Idiom

🔴 To smell a rat

Meaning:
👉 To feel that something is wrong or suspicious.


Example:
a) Why is the door open?
b) I'm sure I locked the door before we left. I smell a rat!

✔️ This means that I'm saying something is fishy (wrong and suspicious).


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✍ Passive voice

passive voice is used when the focus is on the action or the receiver of the action.


✅ Simple Passive (be + pp)
👉 The object of an active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.

Example:
Active: The chef cooks the meal.
Passive: The meal is cooked by the chef.

Active: She wrote a letter.
Passive: A letter was written by her.



✅ Continuous Passive (be + being + pp)
👉 Used for actions that are ongoing.

Example:
Active: The company is building a new factory.
Passive: A new factory is being built by the company.

Active: The chef was cooking the meal.
Passive: The meal was being cooked by the chef.



✅ Perfect Passive (have, has, had + been + pp)
Used for actions that have been completed at some point in the past.

Example:
Active: She has written a letter.
Passive: A letter has been written by her.

Active: They had completed the project.
Passive: The project had been completed by them.



✅ Future Passive (will + be + pp)
👉 Indicates actions that will be performed in the future.

Example:
Active: The manager will review the report.
Passive: The report will be reviewed by the manager.



✅ Modal Passive (modal + be + pp)
👉 Uses modal verbs (can, should, must, etc.) in passive constructions.

Example:
Active: They can solve the problem.
Passive: The problem can be solved by them.


#Grammar

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It's the keyyyyyyyy 😐

Pronunciation Tip!


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✍ Personality Idioms In English

🔰 Nerd
👉 Someone who likes science and technology.


🔰 Chatterbox
👉 Someone who talks a lot.


🔰 Party animal
👉 Someone who loves partying.


🔰 Lone wolf
👉 Someone who prefers to be alone.


🔰 Cold fish
👉 Someone who has no feelings or emotions.


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❇️ Some Opposite Words In English

Dark - Light
Dead - Alive
Daughter - Son
Dawn - Dusk
Danger - Security
Defend - Attack
Death - Birth
Deep - Shallow
Defeat - Victory
Delicious - Awful
Difficult - Easy
Die - Live
Dirty - Clean
Enemy - Friend
Forbid - Allow
Different - Alike
Exposure - Shelter
Domestic - Foreign
Emigrate - Immigrate
Forget - Remember
Export - Import
Deny - Admit
Departure - Arrival
Exclude - Include
Destroy - Build
Exit - Entrance
Devil - Angel
Exciting - Boring
Divorce - Marriage
Disease - Health
Fat - Slim
Far - Near
East - West
Dry - Humid
Division - Unity
Drama - Comedy
Floor - Ceiling
Downstairs - Upstairs
Forward - Backward
Fortune - Bad luck

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Don't always say "don't worry" 🙅‍♀
You can use these alternatives instead 👇

🔺 Worry not!
🔺 Everything will be alright!
🔺 Fret not!
🔺 Never mind!
🔺 Cool down!
🔺 Stay cool!
🔺 Take it easy!
🔺 No trouble!
🔺 No worries!
🔺 Don't sweat it!
🔺 It's no big deal!
🔺 No need to be concerned!


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✍ Idioms

✅ Across the board

Meaning: Something that affects everything or everyone involved, without exceptions.

Example: The company decided to give a 10% raise across the board to all its employees.


✅ Know the ropes

Meaning: When someone knows how to do a certain job or activity.

Example: After working here for a year, she really knows the ropes and can handle any problem.


✅ Step up to the plate

Meaning: To take responsibility and do something when it needs to be done.

Example: She stepped up to the plate when her family needed her most.


✅ A crying need

Meaning: Something that is urgently needed or very necessary.

Example: Promoting mental wellness is a crying need in our fast-paced society.


✅ Turn a blind eye

Meaning: To ignore something on purpose, especially when you know it's wrong or you should do something about it.

Example: It's not right to turn a blind eye to injustice happening right in front of us.


✅ A big ask

Meaning: To request from someone to do something that is difficult to do.

Example: Expecting her to finish the job by tomorrow is a big ask.


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✍ Phrasal verbs with the verb "get"

1. Get along (with)
Meaning: Have a good relationship with someone.
Example: I get along well with my coworkers.

2. Get away
Meaning: Escape.
Example: The thieves managed to get away before the police arrived.

3. Get by
Meaning: Manage to survive or do something with limited resources.
Example: Even though money is tight, we manage to get by.

4. Get over
Meaning: Recover from something (e.g., an illness, a setback).
Example: It took him a long time to get over the flu.

5. Get up
Meaning: Rise from bed or a sitting position.
Example: I get up at 6 AM every day.

6. Get through
Meaning: Finish or complete something.
Example: I have to get through this report by the end of the day.

7. Get in
Meaning: Enter (a place, a vehicle, etc.).
Example: What time did you get in last night?

8. Get off
Meaning: Leave (a vehicle, a place).
Example: We get off the bus at the next stop.

9. Get on
Meaning: Board (a vehicle), or continue doing something.
Example: He got on the train just in time.

10. Get down
Meaning: Depress or make someone sad.
Example: The bad weather is really getting me down.


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