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✔️Maxed out (inf.)
》Having reached the maximum limit, capacity, or level of something.
▪︎ I've maxed out my credit card, I can't buy that laptop.
▪︎ After dealing with complaints all day, I'm mentally maxed out; I need some peace and quiet.
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wrath: ira
swift: rápido
betray: traicionar
The queen's wrath was fierce and swift when she discovered one of her beloved courtiers had betrayed her.
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🇬🇧 Have a (good) chinwag
》(inf ) To have a friendly, informal conversation, especially about everyday things or gossip.
▪︎ We had a long chinwag about our old school days.
▪︎ I bumped into Sarah and we had a good chinwag over coffee.
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✔️Ruffle (someone's) feathers
》To annoy or offend someone by doing or saying something that makes them uneasy or angry.
▪︎ Her comments ruffled some feathers at the meeting.
▪︎ I didn't mean to ruffle your feathers, I was only joking.
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A common IELTS vocabulary mistake is confusing classic and classical. Use 'classic' for something typical or of high quality, and 'classical' for traditional art, music, or ancient cultures.
ALT IELTS Mistake Fix: Classic vs. Classical
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✔️A toss-up
》An uncertain situation in which two or more options are equally likely to happen or be chosen.
▪︎ It’s a toss-up between staying home and going out.
▪︎ The outcome of the election is really uncertain, it's a toss-up.
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bias: sesgo
Sadly, many people allow their political bias to shape their views on public healthchare, education, immigration, the climate..
Por desgracia, muchas personas dejan que su sesgo político moldee sus opiniones sobre la sanidad pública, la educación, la inmigración...
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Practice the difference between FULL and FOOL at the 🇺🇸 soccer game/football match 🇬🇧 Let’s get the ball rolling!
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Saturday week / a week on Saturday: este sábado no, el siguiente
- Our next class is Saturday week, right?
- The party is a week on Saturday. Hope you can come!
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make the most of it: aprovéchalo al máximo
You're going to New York? Well, make the most of it - speak as much English as you can.
