BINOMIALS or BINOMIAL PHRASES are fixed pairs of words that frequently go together and when they do, they're always in the same order. Here is the glossary of some from the exercise BINOMIALS 01 with a less transparent meaning: give or take = approximately hustle and bustle = busy noisy activity of a lot of people on and off = intermittently wine and dine (sbd) = go to restaurants etc. and enjoy good food and drink; entertain sbd by buying them good food and drink to and fro = backwards and forwards skin and bones = extremely thin odds and ends = small items that are not valuable or are not part of a larger set spick and span = neat and clean touch and go (also touch-and-go) (adj) = risky, uncertain (you) live and learn = used to express surprise at sth you didn’t expect to learn or experience (come) rain or shine = in any circumstances
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Auld Lang Syne = For the Sake of Old Times
A Scottish song sung as a New Year's anthem in the English-speaking countries all over the world. The words/lyrics were penned by Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland, to the tune of a traditional folk song.
My all time favourite:
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing The saying "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing" or "A little learning is a dangerous thing" means that a small amount of knowledge can mislead ppl into thinking that they are more expert than they really are which can lead to mistakes and/or wrong conclusions being made. nomophobia
(from INDEPENDENT) nomophobia = the feeling of panic or stress when you're separated from your smartphone from World Health Organisation and OED
gaming disorder = a pattern of gaming behaviour (“digital-gaming” or “video-gaming”) characterized by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming over other activities to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other interests and daily activities, and continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences. |
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