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Benefits of apple

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one apple a day keeps the doctor away

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Wake up early

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wake up with the chickens

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a good friend

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A friend in need is a friend indeed

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Money can do anything

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A golden key can open any door

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The notion that things cannot change their innate nature.

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A leopard cannot change its spots

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It is as useful to save money that you already have as it is to earn more.

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A penny saved is a penny earned

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A picture tells a story just as well as a large amount of descriptive text.

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A picture is worth a thousand words

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Should not blame for the context/fate

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A bad workman/carpenter always blames his tools

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The notion that for every wrong done there should be a compensating measure of justice.

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An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

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Literal meaning - the perception of beauty is subjective.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

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Role of woman behind success

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Behind every great man there’s a great woman

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To arrive or do something later than expected isn’t good, but it is better than not at all.

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Better late than never

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even the meekest or most docile of creatures will retaliate or get revenge if pushed too far, and that circumstances can bring a change of fortune.

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Even a worm will turn

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to make everything dependent on only one thing; to place all one’s resources in one place, account, etc. (If the basket is dropped, all is lost.

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put all one’s eggs in one basket

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Don’t worry about something before it has happened. Your fears may be groundless, for it may never happen.

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Don’t meet trouble half-way

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one should always leave a way to retreat when going into battle.

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Don’t burn your bridges behind you

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Things that are far away from you appear better than they really are.

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Distance lends enchantment (to the view).

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Role of clothes with man

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Clothes make the man

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So it is, but this proverb hasn’t to do with measures of viscosity. The expression, meaning that family bonds are closer than those of outsiders.

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Blood is thicker than water

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Every dog, and by implication every person, has a period of power or influence.

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Every dog has its day

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give and receive

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It’s better to give than to receive

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The notion that simplicity and clarity lead to good design.

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Less is more

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Everything is going well. Life is carefree.

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Life is just a bowl of cherries.

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Do things slowly and sequentially – step by step

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Don’t try to walk before you can crawl.

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You do not need more than enough of anything.

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Enough is as good as a feast

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Should plan

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Failing to plan is planning to fail

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There is an appropriate time for everything.

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For every thing there is a season

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Genius is largely the result of hard work, rather than an inspired flash of insight.

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Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration

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People long to be at home.; Your home is whatever place you long to be.

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Home is where the heart is.

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encourage optimism and a can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune

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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

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laughter and health

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Laughter is the Best Medicine

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Make the most of one’s opportunities while you have the chance.

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Make hay while the sun shines

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Blame money

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The love of money is the root of all evil

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Cha nào con nấy

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Like father like son

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Necessity compels. In current usage this phrase is usually used to express something that is done unwillingly but with an acceptance that it can’t be avoided

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Needs must

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Heavily raining

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Raining cats and dogsIt’s raining cats and dogs

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should pay very much to win

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No pain no gain

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Should not waste money

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Money doesn’t grow on trees

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If everyone helps with a large task, it will get done easily and quickly.

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Many hands make light work.

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Physical nourishment is not sufficient for a healthy life; man also has spiritual needs.

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Man does not live by bread alone

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you don’t get something for nothing.

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There’s no such thing as a free lunch

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Two people may be able to solve a problem that an individual cannot.

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Two heads are better than one

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It is polite, and possibly also advantageous, to abide by the customs of a society when one is a visitor.

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When in Rome, do as the Romans do

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power of words

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The pen is mightier than the sword

45
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Success comes to those who prepare well and put in effort.

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The early bird catches the worm

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A single instance of something is just that; it doesn’t indicate a trend.

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One swallow doesn’t make a summer

47
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The idea that something is easily forgotten or dismissed as unimportant if it is not in our direct view.

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Out of sight, out of mind

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something that you say which means that it takes a long time to do an important job

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Rome wasn’t built in a day.

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Doing something over and over again is the only way to learn to do it well

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Practice makes perfect.

50
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You need to begin if want to achieve anything

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The longest journey begins with a single step

51
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never late

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(as) regular as clockworkEx: in Germany, eveything is as regular as clockwork

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something that you say which means that if people are saying that someone has done something bad but no one knows whether it is true, it probably is true

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There’s no smoke without fire.

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2 things that are very closely related although they seem different

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be two sides of the same coinEx: to me, wealthiness and happiness are two sides of the same coin

54
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a different way of considering a situation

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the other side of the coinEx: I like having a white car, but the other side of the coin is that it soon gets dirty

55
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everywhere, without any plan or pattern

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left and rightEx: People are complaining left and right about the new parking regulations.

56
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to do what other people are doing or to agree with other people because it is the easiest thing to do

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go with the flowEx: frankly, I chose Informatics just because of going with the flow.

57
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unable to sit still or remain calm out of nervousness or excitement

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(to have) ants in one’s pantsEx: Lisa had ants in her pants the day before her interview.

58
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a short sleep

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cat napEx: I’m going to have a cat nap while you’re cooking dinner.

59
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a person who does the same thing as someone else

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copy catEx: My sister is such a copy cat. First she bought the same car as me, and now she’s applying to my school.

60
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very hot days

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dog daysEx: I sleep in the basement during the dog days of August.

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for a very long time

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until the cows come homeEx: I could eat pizza and ice-cream until the cows come home.

62
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eat a lot of something

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to pig outEx: I pigged out on pancakes so I don’t have room for lunch.

63
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silly/unintelligent people tend to copy each other’s actions

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monkey see, monkey doEx: Our one-year-old is saying bad words now. I told my husband, “Monkey see, monkey do!”

64
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get two things done at once

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kill two birds with one stoneEx: If you pick the groceries up when you drop George off for his shift, you will kill two birds with one stone.

65
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get extremely upset (often over something minor)

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have a cowEx: My teacher had a cow when she realized nobody had done the homework.

66
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Have an extremely good relationship/ be very close friends

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get on like a house on fireEx: As soon as we met each other we got on like a house on fire and just took an instant liking to each other.

67
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have similar ideas and thoughts as someone

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be on the same wavelengthEx: We’re almost exactly on the same wavelength as each other and agree about almost everything.

68
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You clear the air after an argument to settle differences with someone.

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to clear the airEx: There are times when we have serious disagreements, but we always manage to clear the air afterwards.

69
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To agree with someone.

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to see eye to eye with someoneEx: We see eye to eye about most things but we can never agree about what film to watch.

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chickens come home to roost

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you have to face the consequences of your mistakes or bad deeds. Jill: Emily found out that I said she was incompetent, and now she won’t recommend me for that job.Jane: The chickens have come home to roost, I see.

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to align yourself with sth

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to agree with and support sthEx: Some researchers aligned themselves with this new theory.

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to keep in touch with

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To stay in contact with someone.Ex: Sadly, we didn’t stay in touch with each other after we left school and I don’t know what he’s doing now.

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to be keen on sb/sth

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to be interested inEx: I’m sure that you will be keen on the new subject.

74
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to be in charge of

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I’m in charge of this department while our manager is in the hospital.

75
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to take something over

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assume control of somethingI plan to take over finance department of this company.

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it is my job to do sth

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it is my job to bring foreign investors to the city

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to get stuck at sth

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I don’t want to get stuck in any jobs before 30

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in a sense

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By a particular interpretation of a statement or situationEx: in a sense, behaviour cannot develop independently of the environment

79
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to get accustomed to

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to get used to

80
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to snuggle down

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Settle or move into a warm, comfortable positionEx: I snuggled down in my sleeping bag

81
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to look forward to sth/doing sth

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to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen

82
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be big on sth

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to like something very muchEx: I’m not very big on classical music.

83
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to be of no exception

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không phải là ngoại lệ

84
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to enjoy doing sth

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Do you like football?Yes, I do enjoy watching and playing football

85
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to keep up with

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Internet is a great source of information and I can keep up with my favourite team.

86
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to rely on

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I mainly rely on this method.

87
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to stay informed

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Internet generates opportunity for us to stay informed quickly.

88
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to cheer sb up

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make or become less miserable[WITH OBJECT]: I asked her out to lunch to cheer her up[NO OBJECT]: he cheered up at the sight of the food

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to love, to like

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to be partial to sthto be fond ofto enjoy sthto have an interest on sth

90
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to sentence sb to sth

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to declare the punishment decided for (an offender)Ex: ten army officers were sentenced to life imprisonment

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regardless of sth

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Children in the programme performed equally well regardless of socio-economic disadvantages.

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a little while ago

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Ex: I visited the museum a little while ago, I think it may have been in December. There was certainly snow on the ground

93
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some time back

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a very long time agoEx: This all happened some time back. I’m not quite sure when but I was still at university and ….

94
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when I was around

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Ex: We went there when I was around 23 and I was living in Egypt I think and working there as a teacher

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I can’t remember the exact date but…

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Ex: I can’t remember the exact date but I suspect it was around the middle of October because that’s when my birthday is and I remember…..

96
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It was around about

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same as aboutEx: It was around about Easter I think as all the family were there – which is slightly unusual

97
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sometime in

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It was, as far as I can recall, sometime in July that I last went there.

98
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for quite some time

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I’ve known him for quite some time. In fact we first met 20 years ago when I was at university

99
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for about [a week] or so

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The key phrase here is the or so – it’s another example of inexact language that sounds natural and may help you extend your answer by saying something more exact later.Ex: I’ve only been reading it for about a week or so and so I haven’t yet read that much but…

100
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for a good long time

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This is simply a more idiomatic version of for a long time. The good makes all the difference.Ex: I’ve been learning English for a good long time now. I first started to learn it …..

101
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ever since

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Remember that you use for for times how long and since for points in time. Ever since is simply a more emphatic version of since.Ex: I’ve known her ever since we were at primary school together.

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for ever and a day

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This is another idiom meaning a very long time.Ex: We’ve known each other for ever and a day.

103
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on a pretty regular basis

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One word to note in this phrase is the pretty. It means the same as fairly or quite and is used in spoken language.Ex: We get together on a pretty regular basis – about once a month I suppose.

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a couple of times a [week]

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A couple is simply a more idiomatic way of saying two.Ex: I suppose I play tennis a couple of times a week in the summer. Although in winter….

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from time to time

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Here is an idiom meaning sometimes or occasionallyEx: I can’t say that I eat out that often, but from time to time it is nice to treat myself

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