break up
US /brek ʌp/
UK /breik ʌp/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of party, relationship) to come to an end
- To end something, e.g. a fight
A1Morecome around
US /kʌm əˈraʊnd/
UK /kʌm əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
- To visit someone at their house.
A1Morehide away
US /haɪd əˈwe/
UK /haid əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go to a quiet place where nobody will find you, in order to avoid something.
A2Moreswear
US /swɛr/
UK /sweə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To say bad or impolite words to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To make a serious promise to do something
B1Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
- break up
- hide away: To go to a quiet place where nobody will find you, in order to avoid something.
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- call: A order or request for action
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- love: Person's name
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- talk: Style of speaking
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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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We are never ever getting back together - Taylor Swift
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李脆蝦 posted on 2015/05/27Ever had one of those relationships you just *knew* had to end? Dive into Taylor Swift's iconic breakup anthem, 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,' and pick up super useful phrases for talking about relationships! You'll love singing along while practicing simple sentence structures and situational dialogue that feels totally real.
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