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be
alive and kicking/well
to continue to be popular or successful
Despite rumours to the contrary, feminism is alive
and kicking.
ingrained
/ɪnˈgreɪnd/ adjective
1 BELIEFS Ingrained beliefs, behaviour,
problems, etc have existed for a long time and are difficult to change.
For most of us, watching television is a deeply ingrained
habit .
2 DIRT Ingrained dirt has got under the
surface of something and is difficult to remove.
I will prove to you that I’m right
I’ll prove you right/wrong
I’m going to prove them all wrong
join
1group/organization
[transitive]
to become a member of an organization, society, or group:
When
did you join the Labour party?
I
decided to join the army.
You can
enjoy a sport without joining a club or belonging to a team.
2 activity
[transitive]
to begin to take part in an activity that other people are involved in:
Many
sacrificed their weekend to join the hunt for the missing girl.
the
benefits of joining our pension scheme
Church
leaders have joined the campaign to end fox-hunting.
3 go
to somebody
[transitive]
to go somewhere in order to be with someone or do something with them:
She
joined her aunt in the sitting room.
The
immigrants were soon joined by their wives and children.
! Do not say 'join TO
someone. Join is followed by a direct object: Will you join me?
re‧lax
1
rest
[intransitive
and transitive] to rest or do something that is enjoyable, especially after you
have been working:
I just
want to sit down and relax.
What
Robyn needed was a drink to relax her.
A hot
bath should help to relax you.
2 become
calm
[intransitive
and transitive] to become quiet and calm after you have been upset or nervous,
or to make someone do this:
Once
out of danger, he started to relax.
Relax!
Everything's fine.
INCORRECT:
After a hard day at work, I just want to relax myself
After a hard day at work, I just want to relax myself
*You cannot ‘relax yourself.’ When you use the verb relax, the
listener or reader already knows that you are doing it to yourself. You don’t
need to say ‘He relaxes himself‘ or ‘I relax myself.’ That’s what relax means!
/prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/
/ˈtɑːɡɪt/
rogue
[countable]
What's
the old rogue done now, I wonder?
a
lovable rogue
2
British English old-fashioned a man who is dishonest and has a bad character
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castaway
[countable]
someone
who is left on a lonely shore or island after their ship has sunk.
come
about
phrasal
verb
1 to
happen, especially in a way that is not planned:
The
opportunity to get into computing came about quite by accident.
How did
this situation come about?
guitarist:
/gɪˈtɑːrɪst/
host a
radio show
take an
interest in what’s happening
stays
trendy
a loyal
following of listeners
crossroad
blues
John
Etheridge
It
opened up a whole new world to me
I was
lazing around in the park
Eclectic
taste in music
Keep
ears open for anything interesting
true-blue
1
British English informal believing completely in the ideas of the British
Conservative Party:
a
true-blue Tory
2
American English completely loyal to a person or idea:
a
true-blue friend
cross
my heart (and hope to die)
spoken
informal used to say that you promise that you will do something, or that what
you are saying is true
for good
The injury may keep him out of football for good.
Want you back for good
take it for granted
to
believe that something is true without checking or thinking about it [+ (that)]
I took it for granted that we'd be invited.
keep your eyes open/peeled (for sb/sth)
to
watch carefully for someone or something
Keep
your eyes peeled, he should be here any minute.
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