Vocabulary

  • curry favour: To seek to gain favor by flattery or obsequious behavior.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • on offer: Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • keep in with: Maintain good relations with someone for personal benefit.
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • promotion: Act of advertising a product to people
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
  • false: Not real or genuine
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • favour: What someone asks of you; helpful act; a kindness
  • rob: Person's name
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • department: Division of a larger part or organization
  • manager: Person who controls and runs a business or group
  • curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
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    • admit

      US /ædˈmɪt/

      UK /əd'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To acknowledge that something is true or right
      • To allow someone to enter
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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    • assure

      US /əˈʃʊr/

      UK /əˈʃʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To confirm; state with certainty something is so
      • To make sure that something happens
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    • corner

      US /ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /'kɔ:nə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force into a position impossible to escape from
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where two lines, sides, corners etc. meet
      • Edges of something, e.g. eyes, boxing ring
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    • curry

      US /ˈkə:ri, ˈkʌri/

      UK /'kʌrɪ/

      • Noun
      • Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
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    • curry favour

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      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To seek to gain favor by flattery or obsequious behavior.
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    • department

      US /dɪˈpɑ:rtmənt/

      UK /dɪˈpɑ:tmənt/

      • Noun
      • Division of a larger part or organization
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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    • false

      US /fɔ:ls/

      UK /fɔ:ls/

      • Adjective
      • Not real or genuine
      • Not true or correct; containing incorrect information.
      • Adverb
      • In an untrue or inaccurate way.
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    • favour

      US /ˈfevɚ/

      UK /ˈfeɪvə(r)/

      • Noun
      • What someone asks of you; helpful act; a kindness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prefer or promote over another
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    • gig

      US /ɡɪɡ/

      UK /gɪg/

      • Noun
      • Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • honestly

      US /ˈɑnɪstli/

      UK /ˈɒnɪstli/

      • Adverb
      • With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
      • Genuinely; in a sincere manner.
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    • in with

      US /ɪn wɪð/

      UK /in wið/

      • Phrase
      • Fashionable or popular at the moment.
      • Having influence or favor with someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
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    • keep in with

      US /kip ɪn wɪð/

      UK /ki:p ɪn wɪð/

      • other
      • Maintain good relations with someone for personal benefit.
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    • on offer

      US /ɑn ˈɔfɚ/

      UK /ɔn ˈɔfə/

      • Adjective
      • Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
      • Being presented or made available.
      • Phrase
      • Available for purchase.
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • promotion

      US /prəˈmoʃən/

      UK /prə'məʊʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of advertising a product to people
      • Movement to a higher position or rank in a company
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    • rob

      US /rɑb/

      UK /rɒb/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To steal money or property from (bank or person)
      • To prevent from getting something deserved
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    • talking about

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • tour

      US /tʊr/

      UK /tʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel to several places to perform a show
      • To visit several places for pleasure
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A trip to several places to perform a show
      • A journey to visit several places for pleasure
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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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    Ever wondered how to get on your boss's good side? This fun lesson breaks down the workplace idiom 'curry favour' and shows you how to use it in everyday conversations! You'll pick up practical phrases and boost your listening skills with this lively dialogue.

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