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❌ common #phrasalverbs mistakes ❌ key words 👇 1. Afraid of: - Explanation: Feeling scared or worried about something. - Sentence: She is afraid of the dark, so she always sleeps with a nightlight on. 2. Laugh at: - Explanation: To make fun of someone or something; to find something funny. - Sentence: The children laugh at the clown because he does silly tricks. 3. Proud of: - Explanation: Feeling happy and satisfied about something you or someone else has done. - Sentence: He is proud of his sister for winning the art competition. 4. Excited about: - Explanation: Feeling very happy and eager about something that is going to happen. - Sentence: She is excited about her birthday party next week. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@GrammarCards ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage

✅Wipe down: To clean a surface by rubbing it with a cloth or sponge. ✅Dust off: To remove dust from a surface or object, usually by brushing it away. ✅Sweep up: To gather dirt or debris from a surface using a broom. ✅Scrub off: To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it with a brush or abrasive material. ✅Rinse off: To remove dirt or soap by washing with water. ✅Tidy up:To make a space orderly and neat. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@GrammarCards ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage

1. Drive off 🚙💨 2. Drive up 📈 3. Drive back 🚙↩️ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@GrammarCards ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage

📔 At the drop of a hat (part of a sentence) 📋Meaning   To do something without any hesitation. 🤔For example ⬇️ 🗣 If Tara hears her favorite song, she’ll belt out the lyrics at the drop of a hat. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@GrammarCards ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage

📔 Beat around the bush 📋Meaning   To avoid the difficult part of the conversation. 🤔For example ⬇️ 🗣 Quit beating around the bush. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@GrammarCards ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage

📔 Better late than never 📋Meaning   It is better to be late than to never arrive or never complete a task. 🤔For example ⬇️ 🗣 "it took them the majority of the campaign to come to that conclusion, but better late than never" 🗣 It's been a long time coming but better late than never.  ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@GrammarCards ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage

📔 Cut the mustard 📋Meaning   To meet acceptable standards. 🤔For example ⬇️ 🗣 Unless you raise the stair treads up, this project won’t cut the mustard.  🗣 "I didn't cut the mustard as a hockey player" ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@GrammarCards ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage

📔dig your heels in 📋Meaning to refuse to change your plans or ideas, especially when someone is trying to persuade you to do so. 🤔For example ⬇️ 🗣 Even though the developer offered them more than their houses were worth, the owners dug their heels in and refused to sell up and make way for the office block. 🗣When their record company told the band to change their style and make more commercial music, the band dug their heels in and refused to change. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@GrammarCards ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage

📔 be snowed under 📋Meaning   To be very busy or overwhelmed with something. This phrase evokes the image of being buried under an avalanche. 🤔For example ⬇️ 🗣 Kate's not coming tonight because she's snowed under with research for her thesis. 🗣 I'd love to go out to dinner tonight, but I'm totally snowed under at the office right now. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@GrammarCards ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage

COULD, SHOULD & WOULD♥️ These are just SOME uses, but here are a few more: 🟢 COULD (past ability, possibility, polite requests) ✅ I could swim when I was five. (past ability) 🟢 COULD HAVE (past possibility, missed opportunity) ✅ I could have studied harder for the exam. (past possibility, but I didn’t) 🟠 SHOULD (advice, expectation, obligation) ✅ You should drink more water. (advice) 🟠 SHOULD HAVE (regret, past advice) ✅ I should have studied more for the test. (regret) 🔵 WOULD (hypothetical situations, polite offers/requests, past habits) ✅ I would travel the world if I had more money. (hypothetical) 🔵 WOULD HAVE (hypothetical past, regrets) ✅ I would have called you, but my phone died. (hypothetical past action) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➠@PhrasalCards ➠@SlangWords ➠@IdiomsLand ➠@Vocabulix ➠@GrammarCards ➠@EnglishGate ➠@StoryPage