Word of mouth – What does it mean?

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Example sentences from the web:

  • The news of their affair was spread by word of mouth.
  • Word of mouth is the best advertisement.
  • I get paid to create word of mouth about cool new products.

Words you may not know:

AFFAIR => an intense amorous relationship, usually of short duration.
TO SPREAD => to tell information to a lot of people.

The bedroom – Visual vocabulary

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Watch the videos for more terms related to the bedroom and to hear how to pronounce them if you have doubts.
This one is for beginners:

For intermediate and advanced English learners:

Notice that:

  • Dresser = chest of drawers
  • Night table = bedside table

“To have/get butterflies in (one’s) stomach”. – English idiom

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Example sentences from the web:

  • Her mouth was dry, there were butterflies in her stomach, and her knees were shaking so much it was hard to walk on stage.
  • The first day in front of a class, new teachers always have butterflies in their stomachs.
  • Before I went on stage, I had butterflies in my stomach.

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Do you know the difference between “to shout to somebody” and “to shout at somebody”?

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TO SHOUT AT (somebody) => When you are angry.
TO SHOUT TO (somebody) => When you want  people to hear you.

Example sentences:

  • Look, I am not some college student you can shout at.
  • He shouted to me from the other side of the street.

If you want you can download this mind map as imx file here: Biggerplate.