asleep at the wheel
US /əˈslip æt ðə wil/
UK /əˈsli:p ət ðə wi:l/
- other
- Failing to pay proper attention or be responsible.
B2Moreat the wheel
US /æt ði hwil/
UK /æt ðə hwi:l/
- Phrase
- In control of driving a vehicle.
- In a position of control or responsibility.
A1Moreawaken
US /əˈwekən/
UK /əˈweɪkən/
- Transitive Verb
- To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To wake from sleep; wake someone from sleep
A2Morebaby
US /ˈbeɪbi/
UK /ˈbeɪbi/
- Countable Noun
- A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- Transitive Verb
- To treat someone as if they were newly born
A2Moredarkest
US
UK
- Adjective
- (Of a color) not at all light; nearly black
A2Moreedge
US /ɛdʒ/
UK /edʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An advantage you have over others
- Cutting side of a sharp object
- Transitive Verb
- To cut something to make the blade sharp
- To go around the boundary of something
A2TOEICMoregive up
US /ɡɪv ʌp/
UK /ɡiv ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To lose hope or admit defeat
- To decide to not start to try solving a problem
A1Moreheartbreak
US /ˈhɑ:rtbreɪk/
UK /ˈhɑ:tbreɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
- Overwhelming distress caused by the end of a romantic relationship or the loss of a loved one.
C1Moreheaven
US /ˈhɛvən/
UK /'hevn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place or feeling of great happiness
- Place where God or the gods live
A2Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Moremiracle
US /ˈmɪrəkəl/
UK /'mɪrəkl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- A remarkable event or development that brings very welcome consequences.
B1Morenah
US /nɑ:/
UK /nɑ:/
- Noun
- Way of saying 'No'
B2Morerude
US /rud/
UK /ru:d/
- Adjective
- Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- Offensive; ill-mannered
A2Moresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
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
A1Morewheel
US /wi:l/
UK /wi:l/
- Noun
- Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something which has wheels or is on wheels
- To turn or cause to turn something in a circle
A2More
Vocabulary
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- asleep at the wheel: Failing to pay proper attention or be responsible.
- at the wheel: In control of driving a vehicle.
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- something: Thing that is not yet known or named
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- awaken: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- love: Person's name
- sell: To exchange something for money
- darkest: (Of a color) not at all light; nearly black
- heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
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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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