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Beat around the bush
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To talk about lots of unimportant things because you want to avoid talking about what is really important.

Lie at the heart/center/root of something
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To be the most important part of something,

Old wives tale
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A colloquial expression referring to spurious or superstitious claims.

All along
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It has been true or been present throughout a period of time.

All in all
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Used to show that you are considering every part of a situation.
All in all, it had been one of the most miserable days of Henry's life.

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Apple of discord
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The foundation, root or core of a quarrel or a small issue that could lead to a bigger argument.

All fingers and thumbs
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Extremely awkward or clumsy. Sorry I dropped the vase; I'm all fingers and thumbs today.

All the same
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A situation or your opinion has not changed, in spite of what has happened or what has just been said.

Same old
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Used to say that a situation or someone's behaviour remains the same.

How deep the rabbit hole goes
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Getting deep into something, or ending up somewhere strange.

You only get what you give
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If you put good out into the world, good will come back to you. If you give kindness, understanding, and support to others, then those same qualities will be returned to you.

A little rough around the edges
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If a person has rough edges, they do not always behave well and politely: Age and experience have softened his rough edges (= have made him a more polite or gentle person).

He who is born a fool is never cured
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You cannot change a mind of a fool

As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks
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A foolish person believes what he desires.

Live by the sword, die by the sword
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Those who live by violence will die by violence.

mere mortal
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A human, and therefore capable of mistakes. The phrase emphasizes someone's humanity and fallibility.

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We use a mix of all methods and all best features which we could find in every method. The main principle of studying here is to force students to use English as much as possible because practice makes perfect. That's why we ask students to be active and chatty participants. You can learn something ...

Classic school method. I think everyone had it in ESL school (English as a Second Language school). You study English in a form of lessons. Every lesson has grammar exercises, a short English story and new words with translation. The pros of the method: 1.You know grammar. 2.You can make simple sent...

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sit on the fence
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Avoid making a decision or choice.
To remain neutral, to refuse to take sides in a dispute.
Not favoring or joined to either side in a quarrel, contest, or war.

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a rule of thumb
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A rule of thumb is a rule or principle that you follow which is not based on exact calculations, but rather on experience.
As a rule of thumb, a cup of filter coffee contains about 80mg of caffeine.

In some location, an epidemic led* to a lockdown. People risked to lose their financial stability. Doctors worked to analyze the virus and develop* a medicine. They computed genetic patterns, scanned samples*, and tested a new vaccine. The government* organized mass vaccinations. X-rays were used to...

In this thread I'll post stories made of Well-known Words.
Some pictures of words have been posted in the thread "Pictures of some words".
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facepalm
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To cover one's face with the hand as an expression of embarrassment, dismay, or exasperation.

we are not on the same page
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Means we are talking about two different ideas, or we are understanding the same situation in two different ways.

pull someone’s leg
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When you pull someone’s leg you lie to someone in a friendly way to make them believe something that isn’t true.

don't put your feet on the furniture
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Be respectful.

swallow your tongue
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To lose the power of speech.

hold you tongue
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To not speak.
To stop yourself from speaking.

bread and butter
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A job or activity that provides a person's or organization's main income.
The meaning of BREAD AND BUTTER is being as basic as the earning of one's livelihood.

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speak
Happy End
Happy New Year

You can learn English by memorizing patterns. This technique is very useful, since native English speakers speak using memorizing patterns mostly. Usually, people don't think of grammar rules during quick speeches. Talkenglish.com made a whole website of patterns. https://www.talkenglish.com/lessoni...

Have a good day! I want you to post a short essay about yourself and your aims here. It will help us to pick up an individual plan for you. I'd like to see answers to the next questions in your essay. You can answer whatever you want (it's just an example of an essay, you may not follow it strictly)...

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(both) a blessing and a curse
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Something that at once provides a great benefit while also or inevitably resulting in negative consequences.

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keep an eye open
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To watch with special attention

"To" preposition (INFINITIVE) Used before a verb to show that it is in the infinitive to work, to go, to walk To use English in your daily life you need to practice much. To be good at speaking English you should take many lessons. =================================== Used after some verbs...

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hold me back
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This phrase is said when a person tries to retaliate at another person who did or said something provocative.

raspberry-logo.png The goal of these threads is to teach students English and Raspberry Pi Programming by posting short tasks and solutions. To run and compile programs you should use IDE. You can download Wyliodrin Studio. Wyliodrin Studio Download and install it. ======================= To design...

Hello World in assembly language
Assembly-hello
Hello World in C++
C++-hello

Install AVR Studio 4.19. Project->New Project->Atmel AVR Assembler Project name: "blinking-led" Click Next>> Select Device: Atmega328 Click Finish Copy-paste the code in the code window Click Build->Build and Run(Ctrl-F7) You should see the message in the output window "AVR Simulator:...

Create a new code file in Simulide. Copy-paste the program to the code window of SimulIde (you may click the button Select All (from the previous post) and press Ctrl+С (to copy the code from the forum) and Ctrl+V (to paste the code)). Click "Save". Then enter "File name: blinking-lea...

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Let's make our first project. Blinking LED Create the folder "blinking-led-avrasm" in the directory "my-avr". Create the subfolder "gcb_code" in the folder "blinking-led-avrasm". Find the file "m8def.inc" in "/SimulIDE_1.0.0/examples/Micro/Avr/m...

Unzip and copy a downloaded SimulIDE to your working place ("Local Disk C" for example). Install Atmel Studio 6.0. Install WinAVR. Install Arduino IDE. Find the folder "avrassembler" in /Program Files/Atmel/Atmel Studio 6.0/extensions/Atmel/AVRAssembler/2.1.51.64/ and copy this f...

take someone's side
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To agree with or support one person or group and not another

get your hands dirty
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To get involved with all aspects of your job, including routine, practical, or more junior work, or dealing with people directly

roll up your sleeves
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To prepare for hard work

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