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Daily advanced cae and proficiency idioms,
phrasal verbs, slang and sayings with pictures.
BASIC VOCABULARY. 07-15-2011.
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Caterpillar.Caterpillar.
• Caterpillar [countable] trademark
• also Caterpillar track a metal belt made of short connected pieces that is fastened over the wheels of a heavy vehicle to help it to move over soft ground: a Caterpillar tractor (=a vehicle fitted with this belt)
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Timer.Timer.
• tim er [countable]‧• 1 an instrument that you
use to measure time, when you are doing something such as cooking: Set the timer on the cooker for three minutes.
• 2• part-timer/full-timer• someone who works part
or all of a normal working week
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Asparagus.Asparagus.
• as par a‧ ‧ ‧gus [uncountable]
• a long thin green vegetable with a point at one end
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Cheetah.Cheetah.
• chee‧tah [countable]
• a member of the cat family that has long legs and black spots on its fur, and can run extremely fast
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A volte-face.01A volte-face.01• Meaning: If you make a volte-face, you change your opinion or your
decision about something to the exact opposite of what it was.• For example:• When Nancy became a born-again Christian, she made a volte-face in
her views on abortion and now she thinks it's wrong.
• For some reason the government has done a volte-face on the dam proposal. They'd rejected it until last week, and then they suddenly said they'd build it after all.
• Note: This idiom means the same as "about-face", but "volte-face" is more formal.
Origin: This phrase derives from the Italian "voltafaccia", as in "volta" (turn) and "faccia" (face). It was adopted by the French, who changed it to "volte-face", and then it was adopted into formal English.
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A volte-face.02A volte-face.02
• Quick Quiz:• After all the controversy
about the violence in the movie, the cinema showing it did a volte-face and decided
• A.-to show it anyway• B.-not to show itB.-not to show it• C.-to cut screenings to
one a day• Picture source http://www.idioms4you.com/
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Poof, poofter. 01.Poof, poofter. 01.
• Meaning: an offensive, derogatory word meaning a gay man
• For example:• Everybody thought Gavin was a poof because
he liked classical music and going to the ballet.
• Boys in my high school used to go "poofter bashing". They'd find a guy in the park they thought was gay, and they'd beat him up.
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Poof, poofter. 02Poof, poofter. 02
• Quick Quiz:• The words "poof" and
"poofter" are offensive words used by hateful bigots in order to insult
• A.-Christians• B.-Jewish people• C.-gay men and C.-gay men and
boysboys• Image source:
• community.livejournal.com
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Keep from.01• Meaning: If something or someone keeps you
from doing something, it means you can't do it.• For example:• keep sb from sth Are you busy? I don’t want to
keep you from your work.
• keep sb from doing sth Most parents find it very difficult to keep their kids from eating unhealthy snacks.
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Keep from.02• Some parents Keep their children from
studying because they are on holidays. • Quick Quiz:• My wife and I try to
keep our children from
• A.-doing their homework
• B.-playing computer B.-playing computer games too muchgames too much
• C.-learning English
• PICTURE SOURCE:• nurdianakamalul.blogspot.com
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 01.If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 01.
• Possible interpretation: If something is not faulty or damaged, don't try to repair it.
• Note: ain't (verb): [contraction of] am not, are not, is not | broke (adj.): broken; damaged; faulty | fix (verb): repair; mend | The British English equivalent of this saying is: "Let well alone."
Origin: American businessman Bert Lance (born 1931) writing in Nation's Business (1977).
Variety: This is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 02.If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 02.
• SOURCE:
• Quick Quiz:• The saying "If it ain't
broke, don't fix it" implies that if your watch is running on time you should
• A.-take it in for maintenance
• B.-sell it• C.-do nothingC.-do nothing• Picture source:Picture source: xtri.com
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Sources.
• http://madremiraqueluna.blogspot.com
• www.englishclub.com
• Longman Dictionary of contemporary English for advanced learners.
• Pictures from the web sites written at the bottom of them.