20 Apr 2025, 20:41 UTC≈9,890 views27 reactionsread 13 August 2026 #vocabulary
❇️ prohibit
/prəˈhɪb.ɪt/
- verb
🟣 Definition:
To forbid (an action, activity, etc) by authority, rule, or law.
🔻Examples:
Smoking is prohibited here.
The government introduced a law prohibiting tobacco advertisements on TV.
This discrepancy is due to the algorithm alterations prohibiting repeated designs.
🔶 Synonyms:
🔸 forbid
🔸 interdict
#synonyms
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18 Apr 2025, 20:54 UTC≈7,710 views19 reactionsread 13 August 2026 Photo
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Amazing facts about earth
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18 Apr 2025, 09:14 UTC≈6,560 views9 reactionsread 13 August 2026 #common_mistakes
Rise 🆚 Raise
A) Rise
❌ Don't say: He raises very early in the morning.
✅ Say: He rises very early in the morning.
B) Raise
❌ Don't say: She rose their salaries too often.
✅ Say: She raised their salaries too often.
🍃 "Rise" is an intransitive verb and means to go up, stand up, or get out of bed. It doesn't require an object. "Raise" is a transitive verb and means to lift up something. Their pr…
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15 Apr 2025, 19:42 UTC≈5,160 views8 reactionsread 13 August 2026 #idiom
🟨 Call it a day
Ⓜ️eaning: to stop the work you are doing.
⭐️ Example: You've been studying hard, I think you should call it a day.
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15 Apr 2025, 19:42 UTC≈4,690 views10 reactionsread 13 August 2026 #idiom
🟨 Big shot
Ⓜ️eaning: a powerful or important person
⭐️ Example: He is trying to become a big shot in the mortgage business.
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15 Apr 2025, 19:42 UTC≈4,910 views9 reactionsread 13 August 2026 #idiom
🟨 Live wire
Ⓜ️eaning: someone who is very
active and has a lot of energy.
⭐️ Example: My sister was the live wire and I was always called
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15 Apr 2025, 19:41 UTC≈4,970 views10 reactionsread 13 August 2026 #idiom
🟨 Out of practice
Ⓜ️eaning: no longer good at doing something
⭐️ Example: Sarah studied French in high school, but she hasn't spoken it since. She is really out of practice.
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15 Apr 2025, 19:40 UTC≈4,210 views9 reactionsread 13 August 2026 #idiom
🟨 Wet behind the ears
Ⓜ️eaning: to be young and without experience.
⭐️ Example: Peter is too young to take on a job like this! He's still wet behind the ears!
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12 Apr 2025, 15:33 UTC≈3,870 views9 reactionsread 13 August 2026 Photo
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❇️ Chandelier
/ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪər/
noun
🔵 Definition:
A large light that hangs from a ceiling and has branches for holding electric lights or candles.
🔻Example:
Did it hurt when you and the chandelier hit the floor?
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11 Apr 2025, 21:41 UTC≈3,480 views10 reactionsread 13 August 2026 #proverb
🟩 Actions speak louder than words.
Ⓜ️eaning: What a person actually does is more important than what they say they will do.
#saying
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11 Apr 2025, 21:41 UTC≈3,770 views5 reactionsread 13 August 2026 #proverb
🟩 Accidents will happen.
Ⓜ️eaning: Some unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable.
#saying
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11 Apr 2025, 21:41 UTC≈3,790 views10 reactionsread 13 August 2026 #proverb
🟩 - Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Ⓜ️eaning: When you are away from someone you love, you love them even more.
#saying
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