Ingram Lessons

'be in seventh heaven'
(idiom, informal, humorous)
*to be extremely happy:
"Since they got married, they've been in seventh heaven."❤

'be dancing in the streets'
(idiom, informal)
*to be extremely happy about something that has happened:
"Soon, many people will be dancing in the streets."

'be over the moon'
(idiom)
-B2-
*to be very pleased:
"She was over the moon about/with her beach party"

'fed up'
(adjective, informal)
UK /ˌfed ˈʌp/ US /ˌfed ˈʌp/
-B2-
* bored, annoyed, or disappointed, especially by something that you have experienced for too long:
*fed up with: "I'm fed up with my job."
*get fed up: "He got fed up with all the travelling he had to do."

'frame of mind'
(phrase)
-C2-
* the way someone thinks or feels about something at a particular time:
"The most important thing is to go into the exam in a positive frame of mind."
"I'm in a much better frame of mind than when you last saw me."
"It's like any training - you have to be in the right frame of mind to benefit from it."
"This is not a good frame of mind for anyone to be in."

'endeavour'
(endeavour + to infinitive)
UK /enˈdev.ər/ US /enˈdev.ɚ/
-C1-
to try to do something:
"Mr. Jones is endeavouring to locate the source of the problem."
Synonyms: attempt, strive.

'bury'
(verb)
UK /ˈber.i/ US /ˈber.i/
(bury = cover with earth)
* to put a dead body into the ground.
(bury = hide)
* to put something in a place where it is difficult or impossible to find or see.
(bury = score)
-sports-
* to send a ball into the net of a goal with a lot of force.

'poles apart'
(idiom)
* completely opposite:
"My little brother and I are poles apart in personality."

'be like chalk and cheese'
(idiom)
* If two people are like chalk and cheese, they are completely different from each other:
"My brother and I are like chalk and cheese."

'sort something/someone out'
(phrasal verb)
UK /sɔːt/ US /sɔːrt/
*to deal successfully with a problem, a situation, or a person who is having difficulties:
"We've sorted out the computer system's initial problems."
"It'll be difficult to sort out how much to write on a pamphlet."
"Most of the job involves sorting out customers who have queries."

'come across something'
(phrasal verb)
UK /kʌm/ US /kʌm/

B2: to find something by chance:
"He came across some of his old love letters in his wife's desk."

C1: behave
*to behave in a way that makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic:
"She comes across really well (= creates a positive image) on television."

C2: express
*If an idea or emotion comes across in writing, film, music, or when someone is speaking, it is expressed clearly and people notice it:
"What comes across in his later poetry is a great sense of sadness."

'in mint condition'
(phrase)
* perfect, as if new:
"I bought a two-year-old car, in mint condition, with less than 20,000 miles."
"The ancient documents, are still in mint condition."

'adverb'
UK /ˈæd.vɜːb/ US /ˈæd.vɝːb/
*a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase:
In the phrase "she smiled cheerfully", the word "cheerfully" is an adverb.
In the phrase "the house was spotlessly clean", the word "spotlessly" is an adverb.

'dead ringer for someone/something'
(collocation)
* someone or something that looks very similar to someone or something else:
"She's a dead ringer for Angelina."

'strike'
(verb)
UK /straɪk/ US /straɪk/
struck | struck
(strike = stop work)
*to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or job losses*

'idle'
(adjective)
UK /ˈaɪ.dəl/ US /ˈaɪ.dəl/
(idle = not working)
* not working or being used *
stand idle: "Half these factories now stand idle".
sit idle: "It's crazy to have £7,000 sitting idle in the bank."

'foresee'
(verb)
UK /fəˈsiː/ US /fɚˈsiː/
foresaw | foreseen
*to know about something before it happens:
"I don't foresee any difficulties so long as we keep within budget."

'bear/keep something in mind'
* to remember a piece of information when you are making a decision or thinking about a matter:
"Bearing in mind how young she is, I thought she did really well."
"Of course, repair work is expensive and you have to keep that in mind."

'dog'
( as a verb)
US /dɔɡ/
(dog = follow)
* to follow someone closely and continually:
"Claudio dogs her even to the bathroom"

'resemblance'
(noun)
UK /rɪˈzem.bləns/ US /rɪˈzem.bləns/
* the fact that two people or things look like each other or are similar in some other way:
"Both children bear a very close resemblance to their father"

'whodunnit'
noun [ C ] informal (US whodunit)
UK /ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/ US /ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/
* a story about a crime and the attempt to discover who committed it:
"It's one of those whodunnits where you don't find out who the murderer is till the very end."

Would you mind? and Do you mind? We use the phrases would you mind + -ing form, and do you mind + -ing form to ask people politely to do things. Would you mind is more polite and more common: Would you mind opening the window, please?

'address'
(address as a verb = speak to)
UK /əˈdres/ US /əˈdres/
* to speak or write to someone:
"You may address me as Mrs. Bennet"
'address'
(address as a verb = deal with)
* o give attention to or deal with a matter or problem:
"The issue of funding has yet to be addressed"

'puzzle'
(noun)
UK /ˈpʌz.əl/ US /ˈpʌz.əl/
* a situation that is difficult to understand:
"Scientists have been trying to solve this puzzle for years."

'puzzle'
(verb)
UK /ˈpʌz.əl/ US /ˈpʌz.əl/
*to cause someone to feel confused and slightly worried because they cannot understand something:
"It puzzles me why she said that."

'beaver away'
(phrasal verb with beaver as a verb)
UK /ˈbiː.vər/ US /ˈbiː.vɚ/
-UK informal-
* to work hard for a long time:
"She has been beavering away at that essay for hours."

'ferret (something) out'
(phrasal verb with ferret as a verb)
-informal-
UK /ˈfer.ɪt/ US /ˈfer.ət/
*to find out a piece of information or find someone or something, after looking in many places or asking many questions:
"I know his name but I haven't managed to ferret out where he lives."

'chicken out'
(phrasal verb with chicken as a verb)
UK /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ US /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/
(slang disapproving)
*to decide not to do something because you are too frightened*

'bear'
(as a verb = keep, have)
* to have or continue to have something:
'bear something in mind' ; "Thank you for your advice - I'll bear it in mind" (= I will remember and consider it).
'bear no resemblance to': "The game is colourful and exciting, but bears no resemblance to (= is completely different from) real driving."
'bear a resemblance to': "Their baby bears a strong resemblance to its grandfather."

'tinder'
(noun)
UK /ˈtɪn.dər/ US /ˈtɪn.dɚ/
* small pieces of something dry that burns easily, used for lighting fires*