go blank: that means to become unable to thinkExamples:1. Mary's mind went blank when the boy of her dreams asked her to go out with him.2. Tom prepared for his job interview, but his mind went blank when he sat down in front of his interviewer.3. My
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “A” and has 11 letters long.• Some young people suddenly become self-conscious and tongue-tied in early a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.• Their children are on the verge of a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.• He struggled thro
Hello my lovely friends. How are you? I hope you are super fine and Very Much Alive as me. In this discussion I would like to introduce our winner of November word's challenge. According to Our November's Scoreboard ...natasha yankovskaya = 13deuce66
bite the bullet: that means to do or accept something difficult or unpleasant and try to live with it.Etymology: When army doctors performed painful operations without drugs, they gave patients a bullet to put between their teeth.Examples:1. She had
slave away: that means to work very hardExamples:1. Mom slaved away in the kitchen all afternoon to prepare for tonight's big feast.2. She has been slaving away all day at her project and hasn't even had time to eat.
Once there was an emperor in the Far East who was growing old and knew it was coming time to choose his successor. Instead of choosing one of his assistants or one of his own children, he decided to do something different.He called all the young peop
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innumerable adjective/ɪˈnjuː.mər.ə.bl ̩/ɪˈnuː.mɚ-/ adjtoo many to be countedThe project has been delayed by innumerable problems.incessant adjective/ɪnˈses.ənt/ adjnever stopping, especially in an annoying or unpleasant wayincessant rain/noise/compla
Examples:I sometimes place a WordChecker at the bottom of the article in ESL Magazine. This is a glossary.My son likes drawing on the floor when his favourite movie is on TV. He only looks up when the movie is at his favourite part. His paper and cra
First of all ...It is a nice group ...I am so happy to be a member here ...Puzzles help mind stay fresh and young ...Anyway, here is my first puzzle in this group ...Let me try ...1- What is the beautiful word with a colorful cover that if you replac
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “C” and has 9 letters long.• In 1944, at the age of 30, Hersey suddenly became a c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.• The meeting had many c_ _ _ _ _ _ ies and I was the host.• She has finally made it to the first rank o
The boy couldn't believe what he was seeing: the oasis, rather than being just a well surrounded by a few palm trees—as he had seen once in a geography book—was much larger than many towns back in Spain. There were three hundred wells, fifty thousand
cup of tea: that means the type of person or thing that one generally likes.Examples:1. Tennis isn't my cup of tea. I prefer table tennis.2. I know John is nice, but he's not my cup of tea.Note: This expression is almost used in the negative.Why is i
The times rush past, and so do the caravans, thought the alchemist, as he watched the hundreds of people and animals arriving at the oasis. People were shouting at the new arrivals, dust obscured the desert sun, and the children of the oasis were bur
Go overboard means to be excessive."I like to have a glass of wine each evening but I never go overboard" (not excessive with the wine)."Do you like this dress or do you think I have gone overboard?" (dressed excessively)
narrow down: that means to reduce the number of possibilities, options or choicesExample:There are so many magazines in the library to read, finally, I narroweddown my choice to the ones I could get easily near my seat.For more information please vi