Preposition: Until (meaning, examples, pronunciation)
"Until" means "up to the time of; before (a specified time)."
Example #1: We played chess until four o'clock.
Example #2: I went to bed and slept until morning.
Example #3: He continued to get a salary until the end of May.
Example #4: Until 2016, he was an officer in the army.
Example #5: You'll have to wait until your next birthday for a new bike.
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Preposition: Amid/amidst (meaning, examples, pronunciation)
"Amid/amidst" means "surrounded by, in the middle of."
Example: We camped that day amid a fir forest.
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Irregular verbs in movies: Lend / lent / lent
"Lend" means "to give something to someone for a period of time, expecting to get it back."
Forms: Lend / lent / lent
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Slang: Wacko (meaning, examples, pronunciation)
"Wacko" is a strange or crazy person.
Example #1: We saw this wacko at the airport. He was running around saying the devil was after him.
Example #2: Some wacko has been sending the actress increasingly disturbing letters.
Example #3: Have you met Judy's sister? She's really hard to talk to, and she gets this crazy look in her eye sometimes. I think she's a bit wacko.
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Phrasal verb: Breathe in (meaning, example, picture, pronunciation)
"Breathe in" means "to take air, smoke, etc. into your lungs through your nose or mouth."
Example: I love sitting by the ocean, breathing in the fresh sea air.
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Irregular verb: Outfight / outfought / outfought (forms, meaning, example, picture, pronunciation)
"Outfight" means "to fight better than someone."
Forms: Outfight / outfought / outfought
Example: He outfought me, he was just the better man in the ring.
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Phrasal verb: Look after (meaning, examples, pronunciation)
"Look after" means "to take care of someone or something."
Example #1: I asked my sister to look after the cat while we're gone on vacation.
Example #2: Any chance you can look after the kids on Saturday night?
Example #3: You could tell that the car had been well looked after.
Example #4: If you look after your clothes they last a lot longer.
Example #5: People don't look after other people's property in the same way as they look after their own.
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Idioms in movies: On the same page
"Be on the same page" means "to think the same way or have the same opinion about something."
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Idiom: New kid on the block (meaning, examples, pronunciation)
"New kid on the block" is someone who is new in a place or organization.
Example #1: We moved around the country a lot when I was growing up, so I was always the new kid on the block in school.
Example #2: I'm just the new kid on the block. I've only been working here for a month.
Example #3: Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block.
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Idiom: From rags to riches (picture, meaning, example, pronunciation)
"From rags to riches" means "from being poor to being wealthy."
Example: My father was born in a poor family, but now he's a successful lawyer. He really went from rags to riches.
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Irregular verbs in movies: Flee / fled / fled
"Flee" means "to run away from a place or situation of danger."
Forms: Flee / fled / fled
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Phrasal verbs in movies: Look after
"Look after" means "to take care of someone or something."
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Slang: Fat cat (meaning, examples, pronunciation)
Fat cat is a person who has great wealth and power.
Example: He's just another fat cat - a wealthy banker from Boston.
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Preposition: Gone (meaning, examples, pronunciation)
"Gone" means "past".
Example: He's gone 50. He must be nearly 60 years old.
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Slang in movies: Hunky-dory
"Hunky-dory" means "fine, going well".
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Idiom: Build castles in the air (picture, meaning, example, pronunciation)
"Build castles in the air" means "to make plans that have very little chance of happening."
Example: Don't build castles in the air, just find some work to earn money.
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Phrasal verb: Beat up (meaning, example, picture, pronunciation)
"Beat up" means "to attack violently."
Example: He threatened to beat me up if I didn't give him my wallet.
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Idioms in movies: Piece of cake
"Piece of cake" is something easy to do.
Origin: There was a tradition in the US slavery states where slaves participated in 'cake walks' where couples performed a dance mocking the mannerisms of their masters. The most graceful couple would receive a cake as a prize which came to be known among the slaves as something very easy to obtain.
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Preposition: About (meaning, examples, pronunciation)
"About" is used to indicate movement within a particular area.
Example: We looked about the museum for a bit before going on a tour.
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Irregular verb: Drink / drank / drunk (forms, meaning, example, picture, pronunciation)
"Drink" means "to take liquid into your body through your mouth."
Forms: Drink / drank / drunk
Example: Paul was so thirsty that he drank three glasses of water.
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Slang: Egghead (meaning, examples, pronunciation)
Egghead is an overly intellectual person.
Example: When those eggheads talk about the economy on TV, I can't understand a word they say.
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Phrasal verb: Get away (meaning, example, picture, pronunciation)
"Get away" means "to escape."
Example: The robber got away in a stolen car.
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Irregular verb: Dig / dug / dug (forms, meaning, example, pronunciation)
"Dig" means "to break up and move earth using a tool, a machine, or your hands."
Forms: Dig / dug / dug
Example: We dug a hole and planted the tree.
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