tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25601067043643832922024-03-20T08:07:34.508-07:00Advanced Vocabulary for English Language LearnersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1444125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560106704364383292.post-19831435494860749342017-04-25T22:33:00.005-07:002017-04-25T22:33:46.253-07:00To overstep one's bounds<span style="font-size: large;"><b>To overstep one's bounds</b> - to do more than you are allowed to do or should do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "This is your house so I do not mean to overstep my bounds"</i></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560106704364383292.post-18864401340979622972017-03-18T19:50:00.002-07:002017-03-18T19:50:44.127-07:00To fight tooth and nail<span style="font-size: large;"><b>To fight tooth and nail</b> - to use a lot of effort to oppose someone or achieve something.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "I'm going to fight tooth and nail for that promotion"</i></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560106704364383292.post-29286961188536655982017-03-18T19:48:00.000-07:002017-03-18T19:48:04.606-07:00To surmise<span style="font-size: large;"><b>To surmise</b> - to suppose something is true without having evidence to confirm it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "He surmised that something must be wrong"</i></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560106704364383292.post-80232824580462682062017-03-18T19:45:00.001-07:002017-03-18T19:45:10.901-07:00To burn bridges<span style="font-size: large;"><b>To burn bridges</b> - to make decisions that cannot be changed in the future; to permanently and unpleasantly end your relationship with a person or organisation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "If you drop out of school now, you'll be burning your bridges behind you"</i></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560106704364383292.post-29113164964156104392017-02-14T18:41:00.001-08:002017-02-14T18:41:18.764-08:00Faux pas<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Faux pas</b> - an embarrassing remark in a social situation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "I'm sorry, did I faux pas?"</i></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560106704364383292.post-90108077509195649322017-02-12T19:15:00.004-08:002017-02-12T19:15:45.079-08:00The world's smallest violin<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The world's smallest violi</b>n -<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #2c353c;">When someone is </span><span style="color: #444444;">whining</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2c353c;">and you are tired of hearing it, you can play the world's smallest violin to provide musical ambiance to dramatize their annoying whine. This is accomplished by rubbing your index finger and thumb together and saying, </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Example - "Their appeals to release the hostages fell on deaf ears"</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560106704364383292.post-21087185102256744292017-01-16T13:16:00.003-08:002017-01-16T13:16:24.536-08:00To sound out<span style="font-size: large;"><b>To sound out</b> - to carefully found out what someone thinks or knows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "I don't know what Jane thinks about your suggestions but I will sound her out"</i></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560106704364383292.post-51114159704783167262017-01-08T19:39:00.003-08:002017-01-08T19:39:30.234-08:00Straight arrow<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Straight arrow</b> - an honest, morally upright person.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "He does not drink or smoke. He's a straight arrow."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "My boss is always breathing down my neck"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "She uttered a yelp as she bumped into a table"</i></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560106704364383292.post-57747183581112408032017-01-04T18:40:00.001-08:002017-01-04T18:40:49.006-08:00Harebrained<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Harebrained </b>- ill-judged; very silly or foolish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "It was a harebrained idea to go for a hike in an area where grizzly bear attacks had recently been reported"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "She fumbled with the lock"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "The hands of the beggars were outstretched for alms"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "She did not deign to answer the maid's question"</i></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2560106704364383292.post-369327056867078922017-01-04T18:09:00.002-08:002017-01-04T18:09:28.208-08:00Dilettante<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dilettante </b>- a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge; a dabbler.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "You can always tell a true expert from a dilettante"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "What a silly thing to say. Have you lost your marbles?"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "The new secretary started today so I spent most of the morning showing her the ropes"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "Witnesses reported gangs of marauding soldiers breaking into people's houses and setting fire to them"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "The teacher doled out pencils to the students"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "This city is leery of gang violence"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "He delivers a breathless and effortless spiel in promotion of his new novel"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Example - "He's told me I have an aquiline nose"</i></span><br />
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