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"Hooked" means "strongly attracted to something or someone". Example #1: I really like Julia, my new girlfriend. After just two dates, I'm hooked! Example #2: Open this book, read a few pages and you will be hooked. Example #3: Billy is hooked on football. He never misses a game. Learn slang in our app - http://onelink.to/ewf6kr Special offer! Get 40% off our slang dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/slang/

Meaning #1: In front of. Example: He could see that the road ahead of him was clear. Meaning #2: Earlier than. Example: I finished the project several days ahead of the deadline. Meaning #3: Making more progress than someone else. Example: Sophie is well ahead of the other children in her class. Learn prepositions in our app - http://onelink.to/abccm5 Special offer! Get 40% off our preposition dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/prepositions/

"Act for" means "to represent someone; to do something on behalf of someone". Example #1: If you don't have a lawyer, the state will appoint one to act for you. Example #2: In a democracy, the people elect representatives to act for them in parliament. Example #3: During John's illness, his manager had been acting for him in the business affairs. Learn phrasal verbs in our app - http://onelink.to/7y3btw Special offer! Get 40% off our phrasal verb dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/phrasalverbs/

Meet means: 1) to come to the same place as someone; or 2) to see and speak to someone for the first time. Forms: meet / met / met Example #1 (Present Simple): We usually meet on Friday afternoons. Example #2 (Past Simple): I met my best friend in school three years ago. Example #3 (Present Perfect): He's the nicest person I've ever met. Learn irregular verbs in our app - http://onelink.to/9ssyrh Special offer! Get 40% off our irregular verb dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/irregularverbs/

"Drop a bombshell" means "to announce shocking news". Example #1: My sister dropped a bombshell when she told us she is pregnant. Example #2: Jane dropped a bombshell when she said she was leaving. Example #3: Our boss dropped a bombshell when he told us that half of us would lose our jobs. Learn idioms in our app - http://onelink.to/zhdnr2 Get 40% off our idiom dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/idioms/

"Cuppa" is a cup of tea. Example: As soon as I get home, I'm going to have a nice hot cuppa. Learn slang in our app - http://onelink.to/ewf6kr Special offer! Get 40% off our slang dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/slang/

"Except" means "not including, other than". Example: The office works every day except Sunday. Learn prepositions in our app - http://onelink.to/abccm5 Special offer! Get 40% off our preposition dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/prepositions/

"Answer back" means "to reply rudely to someone in authority". Example: Her mother was shocked when she started answering her back. Learn phrasal verbs in our app - http://onelink.to/7y3btw Special offer! Get 40% off our phrasal verb dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/phrasalverbs/

"Become" means "to start to be". Forms: become / became / become Example: My son wants to become a police officer when he grows up. Learn irregular verbs in our app - http://onelink.to/9ssyrh Special offer! Get 40% off our irregular verb dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/irregularverbs/

"Hang someone out to dry" means "to abandon someone who is in trouble". Example: After losing the election, the party is going to hang him out to dry. Learn idioms in our app - http://onelink.to/zhdnr2 Get 40% off our idiom dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/idioms/

Gumshoe is a detective or private investigator. Example: The suspicious husband paid a gumshoe to follow his wife. Learn slang in our app - http://onelink.to/ewf6kr Special offer! Get 40% off our slang dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/slang/

"In front of" means "close to the front of". Example: She made a selfie in front of the mirror. Learn prepositions in our app - http://onelink.to/abccm5 Special offer! Get 40% off our preposition dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/prepositions/

"Ask over" means "to invite people to your house". Example: We have asked some friends over for barbecue on Saturday. Learn phrasal verbs in our app - http://onelink.to/7y3btw Special offer! Get 40% off our phrasal verb dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/phrasalverbs/

"Lend" means "to give something to someone for a short time, expecting that you will get it back". Forms: lend / lent / lent Example: She was cold, and I lent her my jacket. Learn irregular verbs in our app - http://onelink.to/9ssyrh Special offer! Get 40% off our irregular verb dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/irregularverbs/

"Freebie" is something you get for free. Example: This T-shirt was a freebie I got for being in the audience of a TV show. Learn slang in our app - http://onelink.to/ewf6kr Special offer! Get 40% off our slang dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/slang/

"New kid on the block" is someone who is new in a place or organization. Example: I'm just the new kid on the block. I've only been working here for a month. Learn idioms in our app - http://onelink.to/zhdnr2 Get 40% off our idiom dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/idioms/

"Aboard" means "on or into a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle". Example: He likes to read aboard a plane. Learn prepositions in our app - http://onelink.to/abccm5 Special offer! Get 40% off our preposition dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/prepositions/

"Take aback" means "to surprise or shock". Example: The news of my favorite singer's death took me aback. Learn phrasal verbs in our app - http://onelink.to/7y3btw Special offer! Get 40% off our phrasal verb dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/phrasalverbs/

"Bite" means "to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth". Forms: bite / bit / bitten Example: My neighbor's dog bit Bobby the other day. Learn irregular verbs in our app - http://onelink.to/9ssyrh Special offer! Get 40% off our irregular verb dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/irregularverbs/

"Cat got your tongue?" means "have you nothing to say?". Example: - Hi! How are you? How's your husband? Are you surprised to see me? What's the matter, cat got your tongue? Learn idioms in our app - http://onelink.to/zhdnr2 Get 40% off our idiom dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/idioms/

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"Take aback" means "to surprise or shock someone". Example #1: The news of my favorite singer's death took me aback. Example #2: When I told my parents I was married, they were completely taken aback. Example #3: All of us were taken aback to learn that John was moving to England next month. Learn phrasal verbs in our app - http://onelink.to/7y3btw Special offer! Get 40% off our phrasal verb dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/phrasalverbs/

"Concerning" means "about (or involving) someone or something". Example #1: The teacher will talk to me concerning my son's behavior. Example #2: He asked a few questions concerning the future of the company. Example #3: If you have any information concerning the incident, please contact the police. Learn prepositions in our app - http://onelink.to/abccm5 Special offer! Get 40% off our preposition dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/prepositions/

"Forget" means "to be unable to remember something". Forms: forget / forgot / forgotten Example #1 (Past Simple): I forgot my pen at home. Can I borrow yours? Example #2 (Present Perfect): Have you forgotten that you had an appointment? Example #3 (Present Perfect Continuous): I have been forgetting to apply conditioner and now my dandruff has come back. Learn irregular verbs in our app - http://onelink.to/9ssyrh Special offer! Get 40% off our irregular verb dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/irregularverbs/

"Made of money" means "to have a lot of money; to be very rich". Example 1: I can't afford buying a house. I'm not made of money. Example 2: He must be made of money. Look at his car! Example 3: That guy acts as if he's made of money, but I know that he's actually quite poor. Learn idioms in our app - http://onelink.to/zhdnr2 Get 40% off our idiom dictionary - use 40OFF coupon code at checkout - https://learzing.com/idioms/