💠Portmanteau💠
= is a combination of two or more words and their meanings into a single new word
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☘ brunch = breakfast + lunch
☘ dramedy = drama + comedy
☘ grumble = growl + rumble
☘ emoticon = emotion + icon
☘ labradoodle = labrador retriever + poodle
☘ malware = malicious + software
☘ motel = motor + hotel
☘ rockumentary = rock + documentary
☘ sitcom = situation + comedy
☘ smog = smoke + fog
☘ streetball = street + basketball
☘ webinar = web + seminar
☘ workaholic = work + alcoholic
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#vocabulary @EngMasters
= is a combination of two or more words and their meanings into a single new word
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☘ brunch = breakfast + lunch
☘ dramedy = drama + comedy
☘ grumble = growl + rumble
☘ emoticon = emotion + icon
☘ labradoodle = labrador retriever + poodle
☘ malware = malicious + software
☘ motel = motor + hotel
☘ rockumentary = rock + documentary
☘ sitcom = situation + comedy
☘ smog = smoke + fog
☘ streetball = street + basketball
☘ webinar = web + seminar
☘ workaholic = work + alcoholic
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#vocabulary @EngMasters
Today's phrasal verbs are:
🔘 Arrive at
🔘 Ask after
🔘 Attend to
#Phrasal_Verbs #npvc3 #realteam @engMasters
🔘 Arrive at
🔘 Ask after
🔘 Attend to
#Phrasal_Verbs #npvc3 #realteam @engMasters
I went to apply for a loan from some famous bank.
"What do you do? sir", The head of the bank asked.
"I'm a manager" 😎, I replied.
He welcomed me so warm and had somebody bring me coffee, cakes,...
"Where do you work, sir?" he asked again.
I said: I'm a group manager in Telegram ☺️
😡 Bursting in anger he kicked the shit out of me and had the guards throw me out of the bank; didn't even let me finish my coffee 😜😜😜
#fun #realteam @EngMasters
"What do you do? sir", The head of the bank asked.
"I'm a manager" 😎, I replied.
He welcomed me so warm and had somebody bring me coffee, cakes,...
"Where do you work, sir?" he asked again.
I said: I'm a group manager in Telegram ☺️
😡 Bursting in anger he kicked the shit out of me and had the guards throw me out of the bank; didn't even let me finish my coffee 😜😜😜
#fun #realteam @EngMasters
Today's Idioms
♨️♨️a storm in a teacup♨️♨️
✅meaning :
A disproportionate reaction of anger, concern, or displeasure over some minor or trivial matter.
✅Example :
1⃣If you ask me, these protests are nothing but a storm in a teacup that's been stoked by a media campaign of misinformation.
2⃣I really think you're making a storm in a teacup over this. It's just a tiny scratch on the car!
♨️♨️(one's) heart is in (one's) mouth♨️♨️
✅meaning :
One feels extremely nervous, fearful, or anxious.
✅Example :
Our hearts were in our mouths as we waited for them to announce the winner.
♨️♨️(as) cool as a cucumber♨️♨️
✅meaning :
Calm and composed, especially in times of stress.
✅Examples:
1⃣ I was petrified to take the stage, but Alice was as cool as a cucumber.
2⃣ Practicing meditation has helped me to be as cool as a cucumber in times of trouble.
♨️♨️kick the bucket♨️♨️
✅meaning : To die.
✅Examples:
1⃣If they invent a hoverboard before I kick the bucket, I'm definitely going to try it, no matter how old I am.
2⃣Any plant under my care kicks the bucket in about a week.
3⃣ All of my goldfish kicked the bucket while we were on vacation.
#RealTeam #I5
#Idiom @EngMasters
♨️♨️a storm in a teacup♨️♨️
✅meaning :
A disproportionate reaction of anger, concern, or displeasure over some minor or trivial matter.
✅Example :
1⃣If you ask me, these protests are nothing but a storm in a teacup that's been stoked by a media campaign of misinformation.
2⃣I really think you're making a storm in a teacup over this. It's just a tiny scratch on the car!
♨️♨️(one's) heart is in (one's) mouth♨️♨️
✅meaning :
One feels extremely nervous, fearful, or anxious.
✅Example :
Our hearts were in our mouths as we waited for them to announce the winner.
♨️♨️(as) cool as a cucumber♨️♨️
✅meaning :
Calm and composed, especially in times of stress.
✅Examples:
1⃣ I was petrified to take the stage, but Alice was as cool as a cucumber.
2⃣ Practicing meditation has helped me to be as cool as a cucumber in times of trouble.
♨️♨️kick the bucket♨️♨️
✅meaning : To die.
✅Examples:
1⃣If they invent a hoverboard before I kick the bucket, I'm definitely going to try it, no matter how old I am.
2⃣Any plant under my care kicks the bucket in about a week.
3⃣ All of my goldfish kicked the bucket while we were on vacation.
#RealTeam #I5
#Idiom @EngMasters
Telegram
🎬Movie noscript: Ten Cloverfield Lane 2016 🎬
💎 Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg
⭐️ Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr, Bradley Cooper
🌎 Country: United States
🎭 Genre(s): Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
⭐️ IMDB : 7.2/10
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes : 90%
👉Storyline: After surviving a car accident, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up to find herself in an underground bunker with two men. Howard (John Goodman) tells her that a massive chemical attack has rendered the air unbreathable, and their only hope of survival is to remain inside. Despite the comforts of home, Howard's controlling and menacing nature makes Michelle want to escape. After taking matters into her own hands, the young woman finally discovers the truth about the outside world.
Download:
🔸 BluRay 1080p (1.4 GB)
🔹 BluRay 720p (800 MB)
🔸 English subnoscript
#movie #realteam @EngMasters
💎 Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg
⭐️ Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr, Bradley Cooper
🌎 Country: United States
🎭 Genre(s): Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
⭐️ IMDB : 7.2/10
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes : 90%
👉Storyline: After surviving a car accident, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up to find herself in an underground bunker with two men. Howard (John Goodman) tells her that a massive chemical attack has rendered the air unbreathable, and their only hope of survival is to remain inside. Despite the comforts of home, Howard's controlling and menacing nature makes Michelle want to escape. After taking matters into her own hands, the young woman finally discovers the truth about the outside world.
Download:
🔸 BluRay 1080p (1.4 GB)
🔹 BluRay 720p (800 MB)
🔸 English subnoscript
#movie #realteam @EngMasters
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WORD OF THE DAY
PECKISH
/ˈpek.ɪʃ/ uk
🌿slightly hungry: a feeling of mild hunger
🌿The word comes from the earlier peck, meaning food which is based on the image of a bird that pecks at grain and the like.
🌿 By ten o'clock I was feeling peckish, even though I'd had a large breakfast.
🌿 'I'm a bit peckish I'll think I will make a small sandwich'
#vocabulary #realteam
@EngMasters
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WORD OF THE DAY
PECKISH
/ˈpek.ɪʃ/ uk
🌿slightly hungry: a feeling of mild hunger
🌿The word comes from the earlier peck, meaning food which is based on the image of a bird that pecks at grain and the like.
🌿 By ten o'clock I was feeling peckish, even though I'd had a large breakfast.
🌿 'I'm a bit peckish I'll think I will make a small sandwich'
#vocabulary #realteam
@EngMasters
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Telegram
🌸 slapdash 🌸
adjective | SLAP-dash
🌻Definition:
done or made without careful planning : haphazard, slipshod
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🌻Example :
"Much to my surprise, Gus didn't take me to task regarding my chronic gerund abuse or my slapdash approach to punctuation."
👨🏻Jerry Nelson, The Farm Forum
(Aberdeen, South Dakota), 11 Sept. 2017
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🌻Did You Know?
☘One of the first known uses of slapdash in English came in 1679 from the British poet and dramatist John Dryden,
who used it as an adverb in his play The kind keeper; or Mr. Limberham:
"Down I put the notes slap-dash" .☘
#Vocabulary #RealTeam
@EngMasters
adjective | SLAP-dash
🌻Definition:
done or made without careful planning : haphazard, slipshod
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🌻Example :
"Much to my surprise, Gus didn't take me to task regarding my chronic gerund abuse or my slapdash approach to punctuation."
👨🏻Jerry Nelson, The Farm Forum
(Aberdeen, South Dakota), 11 Sept. 2017
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🌻Did You Know?
☘One of the first known uses of slapdash in English came in 1679 from the British poet and dramatist John Dryden,
who used it as an adverb in his play The kind keeper; or Mr. Limberham:
"Down I put the notes slap-dash" .☘
#Vocabulary #RealTeam
@EngMasters
There is very instructive incident involving the life of Alexander, the great Macedonian king. Alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home. On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. With death staring him in his face, Alexander realized how his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence.
He now longed to reach home to see his mother’s face and bid her his last adieu. But, he had to accept the fact that his sinking health would not permit him to reach his distant homeland. So, the mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale, helplessly waiting to breathe his last. He called his generals and said, “I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail.” With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king’s last wishes.
“My first desire is that,” said Alexander, “My physicians alone must carry my coffin.” After a pause, he continued, “Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected in my treasury.
“The king felt exhausted after saying this. He took a minute’s rest and continued. “My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin.”The people who had gathered there wondered at the king’s strange wishes. But no one dare bring the question to their lips.
Alexander’s favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart. “O king, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. But tell us why do you make such strange wishes?”
At this Alexander took a deep breath and said: “I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure any body. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. So let not people take life for granted.
The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell People that not even a fraction of gold will come with me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time to chase wealth.
And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came empty handed into this world and empty handed I go out of this world.”
Alexander’s last words: “Bury my body, do not build any monument, keep my hands outside so that the world knows the person who won the world had nothing in his hands when dying“.
With these words, the king closed his eyes. Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last.
#life_lesson #realteam @Engmasters
He now longed to reach home to see his mother’s face and bid her his last adieu. But, he had to accept the fact that his sinking health would not permit him to reach his distant homeland. So, the mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale, helplessly waiting to breathe his last. He called his generals and said, “I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail.” With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king’s last wishes.
“My first desire is that,” said Alexander, “My physicians alone must carry my coffin.” After a pause, he continued, “Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected in my treasury.
“The king felt exhausted after saying this. He took a minute’s rest and continued. “My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin.”The people who had gathered there wondered at the king’s strange wishes. But no one dare bring the question to their lips.
Alexander’s favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart. “O king, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. But tell us why do you make such strange wishes?”
At this Alexander took a deep breath and said: “I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure any body. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. So let not people take life for granted.
The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell People that not even a fraction of gold will come with me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time to chase wealth.
And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came empty handed into this world and empty handed I go out of this world.”
Alexander’s last words: “Bury my body, do not build any monument, keep my hands outside so that the world knows the person who won the world had nothing in his hands when dying“.
With these words, the king closed his eyes. Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last.
#life_lesson #realteam @Engmasters
#Daily_Idioms
1⃣A piece of cake .
⚠️Definition : Something easy to do .
🍏An example :
The match's test was a piece of cake .
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2⃣To go bananas
⚠️Definition : To become crazy .
🍎An example :
He went bananas when he saw his car stolen .
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3⃣Bring home the bacon .
⚠️Definition : To earn money .
🧕 : My husband always brings home the bacon and I spend it kindly .
🧕🏿 : An excellent husband you've got . I wish I were you 😅
#Daily_Idioms
#Idiom #RealTeam
@EngMasters
1⃣A piece of cake .
⚠️Definition : Something easy to do .
🍏An example :
The match's test was a piece of cake .
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2⃣To go bananas
⚠️Definition : To become crazy .
🍎An example :
He went bananas when he saw his car stolen .
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3⃣Bring home the bacon .
⚠️Definition : To earn money .
🧕 : My husband always brings home the bacon and I spend it kindly .
🧕🏿 : An excellent husband you've got . I wish I were you 😅
#Daily_Idioms
#Idiom #RealTeam
@EngMasters