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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

*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]

1 a man or boy who behaves badly, but who you like in spite of this - often used humorously:

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

permanently:

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.