VOCABULARY OF THE DAY

Question 1

IDIOMS/EXPRESSIONS: zero tolerance

Answer 1

If something is given zero tolerance, it won’t be accepted even once.

Ex: Because of the school’s zero-tolerance policy, our boy was expelled for smoking just one cigarette.

Question 2

PHRASAL VERB: put in (2)

Answer 2

to install a large piece of equipment into a room, a home or a building

For example:
have (something) put in: I’ve just had a solar heating system put in, and it works perfectly.

put in (something): If you put in a $10,000 swimming pool, the property’s value will increase by about $30,000.

put (something) in: How much would it cost to put a new kitchen in?

Question 3

SLANG: veggie

Answer 3

a vegetable

Ex: The meal was OK but we would’ve liked more veggies with the meat.

Question 4

SAYING: Death is a remedy for all ills

Answer 4

Possible interpretation:
When we die, all our problems are solved.

Note: death (noun) = the act of dying; the end of life | remedy (noun) = cure; solution | ills (noun) = problems; misfortunes