Noun – Living 1 (count) : a way of earning money : the money that someone needs to pay for housing, food, etc. — usually singular His investments provide him with a good living. (=provide him with enough money to Read More …
Noun > Living
Category: Англійська щодня
Noun > Refugee
Adjective > Flexible
Adjective – Flexible 1 : capable of bending or being bent flexible branches swaying in the breeze a material that is both strong and flexible She’s been doing exercises to become stronger and more flexible. 2 a : easily changed Read More …
Idiom > Catch some rays
Idiom – Catch some rays In informal English, if you catch some rays, catch a few rays, soak up a few rays, etc., you sit or lie in the sun. I’m going to the beach to catch some rays. (=to Read More …
Noun > Confetti
Verb > Peg
(+ object) 1 a : to fasten (something) with pegs Is the tent pegged down all the way? (Brit) She was outside pegging the laundry to the clothesline. b : to put a peg into (something) He pegged the boards. Read More …
Idiom > Have it made
Idiom – Have it made (informal) to be in a very good position or situation My brother has it made with a good job, a beautiful wife, and a big house with a pool. (US) She had to work hard Read More …
Noun > la-la land
Noun – la-la land 1: a euphoric, dreamlike mental state detached from the harsher realities of life When you spend time around [him] you are struck by someone who isn’t living in la-la land and isn’t a pushover. — Todd Read More …
Verb > Dishearten
Verb – Dishearten (+ object) to cause (a person or group of people) to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to discourage (someone) The conflict between their families disheartened them. — often used as (be) disheartened I was disheartened by Read More …
Verb > Abate
Verb – Abate This word has Latin roots that mean “to beat to,” as in “to beat back, to make less powerful, or to become smaller.” “To become smaller” is the meaning that survived as the Latin abbatere became the Read More …