Word of the Day

Word of the Day

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Word of the Day episodes

  • I'd known from the jump
    • I had known from the jump that it would be a nightmare.
    • He knew they hated him from the jump.
    • It was clear from the jump that something odd was going on.
    • The team has established itself as a serious contender right from the jump.
      • Music: Delamine by Blue Dot Sessions
      2 min
    • The toughest grader!
      • My professor is the toughest grader I’ve ever seen.
      • I feel nervous submitting my work because our teacher is a tough grader.
      • She's incredible but she is such a tough grader.
      • Don't take it personally; our teacher is just a tough grader.
        • Music: Charcoal Lines by Blue Dot Sessions
        3 min
      • Going through five cups a day
        • Wow, the kids went through all those cupcakes already?
        • Before I gave up coffee, I was going through five cups a day.
        • I've gone through two boxes of tissues this week.
        • We went through a whole case of Tantrum one trip.



          • Music: A Catalog of Seasons by Blue Dot Sessions
          4 min
        • What's got into Sarah?
          • What has got into you today? Why are you behaving like this? 
            • What's got into Sarah? She's been ignoring me for days now.
              • I don't know what has got into him lately. He just isn't acting like himself.
                • 2 min
              • Brick-and-mortar stores
                • I don’t like shopping online. I prefer brick-and-mortar stores.
                  • You can order these shoes online or pick them up in one of our convenient brick-and-mortar locations.
                    • Online retailers try to attract customers away from their brick-and-mortar competitors.


                      • 3 min
                    • For starters


                      • For starters, you must decide which university you want to apply to.
                      • Well, for starters, you’ll need to fill out an application form.

                        • "Why did you decide not to go to the concert?"

                        "Well, for starters, the tickets were ridiculously expensive."




                        Music: Drizzle by Blue Dot Sessions
                        2 min
                      • Tear it up!
                        • I am going to tear it up this weekend.
                        • We saw him at a club, and he was tearing it up.
                        • We’re gonna tear it up tonight.




                          • Music: Waiting At Dawn by Blue Dot Sessions
                          2 min
                        • Tie the phone up
                          • She tied up the phone for an hour.  
                          • Don’t tie up the phone lines making personal
                            • calls.
                          • The phone lines were tied up all day by customers worried about losing their savings.



                            • Music: Inessential by Blue Dot Sessions
                            2 min
                          • $5,000 a pop
                            • They cost 50 cents a pop.
                            • Tickets are a hundred dollars a pop.
                            • Make sure you don't lose these badges. They're $20 a pop to replace.
                            • She gives lectures and gets paid $5,000 a pop.


                              Music: Night Light by Blue Dot Sessions
                              2 min
                            • Don't tell on me!
                              • I'm going to tell your mother on you! 
                                • I'll tell the teacher on you!
                                  • Please don't tell on me. I'm in enough trouble as it is.
                                    • Please don’t tell on me – my parents will kill me if they find out!

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                                      Music: La Inglesa by Blue Dot Sessions

                                      2 min

                                    About Word of the Day

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