used to indicate a person is injured or incapacitated.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
- hand down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
- out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- happen: To take place or occur
- central: Being in the middle
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
- big: Popular
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- old: Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
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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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