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- Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:43 am
- Forum: Babbling
- Topic: how to post code
- Replies: 0
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how to post code
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- Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:48 am
- Forum: Raspberry Pi and ESP32 Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1782
Re: Lesson 1
Open esp32simulator. Create the folder "blinky" in the directory "esp32projects". Create the next files "main.py", "diagram.json" inside the folder "blinky". Connect all components with wires in the same way, as in the picture. You can rotate a compo...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:02 pm
- Forum: AVR Microcontroller and Arduino Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1418
Re: Lesson 1
You can make a real circuit and use blinking LED for a Christmas tree or put it in a toy police car and give it as a gift to children.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:35 pm
- Forum: AVR Microcontroller and Arduino Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1418
Re: Lesson 1
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-led...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:33 pm
- Forum: AVR Microcontroller and Arduino Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1418
Re: Lesson 1
int led=13; //creates variable led:=13 void setup(){ pinMode(led, OUTPUT); //makes the pin 13 an output } void loop(){ digitalWrite(led, 1); //writes the HIGH value to the digital pin 13 delay(2000); //delay 2 seconds digitalWrite(led, 0); //writes the LOW value to the digital pin 13 delay(2000); }
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:32 pm
- Forum: AVR Microcontroller and Arduino Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1418
Re: Lesson 1
int led=13; //creates variable led:=13 void setup(){ pinMode(led, OUTPUT); //makes the pin 13 an output } void loop(){ digitalWrite(led, 1); //writes the HIGH value to the digital pin 13 delay(2000); //delay 2 seconds digitalWrite(led, 0); //writes the LOW value to the digital pin 13 delay(2000); }...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: Raspberry Pi and ESP32 Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1782
Re: Lesson 1
Create the file "blinky.py" inside the folder "raspberryemulator" and copy-paste the next code (you may click the button Select Al and press Ctrl+С (to copy the code from the forum) and Ctrl+V (to paste the code)) from EmulatorGUI import GPIO #import RPi.GPIO as GPIO import time ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:06 pm
- Forum: AVR Microcontroller and Arduino Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1418
Re: Lesson 1
Blinking LED in Arduino. Now we will create an Arduino project using a sketch. A sketch is the name that Arduino uses for a program. It's the unit of code that is uploaded to and run on an Arduino board. Create the folder "blinking-led-arduino" in the directory "my-avr". Create t...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:03 pm
- Forum: AVR Microcontroller and Arduino Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1418
Re: Lesson 1
Create inside the subfolder "blinking-led-arduino-asm_ino" the next files blinking-led-arduino-asm.ino, blinking-led-arduino-asm.S using Notepad. ====================== 1.Open Notepad 2.File->Save As... and browse to the subfolder "blinking-led-arduino-asm_ino" 3.File name: blink...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: AVR Microcontroller and Arduino Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1418
Re: Lesson 1
Arduino has AVR microcontroller inside. It can be ATmega328, ATmega168 or ATmega8. We will prove it by creating our first Arduino program in Avrasm. Blinking LED in Arduino Avrasm. Create the folder "blinking-led-arduino-asm" in the directory "my-avr". Create the subfolder "...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:21 pm
- Forum: AVR Microcontroller and Arduino Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1418
Re: Lesson 1
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-led...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: AVR Microcontroller and Arduino Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1418
Re: Lesson 1
#include <avr/io.h> //includes library, standard AVR header #define LED 0 //defines the constant LED. Now LED:=0 void delayms(volatile unsigned long j) { volatile unsigned long i; for(i=0; i < 157*j; i++); //loops i from 0 to 157*j } int main(void) { DDRD |= (1<<LED); //makes PORTD0 an output while...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: AVR Microcontroller and Arduino Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1418
Re: Lesson 1
#include <avr/io.h> //includes library, standard AVR header #define LED 0 //defines the constant LED. Now LED:=0 void delayms(volatile unsigned long j) { volatile unsigned long i; for(i=0; i < 157*j; i++); //loops i from 0 to 157*j } int main(void) { DDRD |= (1<<LED); //makes PORTD0 an output while...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: AVR Microcontroller and Arduino Programming
- Topic: Lesson 1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1418
Re: Lesson 1
Blinking LED in AVR GCC. Create the folder "blinking-led-avr-c" in the directory "my-avr". Create the subfolder "gcb_code" in the folder "blinking-led-avr-c". Open the program SimulIDE and click "Save Circuit As", then save your project to the folder...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:20 pm
- Forum: Student Lobby
- Topic: Student heon950's corner
- Replies: 0
- Views: 25
Student heon950's corner
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)...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:14 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
which way the wind blows
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What the real situation is.
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What the real situation is.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
on hand
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If someone or something is on hand, they are near and able to be used if they are needed.
Do you have a calculator on hand?
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If someone or something is on hand, they are near and able to be used if they are needed.
Do you have a calculator on hand?
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
odds and ends
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Various things of different types, usually small and not important, or of little value.
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Various things of different types, usually small and not important, or of little value.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
man of his word
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A person who can be trusted to keep a promise; a reliable person.
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A person who can be trusted to keep a promise; a reliable person.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:08 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
nail something down
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To finalize
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To finalize
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
==================================== a night shift -Will you go to a night club with us? -No, I have a night shift today =================================== hands on -Will you do a work soon? -Yes, it's time to lay hands on it. =================================== with We will create a computer progr...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:52 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
put your heart and soul into something
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If you put your heart and soul into something, you do it with a great deal of enthusiasm and energy.
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If you put your heart and soul into something, you do it with a great deal of enthusiasm and energy.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:08 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: "For" in English
- Replies: 1
- Views: 54
Re: "For" in English
"For" preposition (INTENDED FOR) Intended to be given to There's an email for you. There's a prize for the best scientists. =================================== "For" preposition (PURPOSE) Having the purpose of I’m going for some breakfast. This store is for the use of hotel gues...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:05 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: "For" in English
- Replies: 1
- Views: 54
"For" in English
When to use "For" in English.
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
put food on the table
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To provide enough money to cover basic necessities.
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To provide enough money to cover basic necessities.
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:44 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
roughly speaking
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Not being totally accurate (used as a phrase to specify).
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Not being totally accurate (used as a phrase to specify).
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:10 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
at first sight.
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Used to describe your first impression of someone or something, usually to indicate that this first impression was wrong or incomplete.
Love at first sight
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Used to describe your first impression of someone or something, usually to indicate that this first impression was wrong or incomplete.
Love at first sight
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:35 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
a drop in the bucket.
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A very small amount compared to the amount needed
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A very small amount compared to the amount needed
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:34 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
bring home the bacon.
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To bring home the bacon means to earn the household income.
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To bring home the bacon means to earn the household income.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:32 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
apple of one’s eye
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Special favorite, beloved person or thing.
The youngest was the apple of his father's eye.
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Special favorite, beloved person or thing.
The youngest was the apple of his father's eye.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:29 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
castles in the air
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Plans that have very little chance of happening.
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Plans that have very little chance of happening.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:28 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
bottom line
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Main result/factor.
The bottom line is, I don't have enough money.
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Main result/factor.
The bottom line is, I don't have enough money.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:27 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
lose one's temper
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Lose self-control.
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Lose self-control.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:26 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
to be born in purple
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It was originally used to refer to babies born to the members of the royal family.
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It was originally used to refer to babies born to the members of the royal family.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:25 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
a slip of the tongue
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If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake.
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If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:24 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
take one's breath away
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To make someone feel surprised and excited.
The beautiful new cinema took my breath away.
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To make someone feel surprised and excited.
The beautiful new cinema took my breath away.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:22 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
which way the wind blows ------------------------------------- If a person tries to discover which way the wind blows/is blowing, he/she tries to discover information about a situation, especially other people's opinions, before he/she takes action. John knows which way the wind blows and always act...
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:20 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
white lie
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A lie that is told in order to be polite or to stop someone from being upset by the truth
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A lie that is told in order to be polite or to stop someone from being upset by the truth
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:10 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
educational circles
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You can use it to refer to people or organizations who are involved in education.
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You can use it to refer to people or organizations who are involved in education.
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 4:55 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
Chicken and egg problem.
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If you describe a situation as a chicken and egg situation, you mean that it is impossible to decide which of two things caused the other one.
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If you describe a situation as a chicken and egg situation, you mean that it is impossible to decide which of two things caused the other one.
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 10:50 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
========================================== hold on -Could you give me the book White Fang by Jack London? -Hold on, I have to find that book. =========================================== keep on -My English lexicon is poor. -Keep on learning and you will be fluent soon. ==============================...
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:00 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.
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Make the first meal of your day your biggest, and only eat three meals a day.
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Make the first meal of your day your biggest, and only eat three meals a day.
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 10:15 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
============================================ to handshake -I can help you with math now and you will help me with biology. -Agree. Handshake. ============================================ don't give up -I cannot solve this task. -Don't give up. You will solve it soon. ================================...
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:09 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
=========================================== not permitted -Can I share the content of your website with others? -No, it's not permitted =========================================== -I made all medicine tests. Now I have been waiting for the doctor for over one hour. -The doctor will consult you in 5 ...
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:05 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
============================================== good vibes Developing a home would bring good vibes. ============================================== I'm blushing -You dropped down the vase of our mother. -I'm blushing now. ============================================== to rock Ricky Martin will rock t...
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:21 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
=========================================== be up to -My dog is barking at me all the time. He has had a good life with me for 5 years. Now I'm thinking... -What are up to? -I'll close him in a cell for a while. =========================================== to calm down -We will make jokes of you toda...
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:54 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
============================================= attitude towards me His attitude towards me as a patient was fantastic. ============================================= over -I want to buy a new car. What is better Toyota or Suzuki? -I would choose Toyota over Suzuki. Toyota is a more bigger car than Suz...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:11 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
by the way
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Used when you say something that does not relate to what is being discussed.
Oh, by the way, my name's Julie.
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Used when you say something that does not relate to what is being discussed.
Oh, by the way, my name's Julie.
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:07 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
off the top of my head -------------------------------------- If you say something off the top of your head, you say it without thinking about it much before you speak, especially because you do not have enough time. This idiom suggests one has not used the inside of one's head before making some st...
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:02 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
on the tip of my tongue
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If something that you want to say is on the tip of your tongue, you think you know it and that you will be able to remember it very soon.
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If something that you want to say is on the tip of your tongue, you think you know it and that you will be able to remember it very soon.
- Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:51 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
============================================ to cheat on I have a very good husband. He doesn't cheat on me. ============================================ believe me -Do you know the next-door neighbor? -Believe me he never said a word. =========================================== if I were you If I w...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 6:18 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
======================================== -I don't understand biology. -I'll do my best to help you. ======================================== to carry on -Should we stop our text chat now? -No. Carry on, guys. I just have some work to do. ========================================= whatever -Could you ...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:21 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
none of your business
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Used to say that something is private information and should not be asked about.
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Used to say that something is private information and should not be asked about.
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:20 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
Who do you think you are?
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The questioner is implying that the person to whom the question is addressed has exceeded their authority, interfered in something which was not their business.
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The questioner is implying that the person to whom the question is addressed has exceeded their authority, interfered in something which was not their business.
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 3:42 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
========================================== to lift someone's mood -I'm very sad today. -Your buddies are here. They will lift your mood. ========================================== to fish for -Have you already hired some people for your new work? -I hope to find some men today. I'm fishing for new w...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 3:00 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
======================================= a use of -What is the use of this picture? -This picture hides a hole in the wall. ======================================= to rely on -You should help me with work, I rely on you. -Sure, I'll help you, I'm a very devoted friend. I'll do that without any obliga...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 11:43 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
======================================================= interested in I'm interested in learning new languages. ======================================================== to reach out someone -Hi. I phone you to ask. Could you make a big dining table for me? -Thank you for reaching out to me. I'll try...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 11:24 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Re: Popular English phrases
=========================================================== Hi! Hello! Good morning! Good afternoon! Good night! Good day. Have a good day. Have a good night. Greetings. I'm glad to see you. Good bye! Best wishes. Best regards. Cheers! Ciao. Nice to meet you. Pleasure to meet you. ==================...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 11:16 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Popular English phrases
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1596
Popular English phrases
We will post popular English phrases here. You can memorize or write them down in your notebook.
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 4:24 pm
- Forum: Learning English together
- Topic: Stories
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1188
Re: Stories
There was a gentleman named John who loved to eat fast food. He was a regular at the local McDonald’s and always ordered* 📋 a sandwich 🥪 with avocado and mayonnaise. One day, he decided* to try* something new and ordered 📋 a hotdog with ketchup and tomato. To his surprise*, he loved it! After finish...
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:21 pm
- Forum: Learning English together
- Topic: Stories
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1188
Re: Stories
A doctor made a recipe to generate a capsule containing* a bacteria that could resist a virus. The doctor tested the capsule on a patient and noted that the patient’s condition improved. The doctor then scanned the patient using an X-ray. The doctor was happy about the potential of the capsule and v...
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:33 pm
- Forum: Student Lobby
- Topic: Student r.gunerski's corner
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1678
Student r.gunerski's corner
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)...
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:54 pm
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
Time heals all wounds
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Used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes.
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Used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:05 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be out of sorts
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To be slightly ill or slightly unhappy.
I've been feeling tired and generally out of sorts.
Leave him alone, he's out of sorts today.
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To be slightly ill or slightly unhappy.
I've been feeling tired and generally out of sorts.
Leave him alone, he's out of sorts today.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:04 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be out of shape ------------------------------ You are unhealthy and unable to do a lot of physical activity without getting tired. To be out of shape means to be in poor physical condition, because you do not exercise regularly. I haven’t been to the gym all month, and I am getting really out of sh...
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:02 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be out of
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If you are out of something, you no longer have any of it.
We are out of bread, cheese, and sugar.
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If you are out of something, you no longer have any of it.
We are out of bread, cheese, and sugar.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:01 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be on the safe side
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Being especially careful in order to avoid something unpleasant.
I'm sure it won't rain, but I'll take an umbrella to be on the safe side.
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Being especially careful in order to avoid something unpleasant.
I'm sure it won't rain, but I'll take an umbrella to be on the safe side.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:59 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be on one's way
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In the process of coming, going, or traveling; about to come.
He has been allowed to leave the country and is on his way to Britain.
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In the process of coming, going, or traveling; about to come.
He has been allowed to leave the country and is on his way to Britain.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:57 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
bend over backwards
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Make efforts to achieve something, especially to be fair or helpful.
Use a lot of physical effort to do something.
Thanks for leaning over backwards at the conference. Everyone praised your cheerfulness and hard work.
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Make efforts to achieve something, especially to be fair or helpful.
Use a lot of physical effort to do something.
Thanks for leaning over backwards at the conference. Everyone praised your cheerfulness and hard work.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:53 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be into something
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To be really interested in something.
I like computers, I'm into programming.
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To be really interested in something.
I like computers, I'm into programming.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:51 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be in the red
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Spending and owing more money than is being earned.
Apparently the company had been in the red for some time.
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Spending and owing more money than is being earned.
Apparently the company had been in the red for some time.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:50 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be in charge of
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Having control of something or responsibility for something.
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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Having control of something or responsibility for something.
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:48 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be high on one's list
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In a position to be dealt with or done ahead of others.
Getting the car fixed is high on my list.
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In a position to be dealt with or done ahead of others.
Getting the car fixed is high on my list.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:48 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
hard at it
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Putting a lot of effort into what you are doing.
That's what I like to see - everybody hard at it!
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Putting a lot of effort into what you are doing.
That's what I like to see - everybody hard at it!
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:46 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be hard on someone
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To criticize someone severely, or to treat someone unfairly.
Don't be too hard on him - he's new to the job.
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To criticize someone severely, or to treat someone unfairly.
Don't be too hard on him - he's new to the job.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:45 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be broke
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To spend or lose all money.
He went broke after he lost his job.
The company could go broke if the economy doesn't improve soon.
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To spend or lose all money.
He went broke after he lost his job.
The company could go broke if the economy doesn't improve soon.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:43 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be better off
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To be in a better situation, if or after something happens.
He'd be better off working for a bigger company.
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To be in a better situation, if or after something happens.
He'd be better off working for a bigger company.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:41 am
- Forum: English grammar
- Topic: Idioms
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18612
Re: Idioms
be beside yourself
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If you are beside yourself with a particular feeling or emotion, it is so strong that it makes you almost out of control.
He was beside himself with grief when she died.
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If you are beside yourself with a particular feeling or emotion, it is so strong that it makes you almost out of control.
He was beside himself with grief when she died.