Vocabulary

  • Every cloud has a silver lining: There is something good in every bad situation.
  • in the clouds: Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
  • head in the clouds: Being distracted by daydreams or unrealistic ideas.
  • on cloud nine
  • raining cats and dogs: Raining very heavily or a severe downpour.
  • spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
  • in other news: Used to introduce a different or additional news topic.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • positive: Showing agreement or support for something
  • alternative: Something different you can choose
  • gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • account: An advantage
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • logical: Sensible; reasonable
  • absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
  • daily: Happening every day
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • line: Border that divides two places or regions
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    • absolute

      US /ˈæbsəˌlut/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:t/

      • Adjective
      • Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
      • Not capable of being doubted or questioned; certain.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is complete, total, pure, certain
      • (in philosophy) a concept of an ultimate, unconditional reality
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    • alternative

      US /ɔlˈtɚnətɪv, æl-/

      UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Something different you can choose
      • Adjective
      • A different choice
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • balcony

      US /ˈbælkəni/

      UK /'bælkənɪ/

      • Noun
      • Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • Every cloud has a silver lining

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • There is something good in every bad situation.
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • gorgeous

      US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/

      UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
      • Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
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    • head in the clouds

      US /hɛd ɪn ðə klaʊdz/

      UK /hed ɪn ðə klaʊdz/

      • other
      • Being distracted by daydreams or unrealistic ideas.
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    • idiom

      US /ˈɪdiəm/

      UK /ˈɪdiəm/

      • Noun
      • Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
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    • in other news

      US /ɪn ˈʌðɚ nuz/

      UK /ɪn ˈʌðə nju:z/

      • other
      • Used to introduce a different or additional news topic.
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    • in the clouds

      US /ɪn ðə ˈklaʊdz/

      UK /in ðə ˈklaudz/

      • other
      • Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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    • logical

      US /ˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Sensible; reasonable
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • negative

      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
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    • on cloud nine

      US /ɑn klaʊd naɪn/

      UK /ɔn klaud naɪn/

      • Phrase
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    • opportunity

      US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
      • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
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    • positive

      US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Showing agreement or support for something
      • Being sure about something; knowing the truth
      • Noun
      • A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
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    • practical

      US /ˈpræktɪkəl/

      UK /ˈpræktɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
      • Relating to experience, action, or practice; not theoretical or ideal.
      • Noun
      • A practical exam or lesson.
      • A person concerned chiefly with the practice of something; a person with practical skills.
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    • raining cats and dogs

      US /ˈreɪnɪŋ kæts ænd dɔgz/

      UK /ˈreɪnɪŋ kæts ənd dɒgz/

      • other
      • Raining very heavily or a severe downpour.
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • relevant

      US /ˈrɛləvənt/

      UK /ˈreləvənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having an effect on an issue; related or current
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    • spend more time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stick with

      US /stɪk wɪð/

      UK /stik wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
      • To continue doing or using something; to persevere.
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of
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    • unpleasant

      US /ʌnˈplɛzənt/

      UK /ʌnˈpleznt/

      • Adjective
      • Causing a bad feeling in people
      • Disagreeable or offensive in behavior or manner.
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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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    British English Expressions - Cloud Idioms | English With Lucy

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    Branson Lee posted on 2017/05/16
    Ever wondered what it means to have your 'head in the clouds' or be 'on cloud nine'? This fun lesson from English With Lucy dives into fascinating cloud idioms, perfect for boosting your conversational English! You'll pick up practical phrases that are totally useful in everyday chats.

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