Vocabulary
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- pigs might fly: Something that will never happen; an impossibility.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- make a pig's ear of: To do something badly or in a clumsy way.
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
- disgusting: Having a very bad taste
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- great: Very good; better than before
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- happen: To take place or occur
- live: To be alive
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- smelly: Having an unpleasant odor or smell
- dirty: Not clean
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
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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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Pig Idioms - BBC Learning English
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姚易辰 posted on 2013/08/14Ever wondered what 'pigs might fly' really means? Dive into this hilarious lesson from BBC Learning English where you'll discover fun pig-related idioms and learn how to use them in everyday conversations! You'll pick up practical vocabulary and boost your English fluency with this super entertaining edutainment clip.
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