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Word # Slugabed’ * Part of Speech — Noun. * Meaning — * An extremely lazy person who loves to wake up late in the morning. * Pronunciation — * S as in slow * lu as in luck, * ga as in garlic, * bed as usual, bed * Sentence — * He loves to sleep for a long time on Sundays and behaves like a slugabed. (Noun, a person who wakes up late in the morning) * She has a habit of lucubrating at night; theref...

Rein in, Keep under the wraps,freak out ,put you mind to it ,beat up ,....

Wordie-logophile Loggy - slow response Douchey- irritating behavior Bingeable- worth watching Bongga- extravagant costly Random- unpleasant Glam ping- glamorous camping Eensy weensy - very tiny Hangry - Angry and hungry

Up a blind alley - Taking a course of action that will lead to a negative outcome. I tried to convince him that he was going up a blind alley with his new plan, but he wouldn't believe me. I think things will turn out badly. Up a gum tree - In a very difficult situation that might be impossible to extricate oneself from. I've been looking at the situation and, honestly, I think we're up a gum tree...

Down in the dumps - Down and depressed. He's been down in the dumps lately. He just feels depressed and a bit despondent. Down in the mouth - Sad. She's down in the mouth. She’s really upset about the things that have happened lately. Down the tube - For something to go wrong, especially if something goes wrong with an exciting plan. We were so excited about our upcoming party plans, but everythin...

* Word# Turmoil * Part Of Speech — Noun. * Pronunciation — * Tur as in turban, * m as in mountain, * oil as usual, oil. * Etymology — * The word turmoil has an unknown origin. * Meaning — * A state of confusion, unrest, and disturbance. * Mnemonic — * The term of the minister saw turmoil in the country. * Sentences — * When the teacher was absent, the class was in a turmoil. (Noun, a state of conf...

Word #Eyesome * Part Of Speech — Adjective. * Pronunciation — * Eye, as usual, eye, * some as usual, some. * Meaning — * Extremely pleasing to look at * Mnemonic — * If something is so pleasing that it appears to your eyes, it is eyesome. * Sentences — * The teacher said that the student had made an eyesome project. (Adjective, extremely ) * When she was convalescent, she was taken to the bucolic...

1.Hit it on the nose - To have a perfect understanding of something or to do something perfectly. Olivia was very smart. She seemed to get everything right at work, constantly hitting things on the nose. 2.Hit me up - To get in contact with someone. For example to email, text, or call an acquaintance. Hit me up if you'd like to join the team. 3.Hit pay dirt - To come upon something of significant...

Dead from the neck up - Unintelligent or stupid. That guy seems really stupid. I think he's dead from the neck up. Dead in the water - No longer effective. The project is dead in the water. It is ruined and there is no way to move forward with it. Dead quiet - Extremely quiet. It was dead quiet in there. But that's appropriate, of course. It's a library! Dead ringer - To look exactly like someone...

Running on fumes - To stay awake even when you're exhausted. The student had stayed up for hours studying and felt like he needed to go to sleep soon. He was running on fumes. Run like the wind - To run really quickly. I'm determined to run like the wind during the next track and field meet. Run-of-the-mill - Common and ordinary. I liked the sweater that Amy pointed out, but I honestly felt that i...

Word # Heart stopping * Part Of Speech — Adjective. * Pronunciation — * Heart as usual, heart, * stopping as usual, stopping.. * Meaning — * Extremely exciting and thrilling. * Etymology — * The word heart-stopping has been derived from the English words heart and stopping. * Mnemonic — * Of something is so exciting that it almost stops your heart, it is heart-stopping.— * The teacher said that th...

Word #770 — ‘Scintilla’ * Part Of Speech — Noun. * Pronunciation — * Sc as science, * in as usual, in, * till as usual, till, * a as in almirah. * Meaning — * A small amount of something. * Etymology — * The word scintilla is derived directly from the Latin word scintilla that is related to the verb scintillare meaning to sparkle. * Mnemonic — * One should try to inculcate even a scintilla of good...

Word#Mollycoddle * Part Of Speech — Verb. * Noun — Mollycoddle/Mollycoddling. * Pronunciation — * M as in market, * oll as in doll, * y as in happy, * co as in cot, * ddle as in puddle. * Meaning — * To pamper someone excessively. OR * An excessively pampered man [Noun]. * Etymology — * The word mollycoddle has been derived from the word Molly derived from Mary in 1754. * Mnemonic — * Her name was...

Word #Tedium * Part Of Speech — Noun. * Pronunciation — * Te as in tea, * dium as in medium. * Meaning — * The quality of being boring and monotonous. * Mnemonic — * A tedious task has tedium. * Sentences — * The teacher told the students to develop hobbies to ward off tedium. (Noun, the quality of being boring and monotonous) * Weary of the tedium of ordinary life, she went into deep slumber. (No...

Word #— ‘Blue-sky’ * Part Of Speech — Adjective. * Pronunciation — * Blue as usual, blue, * sky as usual, sky. * Meaning — * Impractical. OR * Something that does not yield or bring money.. * Sentences — * If a person stares at the blue sky and keeps daydreaming, he or she is engaged in blue-sky thinking * Everybody knows that his ideas are all blue-sky. (Adjective, impractical) * The thought that...

Word #Manky * Part Of Speech — Adjective. * Pronunciation — * Ma as in manage, * nky as in shonky. * Meaning — * Worthless. * sentences — * The shonky (dishonest) man is manky. * The teacher never called any student manky. (Adjective, worthless) * The manky boy always boondoggled his time. (Adjective, worthless) * The purse-proud woman berated the manky man. (Adjective, worthless) * He may appear...

Word#Bonzer * Part Of Speech — Adjective. * Pronunciation — * Bon as in bond, * z as in zero, * er as in helper. * Meaning — * Excellent. * Sentences — * The teacher said to the student that her essay was bonzer. (Adjective, excellent) * The student was heedful in the class, so she could write in a bonzer manner. (Adjective, excellent) * Bonnie has a bonzer knack of falling asleep whenever she get...

1.Eat out - to have a meal in the restaurant I usually don’t eat out for lunch Many people like to eat out on Friday night 2.Pick out -to choose We picked out someplace close for the lunch. 3.Cooking away -someone doing work with enthusiasm or energy It seemed they were cooking away in the kitchen. 4.Bring out to make something available or represent something to someone The waiter brought out the...

Scorcher out there -hot and humid day O my god it’s a scorcher out there Tomorrow is supposed to be scorcher . It’s hot as hell - when really hot outside it’s hot as hell oustside let’s go to air conditioning room . It’s like an oven- extreme hot oust-side a temp i high I dnt want to go market right now it’s like an oven outside . I am sweating bullets - when u are sweating due to hot weather It’s...

Eat like a pig -when somebody got a bad table manners He ate like pig and made whole dinning table messy Eat like a bird- who eat doesn’t much She eats like a bird. Eat like a horse someone who eats a lot The small dog really eats like a horse . Eat a horse - some one is starving I am so hungry , I could eat a horse Drink like a fish - a person who drinks lot of alcoholic drinks Jacks drinks like...

Word # Otiose * Part of Speech — Adjective. * Noun — Otioseness/Otiosity. * Adverb — Otiosely. * Pronunciation — * O as in close, * ti as in ability OR she, * ose as in close. * The word otiose is used to refer to something which is — * Useless OR * Lazy OR * Ineffective. * When A finds a phone useless to him, we say that the phone has become an otiose object to A. * When a medicine has become ine...

1.Wait for the other shoe to drop - something is going to happen but u are unsure about it. After school I showed my report card from school to mom, she was not happy with my grades and then said she is showing it to dad in the evening I was waiting for the other shoe to drop. Amy tells that she is going to quit the job We have not heard anything from a boss. We are waiting for the other shoe to d...

We are going to take a look on 7 idoms that are related to animals . Let’s check it out As quiet as a mouse -Not talking very much. Tom was busy while working so he was as quite as a mouse . 2 .To Work like a dog-someone works very hard Mom was working like a dog to prepare the food for the party 3.Lion’s share - Biggest part of something Tommy just did one assignment so he has lions share of work...

Word# zany * Part of Speech — Adjective. * Adverb — Zanily. * Noun — Zaniness. * Pronunciation — * Z as in zebra, * any as usual, any. * The word zany means — * Foolish OR * Strange. * Sentences — * Being extremely zany, he never took anybody's advice and acted unwisely. (Adjective, foolish) * As she was superbious, she zanily ignored her teacher's warnings and ultimately performed poorly in the e...

Word# brazen * Part Of Speech — Adjective. * Noun — Brazenness. * Verb — Brazen. * Adverb — Brazenly. * Pronunciation — * Br as in brother, * a as in age, * z as in amaze, * en as in enable. * Meaning — * Shameless, arrogant, * To endure something [Verb, in brazen it out]. * Sentences — * The teacher chastened the boy for the brazenness of his behavior. (Noun, shameless, arrogance and unrestrained...