check out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morehomework
US /ˈhomˌwɚk/
UK /ˈhəumwə:k/
- Noun
- Work that a student is given to do at home
B2Moremedicine
US /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
UK /ˈmedsn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something used in treating illness or pain
- Science of preventing, treating, or curing disease
A2TOEICMorenegative
US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/
UK /'neɡətɪv/
- Noun
- The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
- Adjective
- Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
- In mathematics, being less than zero
A2Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoretaste of your own medicine
US /teɪst əv jʊr oʊn ˈmɛdəsən/
UK /teɪst əv jɔ: əʊn ˈmedɪsn/
- other
- To experience the negative effects of one's own actions.
B2More
Vocabulary
- taste of your own medicine: To experience the negative effects of one's own actions.
- check out
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- medicine: Something used in treating illness or pain
- enjoy: To take pleasure in something
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- david: A male given name, of Hebrew origin.
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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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han8818 posted on 2015/12/05Ever wanted to give someone a taste of their own medicine? This fun lesson breaks down this common English idiom with clear examples, showing you exactly how to use it in everyday conversations. You'll pick up practical speaking skills that will make your English sound even more natural!
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