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Off-colour and on the mend (Talking about health)

Webby Kate Woodford On one thread of this blog, we look at the phrases that people use in daily conversation. This week, we’re focusing on expressions that people …

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Gratitude and me-time (words around staying positive)

Webby Kate Woodford Today we’re looking at language around being positive and relaxed, and the things we do in order to stay that way. Let’s start with collocations for …

Category:  Health Go Health

Kind-hearted or ruthless

WebThe suffix -hearted appears in three adjectives that describe kind people who show sympathy to others. We may say that someone is kind-hearted, tender-hearted or …

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Going from bad to worse: talking about things getting …

Webby Liz Walter Last month I wrote about words and phrases for talking about improvement. This post covers the opposite: talking about things getting worse. Get …

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Shrewd or cunning, modern or newfangled

Webby Liz Walter It has been said that there is no such thing as a synonym in English. That’s quite an extreme view, but it’s certainly true that words that look like …

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Obesity epidemic generates new terms

Webby Liz Walter According to the World Health Organization, there are now over a billion overweight people in the world, 300 million of them obese. As tends to happen …

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Flaring up and bouncing back: phrasal verbs relating to …

Webby Kate Woodford A recent blog that we published on phrasal verbs meaning ‘argue’ was very popular, reminding us to keep providing you with useful sets of these …

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What is popcorn brain

WebUK /ˈpɒp.kɔːn ˌbreɪn/ US /ˈpɑːp.kɔːrn ˌbreɪn/. a psychological condition where someone cannot keep their mind and attention fixed on anything, thought to be caused …

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New words – 22 June

WebNew words – 22 June. Unplugging won’t solve the root problem. It’s like doing a juice cleanse – you deny yourself and then you’ll go back online and eat a burger …. Instead, …

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New words – 1 May 2023

WebOn May 1, 2023 By Cambridge Words In New words. Taiyou Nomachi / DigitalVision / Getty. skychology noun [U] UK /skaɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/ US /skaɪˈkɑː.lə.dʒi/. the act of looking up at the …

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What is snackification

WebUK /ˈəʊ.mæd/ US /ˈoʊ.mæd/. abbreviation for “one meal a day”: a diet based on eating only one meal every day. OMAD is an extreme fasting diet. As the name …

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Help is at hand (Idioms with ‘hand’, Part 1)

Webby Kate Woodford Who knew how many idioms and phrases there were containing the word ‘hand’! I certainly didn’t until I started researching them. A lot are …

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I was so sorry to hear your news: Expressing sympathy

WebPlease accept our deepest sympathies. People often try to avoid the words ‘death’ or ‘die’, and a very common way of doing that is to speak about someone’s loss …

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New words – 9 January 2023

Webtripledemic noun [C] /ˌtrɪp.ᵊlˈdem.ɪk/ the widespread outbreak of Covid-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus at the same time The United States has already plunged …

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Are you a glass-half-full person

WebA friend commented that her husband was a ‘glass-half-full person’. This idiom (which has a number of variations) is heard so often, it has become a cliché. A …

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New words Archives

WebNarnia pantry noun [C] UK /ˈnɑː.niː.ə ˌpæn.tri/ US /ˈnɑːr.niː.ə ˌpæn.tri/ a small room accessed through a door in a kitchen, used to store food, appliances etc. But the …

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New words – 14 August 2023

Webcandyceutical noun [usually plural] UK /ˌkæn.diˈsuː.tɪ.kᵊl/ US /ˌkæn.diˈsuː.t̬ɪ.kᵊl/. a small, chewy, coloured sweet that contains vitamins or other …

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Idioms and phrases related to eating

WebPack away and put away are both used informally to mean ‘to eat a large amount of food’: She’s very slim but she can really pack it away (=she eats a lot) The …

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On cloud nine: Idioms and phrasal verbs to express happiness

WebFlashpop/DigitalVision/Getty Images. by Liz Walter My last post was all about sadness, so it is good to turn to a more cheerful subject: happiness. Let’s start with the …

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