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Relative adverbs: choose with confidence

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Rhetoric meaning: Persuasion or empty words?

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Sarcastic meaning: when words mean opposite

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Sentence Variety: Write Better Paragraphs

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Singing your praises

Have you ever chosen a course because several people could not stop talking about how good the teacher was?

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Subordinating Conjunctions: Connect Ideas Clearly

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TOEFL study routine: plan weekly practice

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Take advantage of

Using a free course is sensible, but using a helpful colleague unfairly is not. How can one expression describe both situations?

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Take for granted

You assume the shop opens on Sunday without checking, and you rarely thank the friend who always helps. Which expression fits both mistakes?

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Take it out on someone

A difficult meeting makes someone angry, and later they shout at a family member who did nothing wrong. Which expression describes this unfair redirection?

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Tentative Meaning: Plans That Might Change

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The ball is in your court

You have sent the proposal and answered every question. Nothing else can happen until the client responds. Whose responsibility is the next move?

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The bottom line

A long meeting produces dozens of details, but everyone needs one clear conclusion. Which phrase brings the discussion back to what matters most?

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The elephant in the room

Everyone at dinner speaks politely, although two guests have stopped talking to each other. The problem is obvious, but nobody mentions it.

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The final straw

The train is repeatedly late, crowded, and unreliable. One more cancellation finally makes a commuter decide to drive instead.

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The upper hand

Two companies negotiate, but only one owns the technology both sides need. That advantage gives one side much greater control over the agreement.

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To bend over backwards

A colleague changes her schedule, calls three suppliers, and stays late to solve your problem. Saying she tried hard does not capture the extraordinary effort.

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To cut it fine

Your train leaves in twenty minutes, but the journey to the station normally takes eighteen. You might arrive, although almost nothing can go wrong.

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To get a word in edgeways

One person has talked for ten uninterrupted minutes. You have something useful to add, but every pause disappears before you can begin.

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To jump ship

A company loses its biggest clients, and several senior employees immediately accept jobs elsewhere. Their timing suggests more than an ordinary career change.

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To not lift a finger

Three people cook, carry boxes, and clean the room while a fourth person watches from the sofa. How do you emphasise that the watcher contributed nothing?

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To pull the plug

A promising project keeps losing money. Its sponsor finally ends the funding, and the whole operation must stop immediately.

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To put someone on the spot

During a public meeting, someone unexpectedly asks you to choose which colleague should lose their budget. Everyone waits for your immediate answer.

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Torn between

One job offers meaningful work near your family. Another offers better pay in a city you love. Both choices matter, and neither feels easy.

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