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Episode#17 word#Debonair Idom# take heart Phrasal verb# Come of


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* Word # Debonair
* Part Of Speech — Adjective.
* Pronunciation —
* Deb as in debit,
* on as usual, on,
* air as usual, air (with less stress on r).
* Meaning —
* Charming and refined (referring to a man) OR
* Cheerful..
* Sentences —
* His friend is a debonair man. (Adjective, charming and refined)
* The debonair confidence of the performers made them vanquish their opponents. (Adjective, charming and refined)
* His debonair look showed that he was an erudite man. (Adjective, charming and refined)
* Instead of being careless about everything, one should try to be a debonair man as confidence is the best weapon at present. (Adjective, charming and refined)
* Synonyms — charming, refined, cheerful, lively, sophisticated, well-mannered, etc.
* Antonyms — gloomy, unsophisticated, ill-mannered, etc.
* Old words used —
* Vanquish — defeat.
* Erudite — knowledgeable
* Idom # take heart
* Meaning —
* To cheer up.
* Sentences —
* He has a memory like a sieve; he forgot her name while telling her to take heart. (Cheer up)
* Memory like a sieve — poor memory.
* They were making chin music and they told one another to take heart. (Cheer up)
* Making chin music — gossiping.
* Though his books drew fire, he took heart and kept writing. (Cheered up)
* Drew fire — were severely criticised.
* She was browned off; he told her to take heart. (Cheer up)
* Browned off — annoyed.
Phrasal verb# Come of
Meaning —
* Happen.
* Sentences —
* She didn't know when this had come off. (Happened)
* If you be angry, dangerous things can come off. (Happen)
* A strange event has come off recently. (Happened)
* Nobody ever imagined that this could come off. (Happen)
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Daily dose of wipdBy Amandeep kaur