Vocabulary
- sour grapes: Disparaging something because you cannot have it.
- go bananas: To become very excited or angry; to behave in a wild and uncontrolled way.
- at least: As a minimum
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- fellow: Man or a boy
- jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
- intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
- impress: To make an emotional impact upon
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
- rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- fruit: Result or product of something
- sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
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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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王妍心 posted on 2015/06/05Get ready to go bananas with this fun skit about fruit idioms! You'll learn practical phrases like 'sour grapes' and 'second bite of the cherry' in a super engaging way. It's a perfect, vocabulary-packed lesson for ESL learners!
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