slave away
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.
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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
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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
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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
Read more…The Word of December 02, 2010
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
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Give one word in English which interprets the facial expression of these images.
I want to find a parter
hi anybody!just call me lifei,I am a chinese ,I help to find a parter to learn english each other
Read more…" The Alchemist " Chapter 2 Part 14
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
Read more…cup of tea
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
Read more…" The Alchemist " Chapter 2 Part13
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
Read more…Go overboard
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)
Read more…narrow down
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 narrowed down my choice to the ones I could get easily near my seat.For more information please vi
Read more…"full of beans"
"Full of beans" means to be very energetic"John was full of beans yesterday wasn't he?""You're full of beans this morning!"
Read more…The Word of November 21, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begins with the letter “A” and has 8 letters.• He didn’t a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ the front door at once.• When I a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ed the room, they grew silent.• At their a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ the little boy ran away and hid.• Don’t forget poor
Read more…Do you think that it is not good for your manhood when doing some activities in a house instead of your wife,sister..etc ?
Do you think that it is natural when you help in doing some house activities ,for example ,cleaning ,cooking ..etc in case you are married or even not ?Or it is shame to do things such these instead of your wife,sister..etc ?Or do you think it is not
Read more…do a double take
do a double take: that means to look at something or someone twice because you are so surprised at what you have seen.Examples:1. When I saw a man with 200 cm high walking on the street, I did a double take.2. Tom did a double take when he saw his fa
Read more…Do you forgive others when they hurt you ,beacuse you want them to fogive you when hurting them ?
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Example:Here is a tutorial on how to add a hyperlink.Karenne Sylvester is an English teacher.Have you joined the Smart Phones and Fun Tablets group yet?Learn more about definite and indefinite articles here.
Read more…The Word of November 22, 2010
Hint:The word of the day begin with the letter “E” and has 9 letters long.• Every day of our lives we e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ major and minor stresses.• Did you e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ anyone in the building?• He talked about his first serious e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ wit
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