Vocabulary
- pig out: To eat a large amount of food, often quickly and greedily.
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
- save up: To gradually collect money by saving.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- person: Man, woman or child
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- call: A order or request for action
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- bad: Not good; wrong
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- sexual: Relating to men and women and their relationships
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
- synonymous: Having the same meaning as another word
- dirty: Not clean
- bacon: Salted meat from a pig
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
- manure: Animal waste put on soil to help plants grow
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- ponytail: Hair style tied in a clump at the back of the head
- conjure: To make an image/idea to come into the imagination
- piggy: Childish name for pig
- wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
- hairstyle: Arrangement of the hair
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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11 PIG expressions in English: "pig out", "pig tails", "piggy back"...
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HQQ posted on 2016/09/07Ever wondered what it means to "pig out" or use "piggy back"? This fun video breaks down 11 awesome English expressions featuring the word 'pig' that you can start using today! You'll pick up practical vocabulary and everyday phrases that will make your English sound more natural.
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