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pursuit
chase translates into spanish as persecución but chase does not mean persecution. persecution refers to cruel treatment. when police persecute their citizens it’s called police brutality the best synonym for chase is pursuit as in the title of the video … Continue reading
tight organization
a question on this post asked for more examples of how tight is used to describe something that is well organized. organizations are commonly referred to as tight when they are well-run. tight operation is widely used as well. for example, … Continue reading
colonel mustard’s moustache
on multiple occasions recently i’ve heard students confuse the words mustard and moustache. various versions of col. mustard could the very prominent moustache sported by the colonel mustard character of the popular board game clue be responsible for this confusion? have … Continue reading
Posted in food and drink, gaming
Tagged clue, colonel mustard, efl, english practice, esl, ingles gratis, ingles gratuitio, moustache definition, mustard definition
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off the hook/hooked
another expression connected to catching fish is off the hook. a hook is the curved piece of metal used to catch a fish. the expression means relieved of something unwanted, no longer responsible or found innocent. don’t do it fishy! there’s a hook in that worm it is frequently used … Continue reading
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Tagged alberto castillo, arizona diamondbacks, chicago bears, cleveland indians, dennis green, efl, elt, english practice, esl, fishing off the hook, hook definition, hooked definition, hooked real motion fishing, ingles gratis, ingles gratuito, jj putz, monday night football, off the hook definition, rolling stones, travis buck, wily mo peña
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whack
whack means to hit something with force, as in the popular arcade game whack a mole whacking moles in the movie pirates of silicon valley, steve jobs compares doing business with bill gates to doing business with the mafia when he accuses gates of … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, movies
Tagged apple, bill gates, efl, elt, english practice, esl, goodfellas, henry hill, ingles gratis, jimmy conway, microsoft, pirates of silicon valley, ray liotta, robert deniro, steve jobs, whack a mole, whack definition
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mgmt
many times students of the english language will incorrectly selct a noun instead of a similar verb. or use an adjective when what they really want is a noun. in some cases there can even be confusion between two nouns, as is the case with … Continue reading
Posted in business, gaming, sports
Tagged activision, call of duty, chopper command, combat, english practice, guus hiddink, infinity ward, ingles gratis, management, manager, mgmt, world cup 2010
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