What is your favourite English Word or Phrase? Why?
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“Bite the bullet” Meaning to endure a painful experience office a difficult situation with courage. Example : she had to bite the bullet and tell her boss about the mistake she made. ☺️
" Don't count your chickens before they hatch ", meaning don't be sure about something before its time, and I could say in a similar sort of way Murphy's law "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong " because no matter how well we plan things the potential for them to go wrong is always there so we need to have plan 'b' alongside with plan 'A'.
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Barking up the wrong tree” means you or someone else is making a mistake or pursuing the wrong path. And it can be applied to just about anything, like chasing after something that isn’t going to lead to the desired result or misinterpreting the situation.
Trepidation feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen. "the men set off in fear and trepidation"
Not every closed door is locked, push! This tells us that, even though we are being faced with obstacles in our life, pursuit, we should never relent, rather, continue to push on until we overcome.
Favorite phrase. "In the nick of time" (1) It could be used to catch a bus or train. (2) The ambulance arrived just in time to save the accident victim.(3) I completed my exam in the nick of time. Favorite word, PEACE. We need this starting in the family, neighbors, countries and the whole world.
Better late than never. Meaning: Describes things that are better done than not, even if it takes a long time.
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That’s a great question! There are many things, but I’d say I like the phrase “burn the midnight oil”, which is an idiom meaning staying awake late at night to work or study 😊
I like the word perseverance, it means the action of persisting in the course of action or determination despite difficulties.
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