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English Bite - 5 minutes of English
11/11/2018

Irregular verbs

To go went gone
To cut cut cut
To cost cost cost
To write wrote written
To drive drove driven
To eat ate eaten
To see saw seen
To wake woke woken
To make made made
To say said said




07/09/2018

TO THROW COLD WATER ON = to deter/ discourage

John's boss threw cold water on his business proposal.


Examples:
He threw cold water on her idea of buying a new car.
Having previously thrown cold water on the idea, he now demonstrated a change of heart ( changed his mind).

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6/9/2018
OUTSHINES

John outshines Jack at swimming.

TO OUTSHINE someone at something = to be better than them at doing something.

You outshine me at singing. I'm not very good.
Susan outshines Jane at tennis, she's really talented.

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5/9/2018
D). RUN OUT

RUN OUT is used to say that we have finished something. We no longer have any.


I have run out of soap.
I have run out of biscuits.
I haven't run out of tea bags. I have a lot left.
Have you run out of green wool?

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4/9/2018
Try as I _________, I could not open the door.

C). MIGHT

'Try as I might' used for saying that someone is making a very great effort but still cannot do something.

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