“HOLD OFF” is similar to the word wait. The big difference is that when you use 'hold off” is that it has a “wait and see”  implication. When you use hold off either you say until' x' happens or it is implies. Hold off means wait and see.

In this episode we practice the meaning of hold off and how to use hold off with several examples sentences in our English listening and speaking exercises.

“HOLD (something) AGAINST (someone) = is a way to talk about a prejudice that someone has. It is a little similar to the word grudge. When you HOLD something AGAINST someone, you remember something bad that they did or some fault that they have and you use that to justify avoiding them. Avoiding listening to them avoiding speaking to them etc.

In this episode, we learn the meaning of “hold against” by practicing how to use “hold against” with several examples of “hold against” in sentence and context.

Here is a link to a tutorial about "even though" https://youtu.be/t1zaSScPbcA

“BUMP INTO” is a very handy phrasal verb which means to meet someone you know by accident by chance by surprise. IN this video we talk about the meaning of “BUMP INTO” and then we practice how to use “BUMP INTO someone” with examples and in sentences.

“KEEP FROM” means avoid a temptation |  Avoid something that is irresistible. Learn how to use “keep from” in this video and then practice the meaning of “keep from” with several examples of “keep from” in these English fluency and listening comprehension exercises.

“KEEP UP” means to maintain the same level | stay at the same level. Learn what “keep up” means in this video and then practice how to use “keep up” in a sentence with several examples of “keep up”

“CUT BACK ON” means to reduce the amount of something. It is a very frequently used phrasal verb and in this video, we practice what “CUT BACK ON” means and we also practice how to use “CUT BACK ON” because we have several examples of “CUT BACK ON' in sentences.

to keep (something) + preposition (location) is way of expressing the normal typical usual location of an item. For example: “I keep my wallet in my pocket” It is a very typical way to talk about the normal placement of an object. In this video you will learn how to use “keep” in this way and then you will use “keep” in the several sentences as examples.

“COME THROUGH” means saying the day; being the superhero,: solving the problem when no one else could, especially,  when other people are relying on you | When other people are depending on you.

Practice what the phrasal verb “come through” means in the video and then Practice how to use “come through” with these examples sentences and exercises.

Using the verb keep + -ing verb means something happens all of the time. It never stops and it is annoying. It is a problem. It is a very handy construction to know and is used frequently. In this video we learn what “keep -ing”  means and we practice how to use “keep + -ing”  because we have several examples of  “keep + -ing” in sentences.

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In this episode we talk about the first paragraph on page 2 of 1984 by George Orwell. We discuss the meaning if the words: frail, meager, blunt. We also practice how use the word ending -ish which means approximately around or near.