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On returning to Sidney
no longer/not any longer
used when something used to happen or be true in the
past but does not happen or is not true now
The extra workers won’t be needed any longer.
It’s no longer a secret.
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In everyday English, people usually say not any longer
or not anymore (especially AmE)/not any more (BrE), rather than no longer,
which sounds slightly formal or literary:
He no longer lives here. → He doesn’t live here any
longer OR anymore.
Sorry for
if something bad happens to you on top of something else, it happens when you have
other problems
-On top of everything else, I now have to go to work
next Saturday!
To add insult to injury
I could use a hug
A softer approach
bow /baʊ/ ●●○ verb
1 [intransitive] to bend the top part of your body
forward in order to show respect for someone important, or as a way of thanking
an audience
She bowed and
left the stage.
Corbett entered
the room, bowing respectfully.
The servant
bowed low and handed his master the sealed note.
bow before/to
He bowed before
the king.
flirt/flɜːt $ flɜːrt/ verb [intransitive]
to behave towards someone in a way that shows that you
are sexually attracted to them, although you do not really want a relationship
with them
flirt with
She accused him
of flirting with other women.
She was
flirting outrageously (=a lot) with some of the managers.
mis‧e‧ra‧ble /ˈmɪzərəbəl/ ●●● S3 W3 adjective
1 extremely unhappy, for example because you feel
lonely, cold, or badly treated
I’ve been so
miserable since Pat left me.
I spent the
weekend feeling miserable.
Jan looks
really miserable.
Why do you make
yourself miserable by taking on too much work?
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