Example - If you practice foreign languages with native speakers on a regular basis, you will be able to hone your language skills.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
To hone
To hone - to improve a skill or talent that is already well developed.
Example - If you practice foreign languages with native speakers on a regular basis, you will be able to hone your language skills.
Example - If you practice foreign languages with native speakers on a regular basis, you will be able to hone your language skills.
Shin up
Shin up - to climb up a tree, rope, pole etc quickly, using your hands and legs.
Example - Mark shinned up that tree yesterday.
Example - Mark shinned up that tree yesterday.
Saturday, February 8, 2014
To get through
To get through - to be connected to someone by telephone.
Example - "It is so hard to get through to John on his mobile. He is always so busy!"
"I tried to call her but couldn't get through"
Example - "It is so hard to get through to John on his mobile. He is always so busy!"
"I tried to call her but couldn't get through"
To subside
To subside - to become weaker, less severe or less violent.
Example - "Don't worry, his pain should subside in an hour or two. Go get some rest!"
Example - "Don't worry, his pain should subside in an hour or two. Go get some rest!"
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To pull someone's leg
To pull someone's leg - to tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them.
Example - "Is Meg really going to quit her job today or was she just pulling my leg?"
Example - "Is Meg really going to quit her job today or was she just pulling my leg?"
Square meal
Square meal - a large and balanced meal that makes you feel satisfied.
Example: "Everyone should have three square meals a day".
Example: "Everyone should have three square meals a day".
Fit as a fiddle
Fit as a fiddle - very fit; in very good health.
Example - "Your grandfather was as fit as a fiddle right up to the time he died".
Example - "Your grandfather was as fit as a fiddle right up to the time he died".
A square peg in a round hole
A square peg in a round hole - someone or something that does not suit the position or situation that they are in.
Example - "I always feel like a square peg in a round hole at my office. My co-workers seem so ambitious and dedicated but I just want to make a living".
Example - "I always feel like a square peg in a round hole at my office. My co-workers seem so ambitious and dedicated but I just want to make a living".
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