English Vocb Flashcards
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What does industrious mean?
hard-working
proverb necessity is the mother of invention
Proverb mean مثل and the sentence mean means that if you really need to do something, you will think of a way of doing it.
to switch off
means to stop worrying or thinking about something and relax
phrase kicking back
stop doing things and relax completely
missionary
someone sent to spread their religion to a foreign country.
Heathen
for someone who believes in no religion.
in quotation marks
is used to show the actual words spoken or written by someone else
Topsy-turvy
Mean upside down or disorganised.فوضى
ironically
بشكل ساخر
faux pas
embarrassing remark or action.زلة
caveat
If you say something with a caveat, it contains a warning that what you have said may not be completely true or is limited in some way
if you draw a line under something
you consider it finished in order to move on and make a fresh start.
sarcastic
saying or doing the opposite of what you really mean in order to mock or insult.بتتمسخر يعني
sympathise
تعاطف
Sincere
صادق او مخلص
Sincere
صادق او مخلص
started jumping on the bandwagon
an idiom meaning to become involved in an activity because it’s popular, and not because you’re really interested in it.
some banks have been accused of greenwashing
attempting to appear environmentally friendly without actually doing anything serious to protect the environment.
the phrase to put the spotlight on something,
means to draw attention to it
Strip joints
نوادي التعري
Can i tell you what the answer is?
Its used to say can i say the solution?
Gravy boat
قارب المرق كشكل لتقديم المرقة او الصوص
it matters to me
انه مهم بالنسبة الي
Its a metaphor
انه تشبيه!