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🔹“clean up (one’s) act” 🔹


▪️If someone cleans up their act, it means that they start behaving in a more responsible and acceptable way.
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🌟 That’s nothing but smoke and mirrors

👩🏻‍🦱 Charles: Sarah said nothing was stolen! that's a ridiculous a cover-up.
👱🏻‍♀ Diana: Probably her husband has a finger in the pie!
👩🏻‍🦱 Charles: But as far as I know he’s a straightforward fellow who is keen to keep his nose clean.
👱🏻‍♀ Diana: Excuse me; Charles but you don’t seem to see farther than the end your nose. I wasn’t born yesterday to believe such a hoax.
👩🏻‍🦱 Charles: What do you mean?
👱🏻‍♀ Diana: Everything is as plain as day. They’re playing the victim to divert attention from their bankruptcy.
👩🏻‍🦱 Charles: That’s nothing but smoke and mirrors.



◾️ Vocabulary ◾️

◼️ Cover-up: concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public.

◼️ Have a finger in the pie: to have a role or to be involved in something.

◼️ Keen to: very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something.

◼️ Not to see farther than the end one’s nose: to be narrow-minded; to lack understanding and perception.

◼️ Not to be born yesterday: to have enough experience to not be easily tricked.

◼️ As plain as day: Very obvious, quite clear.

◼️ Play the victim: to claim or pretend to be undergone or wronged.

◼️ Divert attention from: to try to keep people from noticing or thinking about something.

◼️ Smoke and mirrors: a strategy of deception and cover up.


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▪️ doll up يتأنّق في لباسه

🔹She was all dolled up for the party at the downtown hotel.


▪️dime a dozen. شائع ورخيص

🔹Used books are a dime a dozen so don’t worry if you can’t sell them.

▪️do something rash يقوم بعمل طائش

🔹She is extremely angry so I hope that she doesn’t do anything rash.

▪️do the honors. يقوم بكرم الضيافة

🔹Would you like to do the honors and pour everyone a glass of wine?

▪️down and out مفلس

🔹He has been down and out before, but he has always been able to find a job eventually.


To give someone information that is necessary or new
clue someone in on someone/ something

🍁 Ex:- He'd been out of the country for weeks, so I clued him in on all that's been happening.
🍁 If you've never been to New York City before, let me clue you in.




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I hate to be a buzzkill, but I really need to leave by four.


💢To be a buzzkill means to dampen the mood or enthusiasm of a situation, often by being overly negative, critical, or serious. It refers to someone who spoils the fun or excitement for others.

🔰Examples:

■ We were having a great time at the party until Sarah started complaining about the music. She really was a buzzkill.

■ I wanted to go skydiving, but my friend kept talking about all the things that could go wrong. He was such a buzzkill!

■ Don't be a buzzkill; let's just enjoy the moment and not worry about the details right now.


💢Synonyms:
Spoilsport
• Killjoy
• Wet blanket
• Party pooper
• Downer


These terms all convey a similar sense of someone who detracts from enjoyment or excitement in social situations.

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🔘Take for granted


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🔘Soggy (adjective)

★Unpleasantly wet and soft.

~e.g : 1) The ground was soggy from the rain.
2)The sandwiches have gone all soggy.




🔘Sang-froid (noun)

★Self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain.

~e.g :They showed great sang-froid in dealing with the fire.



🔘Untamed (adjective)

★Wild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.

~e.g :The mustang is an untamed horse that roams where it wants, with little interest in humans.


🔘Befuddled ( adjective)

★Completely confused.

~e.g :Even in my befuddled state, I could find my key.


🎀Sights set on | Set sights on🎀

♻️To desire something or to make a goal.

Example:
🔹I have my sights set on going to France next year. | I set my sights on going to France next year.
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Loosen up
وسّع صدرك

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I respectfully decline
أنا أرفض بكل أحترام

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💢 Nomadic
lifestyle characterized by constant travel/ wandering, and the lack of a permanent home.

💠 Usages
Because her husband is a long-distance truck driver, he’s always on the move and leads a very nomadic lifestyle.

♨️ Basic Synonyms
🔰 drifting
🔰 wandering

♨️ Advanced Synonyms
⚜ peripatetic
⚜ itinerant

♻️ Antonyms
🌀 settled


He brought an almost religious zeal to his work.
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A demilitarized zone means where soldiers and military activities are allowed.
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Most of the companies in the enterprise..... are small businesses.
So‘rovnoma
  •   Zeal
  •   Zone
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In his..... to get the job finished quickly, he can be a bit careless.
So‘rovnoma
  •   Zeal
  •   Zone
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