Saturday 26 January 2013

Classic Vocabulary Mistakes No.3


Welcome to our 3rd Classic False Friends (vocabulary) Mistakes exercise, here on the Fun English Lessons blog, with plenty more to come.

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Quotes & Quirks No.8


Introduction
Welcome to Fun English Lessons ~ Quotes & Quirks No.8.

  1. Word of the Day
  2. Today's Idiom
  3. Collocation Corner
  4. Phrasal Verb Freak-Out
  5. Inspirational Quote
  6. Voice Recording of the above

I hope you find it useful. Sometimes I work to a theme. Sometimes the words and expressions I choose are totally random. In any case I hope you find your Quotes & Quirks interesting and useful. Remember, you find them everywhere and nobody knows them all, even native speakers. Welcome to the wonderfully weird world of English - and enjoy.

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Word of the Day
"retain"
(verb) To keep possession of something, to continue to have.
"Victoria Azarenka retained her Australian Open tennis title in Melbourne yesterday."
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Today's Idiom
"wipe the floor with someone"
To defeat someone completely and easily.
"Azarenka wiped the floor with her opponent in Melbourne yesterday."
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Collocation Corner
"evenly matched"
To be as good as each other.
"The two players were not very evenly matched."
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Phrasal Verb Freak Out
"hold on"
To keep something that is good for you.
"She struggled to hold on to her serve."
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Inspirational Quote
"Though your game is hardly the best
You can fray your opponent's nerves
By methodically bouncing the ball
At least ten times before your serves."
  ~ Arnold J. Zarett
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