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[singleguy]

Related to the words, neat & messy in interchange2 unite1 perspectives

Source: Longman Active Study

[C. Breezy]

Can i Ask what's this topic for ?
Please answer in short , when i see a long English text i feel boring to read it

[sepid12ir]

Could anybody explain more about the grammar?

u know wot, it is a very simple but sorta intangible for learners

students usually confuse 'used to' with 'simple past'

let me give an example:
Used to:
I used to play a lot when I was a child

Simple Past:
I went to Shiraz when I was a child

Usage:
we use 'used to' when we talk about an action which we used to do regular n frequently. not an event which happend just a few times so we must use 'used to' so that the audiance can feel that was my habit to play a lot

n besides, we use simple past when we talk about an event, action or whatever which happened in its specific time

some other examples:
I used to go swiming but not anymore

I used to wake up late

I used to oversleep n miss the first hour of my class: this means that it was my habit n it didn't happen just once but more than one time...In such a situation if u arrived on time, that would be shocking for other students to see u on time since u were always late, ...

But in the below example that would be shocking for yr classmates when they see u r late, since u've been always on time

I overslept and missed the first hour of my class: this means that it happenend just once
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if there was still any more question dun hesitate n ask
a great job is bein done here
good luckl

[singleguy]

Why don't anyone start the discussion? Do you want to discuss about food?
for example we can talk about the food that are good or bad for our health
or we can discuss about the food pyramid
we can talk about desserts that you like to eat
about what people have for their breakfast in other contries
about what people eat for good luck in especial days of the year
let's start ...!!!maybe I put some pictures about this subject

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source: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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source: oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

[singleguy]

Idioms related to intro, unite9

a bite at / of the 'cherry
(BrE) an opportunity to do sth:
They were eager for a second bite of the cherry.

go 'pear-shaped
(BrE, informal) if things go pear-shaped, they go wrong

full of beans /life:
having a lot of energy

not have a 'bean:
(BrE, informal) to have no money

like a cat that’s got the cream (BrE) (US like the cat that got / ate / swallowed the canary):
very pleased with yourself


be like taking candy from a baby:
(informal) used to emphasize how easy it is to do sth

butter wouldn’t melt (in sb’s 'mouth):
(informal) used to say that sb seems to be innocent, kind, etc. when they are not really

like a knife through butter(informal):
easily; without meeting any difficulty

burn the midnight oil:
to study or work until late at night

oil the 'wheels (BrE) (NAmE grease the 'wheels):
to help sth to happen easily and without problems, especially in business or politics

a big fish (in a small pond):
an important person (in a small community)

a cold 'fish:
a person who seems unfriendly and without strong emotions

drink like a 'fish:
to drink a lot of alcohol regularly

there are plenty more fish in the 'sea:
there are many other people or things that are as good as the one sb has failed to get

( It's enough about fish . you can find more idioms about fish in dictionary)

make (both) ends 'meet:
to earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need:
Many families struggle to make ends meet.
cry over spilt 'milk (BrE) (US cry over spilled 'milk):
to waste time worrying about sth that has happened that you cannot do anything about:
As the saying goes—it’s no use crying over spilt milk.


the land of milk and 'honey:
a place where life is pleasant and easy and people are very happy

say 'cheese:
used to ask sb to smile before you take their photograph

take the bread out of sb’s 'mouth(we know it in Persian too)
to take away sb’s job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live


Wow…I'm tired of writing these idioms. We have many idioms about food. If you check Oxford dictionary(advanced) you can find more and more idioms about food, vegetable, fruit ,etc.

once too often
used to say that sb has done sth wrong or stupid again, and this time they will suffer because of it:
You’ve tried that trick once too often.

why 'ever:
used in questions to mean ‘why’, expressing surprise:
Why ever didn’t you tell us before?

ever so / 'ever such a(informal, especially BrE) very; really:
He looks ever so smart. She’s ever such a nice woman. It’s ever so easy.


once a … , always a …:
used to say that sb cannot change:
Once an actor, always an actor.




Source: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary