Episode#66

Word#Arvo

* Part Of Speech — Noun.

* Adverb of Time — Arvo.

* Pronunciation —

* Ar as in are,

* vo as in vocal.

* Etymology —

* The word arvo is also used in informal Australian language.

* Meaning —

* Afternoon.

* Mnemonic —

* We say it's 2pm in the arvo.

* Sentences —

* Seema guffawed in happiness yesterday in the arvo. (Noun, afternoon)

* On the ereyesterday, her friend had invited her to a party and she was ebullient for it, arvo.

* Taking a nap in the arvo often rejuvenates one's mind. (Noun, afternoon)

* Synonyms — afternoon, etc.

Antonyms — evening, nightfall, etc.

Idom #Iron will

* Meaning —

* Strong will and determination.

* Sentences —

* Nine times out of ten, people dub a woman of iron will to be arrogant. (Strong will and firm determination)

* Nine times out of ten — frequently.

* He is over the fence as to whether he should go to the party; mostly, he is a man of iron will. (Strong will and firm determination)

* Over the fence — hesitant or unable to decide.

* The teacher had iron will and she lit a fire under her students. (Strong will and firm determination)

* Lit a fire under someone — inspired.

Phrasal verb #Burst in

* Meaning —

* To enter suddenly.

* Sentences —

* The little girl burst in the room ehen age saw a spider. (Entered suddenly)

* The eavesdropper burst in as her unwanted curiosity forced her to do so. (Entered suddenly)

* He burst in the room of the police to report about the incident. (Entered suddenly)

* The doctor burst in as the patient was seriously injured. (Entered suddenly)

Word#Tittle

* Part Of Speech — Noun.

* Pronunciation —

* Ti as in tick,

* ttle as in little.

* Etymology —

* The word tittle has been derived from the Latin word titulus meaning small stroke or accent.

* Meaning —

* A small amount OR

* A small dot over letters to denote pronunciation OR

* The dot over j and i in lower case.

* Mnemonic —

* The word tittle is almost the same as little.

* Sentences

* Rishabh does not have a tittle of respect for his teachers. (Noun, a small amount)

* His teacher prevised him to use tittle over i and j while inditing his essays but he remained balky. (Noun, the dot over j and i in lower case)

* Prevised — warned.

* Inditing — writing.

* Balky — adamant.

* Idom# flat broke

* Meaning —

* To have no financial resources.

* Sentences —

* He said that he hit the books so that he never becomes flat broke in life. (Has no financial resources)

* Hit the books — studied.

* She was as weak as a kitten but she couldn't visit the doctor as she was flat broke. (Had no financial resources)

* Weak as a kitten — very weak.

* As he is flat broke, he buys things for a song. (Has no financial resources)

* For a song — at a cheap rate.

* They called him on the carpet as the company was flat broke because of his mistake. (Had no financial resources)

* Called him on the carpet — scolded him.

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* Phrasal verb # To Call by

* Meaning —

* To pay a short visit.

* Sentences —

* They called by their guest yesterday. (Paid a short visit)

* He called by his grandparents in the summer vacation. (Pay a short visit)

* She asked her friend to call by her next week. (Pay a short visit)

* The siblings are planning to call by their teacher next month. (Pay a short visit)

Song

Good egg - Someone who is generally a good and reliable person

He's can be a little odd on occasion, but it's a good egg. He's very sweet and just a little awkward.

Good for you! - That's great and you should be proud of yourself.

Did you get an A+ on your exam? Good for you. That's amazing!

Good riddance - To be glad that something or someone one dislikes is gone.

They are gone now? Good riddance! They were so rude to me.

Good to know - That's useful to be aware of.

Oh, you're going this weekend? Good to know. I might go too, then.

Good deed-an act of kindness

◦ His good deeds have earned his reputation; he has his heart in the right place. (Acts of kindness)

* Has his heart in the right place — he is honest.

* He put down in black and white the good deeds done by him that day. (Acts of kindness)

* Put down in black and white — wrote.

* As good as-almost

* The book is as good as useful, though it is as cheap as chips. (Almost)

* Cheap as chips — cheap.

* While having a cup of joe, she said that it was as good as bitter. (Almost

* Cup of joe — the cup of coffee

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* A Good few-many

* The movement ran out of steam when a good few activists stop championing the cause. (Many)

* Ran out of steam — lost momentum.

* They treated her like a fifth wheel as she failed a good few times. (Many)

* Fifth wheel — unnecessary.

* A good deal -often

* He is not a home bird; he goes out a good deal. (Often)

* Home bird — one who loves staying at home.

* She was all ears a good deal but she seemed inattentive that day. (Often)

* All ears — attentive.

On the spot - Right here, at this time. He made the decision on the spot; He did not need any additional time to consider the alternatives.

Put someone on the spot - To put someone in a tricky situation and/or to embarrass him or her.

It's wasn't fair for Katie to put me on the spot like she did yesterday.

SPOT-A particular location

I know a nice spot in the city to listen to live jazz.

Spot on- it is correct or exact

All my answers on the math exam were spot on.

That hit the spot - That was exactly what was desired or needed, especially with regard to food or drink

. I find a bowl of hot chicken soup always hits the spot on a winter evening..

A cup of joy after a hectic day hit the spit for me.

In spot-in a difficult situation

I was in the spot when in a restaurant my credit card was not working

Icky, Icy ,jaunt , jaunty, jazzy, junk , Kip

Faffy

Glee( n)joy,open delight

Glossy(adj)having shiny surface

Grubby(adj) ( untidy ,dirty )

Grumpy (adj)irritable,a bad tempered)

Guff( adj)nonsense,meaningless talk

Gusto(adj) keen enjoyment in eating or action

Gusty (adj) vigorous,Hearty ,zestful

Hammy(adj) resembling in taste

Huffy,haughty ,husky,handy ,Halliday,hasty,hum,

Apathy (n)

Meaning: lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Examples: There is a growing sense of apathy among teens and a feeling that there are no opportunities.

To this list one might add apathy, disrespect, recklessness, insensitivity, and dishonesty.

They may develop apathy or resistance if they view their boss as oppressive.

Idom #Grate on someone

Meaning: to annoy someone; to bother someone.

Examples: Your negative attitude really grates on me. Everything you say grates on me.

My obnoxious brother is grating on my nerves. Your whining really grates on me. Her snarky comments are really starting to grate on me.

Phrasal verb #Head off

Meaning: 1. to try to stop something from happening. 2. to prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them.  3. to leave a place (set off) Examples:

I'm calling the editor now to head off this story before they print it.

(1) Let’s try and head them off before they cross the bridge.

(2) Louise just headed off to the store, but you can probably still catch her, if you leave now.

(3) I think I can head her off before she reaches the police station.