Word of the Day

Word of the Day

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  • They did not take any chances
    • They did not take any chances and called the fire department when they smelled gas.
    • I'm delivering my work by hand - I'm not taking any chances.
    • They took a chance and cast an unknown actor in the lead role.
      • 2 min
    • Keep him in the dark for now
      • Our boss tends to keep us in the dark most of the
        • time.
      • “Do you know anything?” “No, I'm completely in
        • the dark, like everyone else.”
      • I don't fully trust John to keep our plan a secret, so I think it best that we keep him in the dark for now.

        •  

        2 min
      • Eat up!
        • Eat up! Your dinner is getting cold.
        • Eat up! We have to go out soon.
        • Be a good boy and eat up your vegetables.
          • 2 min
        • Just my luck!
          • The last ticket was sold a minute before I got there—just my luck.
          • That's just my luck! First the flat tire, and now I'm locked out of the apartment.
          • I didn’t get to the phone in time. Just my luck!
          • He’s married? Just my luck.
            • Music: The Cornice by Blue Dot Sessions
            2 min
          • She's supposed to be the best doctor
            • The burgers here are supposed to be great.
            • "I heard that she's good." "She is supposed to be the best doctor in town."
            • Mrs Carver is supposed to have a lot of money.
            • "Dirty Harry" is supposed to be one of Eastwood’s best films.
              • Music: Cab Ride by Blue Dot Sessions
              3 min
            • He had a soul patch
              • He had a soul patch and a thick moustache.
              • The audience was full of teenagers with soul patches and ponytails.
              • The 23-year-old has an earring in his left lobe and a soul patch.
                • Music: Lacquer Groove by Blue Dot Sessions
                2 min
              • Remember me to your father
                • Please remember me to your parents.
                  • Remember me to your aunt when you see her today.
                  • Have fun on your trip—please remember me to Aunt Lily and Uncle Michael!
                    • Music: Remsen by Blue Dot Sessions
                    2 min
                  • The full article is paywalled
                    • Here’s an abstract, but the full article is paywalled. (verb)
                    • Some newspapers have put their content behind a paywall.
                    • The TechCrunch List has no paywall.
                    • The best part for enthusiasts is that this data is free without a paywall.
                      • Music: The Caspian Sea by Blue Dot Sessions
                      4 min
                    • Put the brakes on rising prices
                      • The government is trying to put the brakes on rising prices.
                      • We will put the brakes on this project because it is costing too much money.
                      • The boss put the brakes on Gerald, who was trying too aggressively to get promoted.
                        • Music: Brad PKL by Blue Dot Sessions
                        2 min
                      • Cut it out!
                        • Cut it out, you two – I'm tired of listening to you argue!
                        • I'm sick of you two arguing—just cut it out!
                        • That hurts! Cut it out!
                        • If they don't cut it out soon, I'm going to go up there and give them a piece of my mind.
                          • Music: Entwined Oddity by Blue Dot Sessions
                          3 min

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                        Learn to use the words you already know in new ways to sound more like a native speaker of English.