bro
US /broʊ/
UK /brəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Shortened form of 'brother'
B2Morebush
US /bʊʃ/
UK /bʊʃ/
- Noun
- A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
A2Moreclue
US /klu/
UK /klu:/
- Noun
- Information that helps explain something; hint
B1Morecut the crap
US /kʌt ðə kræp/
UK /kʌt ðə kræp/
- other
- Stop talking nonsense or avoiding the point.
B2Morediarrhea
US /ˌdaɪəˈriə/
UK /ˌdaɪə'rɪə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Frequent and watery bowel movements
- Frequent and watery bowel movements
C1Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorefound out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- To become known; be revealed.
B2Morehonestly
US /ˈɑnɪstli/
UK /ˈɒnɪstli/
- Adverb
- With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- Genuinely; in a sincere manner.
A2Morein public
US /ɪn ˈpʌblɪk/
UK /in ˈpʌblik/
- Phrase
- In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- Adjective
- Relating to the government or the people as a whole.
B1Morejog
US /dʒɑɡ/
UK /dʒɒɡ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To run at a steady, slow pace
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A small, light knock or push
- A knock or push on something lightly
B1Moreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Moreon the back of
US /ɑn ðə bæk əv/
UK /ɒn ðə bæk əv/
- other
- As a result of or following something.
B2Moreon the internet
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located or available on the internet.
- Using the internet as a medium or platform.
A1Moreon the other hand
US
UK
- Phrase
- Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
A1Moreon the road
US /ɑn ði rəʊd/
UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/
- Phrase
- Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
- Idiom
- Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
A1Moreovernight
US /ˈovɚˌnaɪt/
UK /ˌəʊvə'naɪt/
- Adverb
- (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- For or during the night
- Adjective
- Lasting or taking place during the night
- Delivered or intended to be delivered on the next day
B1Morepair
US /per/
UK /peə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
- Transitive Verb
- To put two things or people together
A2TOEICMorephone
US /foʊn/
UK /fəʊn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk to someone using a telephone
- Noun
- Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
A2TOEICMorephone up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To make a telephone call to someone.
A1Moreplate
US /plet/
UK /pleɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- Smooth, thin piece of metal applied in a layer
- Transitive Verb
- To put a layer of metal on something to protect it
A2TOEICMorepoo
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Feces
C2Morequit
US /kwɪt/
UK /kwɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To leave a job
- To leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a school etc. without finishing
B1Moreroute
US /rut, raʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to get from one place to another place; path
- Path or way that people often use
- Transitive Verb
- To send along a particular path or way
A2TOEICMorerunny
US /ˈrʌni/
UK /'rʌnɪ/
- Adjective
- Being able to flow as a liquid
B1Moresafe
US /sef/
UK /seɪf/
- Adjective
- Highly likely
- Being out of danger
- Countable Noun
- Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
A2Moresame time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
- Noun
- An equal duration or period.
A1Morestain
US /sten/
UK /steɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A mark or unwanted spot / thing
- Liquid used to change the color of something
- Transitive Verb
- To soil or leave a mark on something
- To change the color of using a special substance
B1Morestupid
US /ˈstu:pɪd/
UK /ˈstju:pɪd/
- Adjective
- Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- Noun
- A stupid person.
A2Moretoilet
US /'tɔɪlət/
UK /ˈtɔɪlət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Room where you go to urinate or excrete; bathroom
- A fixture in a bathroom used for urination and defecation.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To wash and take care of your body
A2More
Vocabulary
- on the back of: As a result of or following something.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- cut the crap: Stop talking nonsense or avoiding the point.
- phone up: To make a telephone call to someone.
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- piece: A counter in a board game
- clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
- public: Owned by the government
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- happen: To take place or occur
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- quit: To leave a job
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
- toilet: Room where you go to urinate or excrete; bathroom
- safe: Highly likely
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- runny: Being able to flow as a liquid
- poo: Feces
- jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
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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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Yahoo the website posted on 2016/08/21Ever wondered what happens when a prank goes hilariously wrong? This video dives into a chaotic morning where a simple prank involving eye drops and a drink leads to a very public and messy situation for poor Elliot! You'll pick up some funny, informal phrases for dealing with unexpected, embarrassing moments.
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