Example sentences from the web:
- I scarfed down the burger.
- Dude, I totally scarfed that burrito!
- I can easily scarf an entire banana split.
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“To have/get butterflies in (one’s) stomach”. – English idiom
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.
“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person”. – Oscar Wilde
Do you know the difference between “to shout to somebody” and “to shout at somebody”?
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.
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“The pen is mightier than the sword”. – English proverb
The pen is usually linked with writing while the sword is a weapon. Only who is strong can wield a sword. But words can flow from the pen of even a feeble man.
A person can cause people to change their opinions and not by force. Those who control information have far more power than those with military force.
“The capacity to learn is a GIFT; the ability to learn is a SKILL; the willingness to learn is a CHOICE ” – Brian Herbert
“Out like a light” – English idiom
Example sentences from the web:
- I didn’t hear the sirens last night, I was out like a light.
- You were out like a light when I got home last night.
* “Out like a light” in English slang means “unconscious”.
“A hoodie” – English slang
A “hoodie” is also any person that lives or came from the hood (the ghetto).
Example sentences from the web:
- There was a hoodie watching us.
- I just keep seeing that faceless person in the black hoodie.
- Yall seen dem hoodies shooting dice in da cut back there?? F*ck, I think we back in da ghetto yall…
- Don’t go near that hoodie, he’ll blow your kneecaps off.
“To opt out” – What does it mean?
Example sentences from the web:
- Passengers shall be entitled to opt out from a security scanner.
- Like every other country, since the Treaty of Amsterdam Denmark is entitled to opt out of any matters relating to military initiatives.
- Jane decided to opt out of the project.
- Just, from now on, if we make any changes, we have to let people opt in rather than forcing them to opt out.
Words you may not know:
CHAPERONING => to attend or acting as a chaperon.
CHAPERON => any adult present in order to maintain order or propriety at an activity of young people, as at a school dance.
TO ENTITLE => to give a right to (someone).
“To cope with something/somebody” – What does it mean?
Example sentences from the web:
- The car industry cannot cope with the regulations that we have enforced.
- How can the unemployed cope with the astronomical cost of electricity?
- To help Slovakia in coping with this demanding task, the European Union promised to provide adequate financial assistance.
Words you may not know:
REGULATION => an official rule or law that says how something should be done.
UNEMPLOYED => not employed; without a job; out of work.
ADEQUATE => enough for some need or requirement.
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