Punctuation marks 

Apostrophe ( ' )

1. Used with ‘s’ to indicate the possessive:

_  the dog’s bone            

_  king charles’s  crown    

_  all the student’s  books

 

2. Used in contracted forms to indicate that letters or figures have been omitted:

_  I’m (=I am)                 

_  he’s (= he is /has)           

_  the summer of’68 (= 1968)

 

3. Sometimes used with ‘s’ to from the plural of a letter, figures or an abbreviation:

_  pronounce the the  r’s more clearly 

_  all the mp’s

 

Colon (:)

1. Used after a term describing a group or class or a linking phrase (eg as follows, in the following manner) to introduce a list of items:

_ His consists of two books: the Bible and Shakespeare.

 

2. (fml) Used before a clause or phrase that illustrates or explains the main clause:

_ The garden had been neglected for a long time: It was overgrown and full of weeds.

 

Comma (,)

1. Used to separate the items in lists of words, phrases or clauses:

_ If you keep calm, take your time, concentrate and think ahead, you’ll pass your driving test.

 

2.Often used between an adverbial clause or long phrase and the main clause:

_ When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, the world seems a happier place.

 

3.Used after a non- finite or verbless clause at the beginning of a sentence:

 _ To be sure of getting there on time, she left an hour early.

4.Used to separate an introductory or a transitional word or phrase (eg therefore, however, by the way, for instance, on the contrary) from the rest of the sentence:

_ Oh, so that’s where it was!

 

5.Used before a dependent clause, etc that interrupts the sentence:

_ You should, indeed you must, report this matter to the police.

 

6.Used before and after a non-defining relative clause or a phrase in apposition, giving additional information about the noun it follows:

_ Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, was first climbed in 1953.

 

7. Used to separate a question tag or the similar word or phrase from the rest of the sentence:

_ It’s quite expensive, isn’t it?

_ You live in Isfahan, right?

 

Dash (_)

1.      (infml) Used instead of a colon or semicolon to mark off a summary or conclusion of what has gone before:

_ You’re admitted that you lied to me _how can I trust you again?

 

2.     (infml) Used singly or in pairs to separate extra information, an after though or a comment from the rest of  the sentence

_ He knew nothing at about it _ or so he said.

 

Exclamation mark (!)      (US also Exclamation point)

1. Used at the end of a sentence or remark expressing great anger, surprise, joy or other strong emotion:

_ What wonderful new!

_ ‘Never!’ she cried.

 

Full stop (.)      ( US  Period )

1.     Used to mark the end of a sentence that is not a direct question or an exclamation:

_ I knocked at the door. There was no reply.

2.Sometimes used, though not in most of dictionary, in abbreviations:

_ Jan; e.g.; a.m.

 

Hyphen (-)

1.Used in compounds:

(a)       Sometimes used to from a compound word from two other words:

_ radio-telescope

 

(b)Used to from a compound from a prefix and a proper name:

_ anti-Nazi; pro-soviet

 

(c)Used to from a compound from two other words that are separated by a preposition:

_ mother-in-law; mother-to-be

 

(d)Used to very the first element of a hyphenated compound:

_ Common to both pre-and post-war Europe.

 

(e)Used when writing out compound numbers between 21 and 99:

_ seventy-three

 

2.(esp Brit) Sometimes used to separate a prefix ending in a rowel from a word beginning with the same vowel:

_ re-elect, co-ordination

 

3.Used after the first section of a word that is divided between one line and the next:

_ ….. in order to avoid future mis-

takes of this kind.

 

4.Used between two numbers or dates to include everything that comes between these numbers or dates:

_ pp106-/3/

 

Parentheses ()     (Brit also Brackets)

1.Used to separate extra information or an afterthought or comment from the rest of the sentence:

_ Mount Robson (12972 feet) is the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies.

 

2.Used to enclose cross-references:

_ This moral ambiguity is a feature of Shakespeare's later works (see chapter Eight)

 

Question mark (?)

1.Used at the end of a direct question:

_ Where’s the car?

_ You're leaving?

 

(Not used at the end of an indirect question: _ He asked if I was leaving.)

 

2.Used in parentheses to express doubt:

_ John Marston (?1575-1634)

 

Quotation marks ('  '     "   " )         (Brit also Inverted commas)

In British usage quotation marks are usually single: 'Help!'.

In US usage they are usually double: "Help!".

 

1. Used to enclose all words and punctuation in direct speech.

_ 'What on earth did you do that for?' he asked.

_ 'I won't go,' she replied.

_ 'Nonsense!'

 

2.     Used to draw attention to a term that is unusual in the context (eg a technical or slang expression) or one that is being used for special effect (eg irony):

_ Next the dough is 'proved' to allow the yeast to start working.

_ He told me in no uncertain terms to 'get lost'.

_ Thousands were imprisoned in the name of 'national security'.

 

3.     Used to enclose the title of article, short poems, radio and television programs, etc:

_ Keats's 'Ode to Autumn'

_ I was watching 'Match of the Day'.

 

4.     Used to enclose short quotations or sayings:

_ 'Do you know the origin of the saying "A little learning is a dangerous thing"?' 

  

Semicolon (;)

1.     Used instead of a comma to separate from each other parts of a sentence that already contain commas:

_ She wanted to be successful, whatever it might cost; to achieve her goal, whoever might suffer as a result.

 

2.(fml) Used to separate main clauses, especially those not joined by a conjunction:

_ He had never been to china; however, it had always been one of his ambitions.

 

Slash (/)     ( Brit also Oblique) (US  Virgule)

1.Used to separate alternative words or terms:

_ Take a mackintosh and/or an umbrella.

 

2.     Used to indicate the end of each line of poetry where several lines are run on:

_ Wordsworth’s famous lines, ‘I wandered lonely as cloud/That floats on high o’er vales and hills…’

 

Square brackests[]         (Us Brackest)

1.Used to enclose editorial comments:

_ A notice reading ‘Everything to be put away in it’s [sic] place after use’

 

1	-	hyphen
2	—	dash
3	!	exclamation mark
4	#	sharp
5	&	ampersand
6	·	bullet
7	( )	(round) brackets; (round) parenthesis
8	*	asterisk
9	,	comma
10	.	1 full stop 2 point
11	...	ellipsis points; ellipsis dots
12	/	oblique; slash;
13	:	colon
14	;	semi-colon
15	?	question mark
16	[ ]	(square) brackets; (square) parenthesis
17		backslash
18	__	underline
19	‘’	quotation marks; inverted commas
20	†	dagger

 Good Luck_M.Davari

synonyms part 2

In the name of God

 

Ago and Before

Ago is used when the point of reference is the present. It means 'before now".

Before is used when the point of reference is not the present. It means "before then", "earlier".

I started working for this firm three years ago.

Last summer, I finally left the firm that I had joined eighteen years before. (Swan, 1980: 32)

 

Beautiful and Pretty

Beautiful is the opposite of ugly. Anything that you find very pleasing. Attractive or desirable can be called beautiful. Beautiful is used to describe so many things that it may not mean much any more. 

Pretty describes those things that are pleasant and nice to look at but are not grand enough or important enough to called beautiful. (Schiller et al, 1969: 59) Beautiful when describing people, beautiful and pretty are generally used of women and children and handsome of men. They all relate to the pleasing appearance of face. Beautiful is a serious and approving description, suggesting elegance and perfection.

Pretty may suggest a delicate feminine appearance and can be used disapprovingly of men. Handsome may be applied to women and suggest dignity and maturity. Good looking and attractive are used of both men and women. (Oxford Dictionary, 1989)

 

Begin and Start

Begin and start have almost the same meaning. You can use either word in almost every case, but start is better when you making the first actual move. Begin can mean set about to do something.

Start means change from being still to moving. It also means come into being. When you start walking, you take the first step.(Schiller et al, 1969:347)

In many cases, begin and start can be used with no real difference. In informal style, start is more common than begin. Start is used in same cases where begin is not possible.

1.      "To start a journey".

I think we ought to start at six, while the roads are still clear.

"To start working".(for machines)

    The car wont start.

2.     "To make (machines) start.

How do you start the washing machine? (Swan, 1980,103)

 

Big

when something is called big, it may be big in size or in importance. A big dog can jump over a fence, but a little dog can't. Big is a word that can be used to describe almost anything that is bigger than something else. (Schiller et al, 1969:44)

 

Big and Large

Big and large are used when talking about physical size, extent, capacity or number. Big is more informal. Large is not normally used to describe people. Her husband is a very big man. Great is mostly used when talking (usually approvingly) a bout important, quality, ability or extent. Large and great are very similar in meaning when used with amount, quantity and number.(Oxford Dictionary: 1989)

Large is the opposite of little or small. Large means bigger in size or amount than other things like it. Like the word big, the word large is used for many things of different sizes, and you cant really tell what a person means when he calls something large unless he is measuring its size against something else like it. (Schiler et al, 1969: 132)

 

Big and Large

When we talk about size, we use both big and large. There is a difference of style, big is a more conversational word, large is a little more formal. (Swan, 1980: 109)

 

Close and Shut

Close is more common than shut to talk about slow gradual movements, like flowers closing at night.

Close is also used more often in a formal o solemn style; shut is more common when we are taking roughly or rudely.

He sank back on the pillow and closed his eyes for the last time. (Swan, 1980: 139)

 

Close and Shut

Close means the same as shut and is more formal.

Shut/close the door.

When referring to the opening hours of public pleas both shut and close are used. Note close in the following example:

Museums are closed to the public on Monday.

Close can mean "terminate" and "Make smaller". It is also used of road, railway, etc.

They've closed the road because of an accident. (Oxford Dictionary, 1989)

 

Every and Each

Every and each  are generally used as determiners before singular countable nouns . Each is used when the items in a group ( of two or more ) are considered individually . Every indicates that all the items in a group ( of three or more ) are being regarded as members of that group .It can be modified by some adverbs : Every / Nearly .Each on of and every one of comes before  plural nouns or pronouns , but the verb is still singular .

Each of the houses is slightly different .

Each can function as a pronoun on its own .

I asked all the children and each told a different story .

It can also follow a plural subject or an indirect object with a plural verb .

We each have a different point of view. ( Oxford Dictionary , 1989 )

Each is thus more individual and specific but Every is the emphatic word . ( Fitikides ,1963 :119 ) 

 

Excuse me and Pardon me

We say Excuse me to someone if we want to get his or her attention or before we do something that might disturb him or her. We say sorry or (formally) I bag your pardon when we need to apologize for something.

In US English pardon me and Excuse me are used for apologize. We say pardon? When we didn't hear what someone said and want them to repeat it. In this case sorry? Is also used in British English and Excuse me? or pardon me? In US English. (Oxford Dictionary, 1989)

 

Fast, Quick and Rapid

Fast (adj) moving or doing quickly, rapid; a fast car, horse, runner, ie one that can move at high speed. b) happening quickly.

quick: a) (capable of) moving fast or doing sth in a short time. A quick worker/ reader q quick to respond, react, learn b) done in a shot time.

have a quick meal.

rapid: a) moving r acting with great sped; fast:

Ask several questions in rapid succession.

b) happening in a short time, prompt (Oxford Dictionary, 1989).

Fast (adj) is the opposite of slow. As an adjective, fast means moving, happening, or action with speed or able to move from.

rapid: means fast in movement.

quick: means fast in  learning or understanding or doing something. He gave a quick answer to the question.

Fast (adv Fast tells how someone moves or acts or how something happens or is done. Synonyms for the adverb fast have the same meanings as the synonyms for the adjective fast. (Schiller et al, 1969: 155-156)

 

Finish and End

End as a verb, means stop doing something or come to the part of something. It is the opposite of begin and start. Finish and Complete mean end naturally what you started to do. You finish something when you have done everything that is necessary to end it.

End (N) is the last point to which something can go. It can mean the last part of something. End is the opposite of beginning. The finish is the end of something that has been started or begun. Finish is usually used for the end of something that has been started or begun. Finish is usually used for the end of a race or fight. (Schiller et al, 1969: 138)

 

Game and play

Game (N) form of play or sport with rules. Play (N) activity done for amusement, esp children, recreation. ( Oxford Dictionary, 1989)

 

Hard and Difficult

Difficult are problems that must be given much thought before can be solved. You might use difficult when you talk of problem or task that makes you use your brain or come to some decision.

Hard is the opposite of easy. It usually describes something that takes strenuous exercise or action or work. You may not have to think to do something hard. You do have to think to do something difficult. If something is hard to do, It is not impossible to do, but it will take a lot of work and strength and may be a lot of time. It’s hard to move a piano, but it’s difficult to play it. (Schiller et al, 1969:118)

 

House and Home

A house is any building use for dwelling in, and home is the particular house in which one is living. “Home” may also denote one’s own country. When an Englishman say, “I am going home this summer" he means going to England.

( Fitikides, 1963: 503)

 

Little and Small

Small refers to size. It is the opposite of big or large. Little ( as an adjective) is generally used to express some emotion, as well as the idea of smallness. This can be for example, attention, amusement, disgust, contempt. Little is mostly used in attributive position. (before a noun). (Swan, 1980: 555)

Little is the opposite of big or large. Little means less than other things in value or size.

You can use small and tiny instead of little when you are talking about the size of some object. You might speak of a small child or a tiny child.

You wouldn’t use small or tiny if you were talking about the amount of something. A little candy usually means a few pieces of candy. A small or tiny candy would mean one piece that was very little. ( Schlller et al, 1969: 232)

 

Meet and Visit

Meet: a) come face to face with (sb) ; come together: b) come together formally for discussion.

Visit: a) go or come to see ( a person, place, etc) either socially on business or for some other purpose. B) to or come to see ( a place, an institution, etc) in order to make an official examination or check. (Oxford Dictionary, 1989)

 

Mr and Sir

Mr 1) title that comes before the ( first name and the) surname of a man. Mister:

Mr (John) Brown. Mr and Mrs Brown. 2 (fm1) title for certain men in official position: Mr chairman. ( esp US) Mr president.

Sir: 1a) used as a polite way of addressing a man. Yes, sir. b) used as a rorm at address by school children to a male teacher 2. sir ( used at the beginning of a formal letter): Dear sir 3. sir/ s6(r)/(title used before the first name of knight or baronet. Sir”Edwad”. Sir “John Jackson” (Oxford Dictionary, 1989)

 

See, Look and Watch

See : means take in the sight of something. You see a movie when you are looking at one thing.

Look or look at: means take in or understand something by using the eyes. To look you focus your at: means take in or understand something by using the eyes. To look you focus your eyes on something. She looked at the sky and saw millions of stars.

Watch: means look at or observe for a long time in order to follow the movement of something in order to be ready for something. Watch can mean look for something or someone. Watch also means keep a close eye on something or someone. ( Schiller et al. 1969: 139)

 

See, Look and Watch

See is used we just want to say that visual impressions come to our eyes. Seeing is not always deliberate. It may be accidental. You can see things without thinking about them and even without realizing that you are seeing them.

Look (at): suggests concern… Intention; if we look, we are pay attention or trying to see what is there.

Watch is like look, but suggests that something is happening or going to happen.

We usually use see to talk about public performance of plays and films. “Did you watch the Avengers last night” ( A TV serials) Have you seen “last Tango in Paris”? ( A film) We saw an extraordinary production of “Hamlet” last summer. ( Swan, 1980: 368)

 

Say, Call, Talk, Speak and Tell

Say: is used so often that it has become one of the most tired words in our language. When you say something, you are expressing a thought by means of spoken words.

Call: means say loudly. Call means a sound with your voice in order to get someone attention.

Talk: means express a thought or share ideas with some in by using your voice and forming words. Talk usually suggests that you say words to someone who listens to you and then replies. “People talk to each other” But it is possible to talk to someone or to something that does not listen or reply. “little girls often talk to their dolls”

Speak: means say words whether you are talking to someone or not. Some people speak several languages.

Tell: usually means give information to someone by speaking. You could tell your brother a bedtime story. ( Schiller et al, 1969: 202, 203)

 

Speak and Talk

Speak is more formal, not so conversational. ( just as a speech is more formal than talk)

Talk usually suggests the idea of a conversations exchange. Speak can be used of language by just one person. Speak ( and not usually talk) is used to refer to knowledge of language and usually also to the use of language.
”He speaks three languages fluently”

Talk ( and not usually speak ) is used in expressions like nonsense, Talk rubbish.

(Swan, 1980: 567)

 

Street and Avenue

Street: ( abbr St) public road in a city, town or village with houses and buildings on one side or both sides.

Avenue 1) wide road or path, often lined with trees, esp one that leads to a large house.

               2) ( abbr Ave)  wide street lined with trees or tall buildings.

In a town, street is the most general word for a road lined with buildings. In British English street is not used for roads outside towns but street in towns may have the word Road in their names.

An Alley or Lane is a narrow street between buildings.

An  Avenue is usually a wide street of houses, often in the suburbs and lined with trees. ( In US cities avenue often run at right angles to street). Roads

(US high ways) connect towns and villages. (Oxford Dictionary, 1989)

    

Bibliography

Oxford Advanced learner's Dictionary, OxfordUniversity press, 1989 Fitikides, T. J. Common Mistakes in English, Longman. 1963.

Schiller, A. Greet, W. C & Jenkings, W. A in Other Words. Scott, fordsman and Company. 1969. I/II

Swan, M. practical English Usage. OxfordUniversity press. 1980

Prepositions

Prepositions

 

Prepositions of time

preposition	use	examples
in	in months	in July; in September
	year	in 1985; in 1999
	seasons	in summer; in the summer of 69
	part of the day	in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening
	duration	in a minute; in two weeks
at	part of the day	at night
	time of day	at 6 o'clock; at midnight
	celebrations	at Christmas; at Easter
	fixed phrases	at the same time
on	days of the week	on Sunday; on Friday
	date	on the 25th of December*
	special holidays	on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday; on my birthday
	a special part of a day	on the morning of September the 11th*
after	later than sth	after school
ago	how far sth happened (in the past)	6 years ago
before	earlier than sth	before Christmas
between	time that separates two points	between Monday and Friday
by	not later than a special time	by Thursday
during	through the whole of a period of time	during the holidays
for	period of time	for three weeks
from ... to from... till/until	two points form a period	from Monday to Wednesday from Monday till Wednesday from Monday until Wednesday
past	time of the day	23 minutes past 6 (6:23)
since	point of time	since Monday
till/until	no later than a special time	till tomorrow until tomorrow
to	time of the day	23 minutes to 6 (5:37)
up to	not more than a special time	up to 6 hours a day
within	during a period of time	within a day

 

Prepositions at, in, on

preposition	examples
in	We sit in the room.
	I see a house in the picture.
	There are trouts in the river.
	He lives in Paris.
	I found the picture in the paper.
	He sits in the corner of the room.
	He sits in the back of the car.
	We arrive in Madrid.
	He gets in the car.
	She likes walking in the rain.
	My cousin lives in the country.
	There are kites in the sky.
	He plays in the street. (BE)
	She lives in a hotel.
	The boys stand in a line.
	He is in town.
	I have to stay in bed.
	The robber is in prison now.
at	She sits at the desk.
	Open your books at page 10.
	The bus stops at Graz.
	I stay at my grandmother's.
	I stand at the door.
	Look at the top of the page.
	The car stands at the end of the street.
	You mustn't park your car at the front of the school.
	Can we meet at the corner of the street?
	I met John at a party.
	Pat wasn't at home yesterday.
	I study economics at university.
	The children are at grandmother's.
	He's looking at the park.
	He always arrives late at school.
on	The map lies on the desk.
	The picture is on page 10.
	The photo hangs on the wall.
	He lives on a farm.
	Dresden lies on the river Elbe.
	Men's clothes in on the second floor.
	He lives on Heligoland.
	The shop is on the left.
	My friend is on the way to Moscow.
	Write this information on the front of the letter.

 

Prepositions of place and direction

preposition	use	examples
above	higher than sth	The picture hangs above my bed.
across	from one side to the other side	You mustn't go across this road here. There isn't a bridge across the river.
after	one follows the other	The cat ran after the dog. After you.
against	directed towards sth	The bird flew against the window.
along	in a line; from one point to another	They're walking along the beach.
among	in a group	I like being among people.
around	in a circular way	We're sitting around the campfire.
behind	at the back of	Our house is behind the supermarket.
below	lower than sth	Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level.
beside	next to	Our house is beside the supermarket.
between	Sth /sb  is on each side	Our house is between the supermarket and the school.
by	near	He lives in the house by the river.
close to	near	Our house is close to the supermarket.
down	from high to low	He came down the hill.
from	the place where it starts	Do you come from Tokyo?
in front of	the part that is in the direction it faces	Our house is in front of the supermarket.
inside	opposite of outside	You shouldn't stay inside the castle.
into	entering sth	You shouldn't go into the castle.
near	close to	Our house is near the supermarket.
next to	beside	Our house is next to the supermarket.
off	away from sth	The cat jumped off the roof.
onto	moving to a place	The cat jumped onto the roof.
opposite	on the other side	Our house is opposite the supermarket.
out of	leaving sth	The cat jumped out of the window.
outside	opposite of inside	Can you wait outside?
over	above sth / sb	The cat jumped over the wall.
past	going near sth / sb	Go past the post office.
round	in a circle	We're sitting round the campfire.
through	going from one point to the other point	You shouldn't walk through the forest.
to	towards sth / sb	I like going to Australia. Can you come to me? I've never been to Africa.
towards	in the direction of sth	They walk towards the castle.
under	below sth	The cat is under the table.
up	from low to high	He went up the hill.

Imam Ali's Preaches

Imam Ali's Preaches

 

Imam Ali Said:

The one who teaches me but a single word makes me his servant.

 

One who asks questions learns.

 

Every thing is good when it is new but friends who are good when they are old.

 

Don’t speak when you find it untimely.

 

The best of all men is one who is the most useful to the people.

 

If you love God clear from your heart the love of the world.

 

Don’t close a door that you are unable to open.   

 

One who is content with little needs not much.

 

A true believer will not eat fully as long as his brother is hungry.

 

How can you be happy in this life than grows shorter with the passage of every hour? 

 

The one who is unable to keep his own secrets will never be able to keep the secrets of others.

 

Be in such term with your friend as if he may turn against you one day and treat your enemy as if he may become a friend one day.

 

Entrust your friend with anything but your secrets.

 

Don’t let God see you away from His obedience and occupied with sins; and, consequently hate you.

 

Fear God who hears when you speak; and knows what you think.

 

By thinking you can find the way and by negligence you lose it.

 

One who gives advice and does not practice it himself is like a bow without string.

 

How bad it is to have a troublesome neighbor.

 

Health cannot be obtained expect by abstinence 

 

All people are defective and deficient except those whom God saves.

 

Live in peace with people so that you may a peaceful life.

 

Jealously cannot enter the heart of a pure-hearted person.

Good Luck_M.Davari

Proverbs

Proverbs

 

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Actions speak louder than words.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A friend in need is a friend in deed.
All that glitters is not gold.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A watched pot never boils.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beggars can’t be choosers.
Better late than never.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Blood is thicker than water.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
Don’t change horses in the middle of the stream.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
Don’t cry over spilled milk.
Don’t judge a book by its cover.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile.
Half a loaf is better than none.
Haste makes waste.
His bark is worse than his bite.
He who hesitates is lost.
Honesty is the best policy.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
If the shoe fits, wear it.
If you can’t beat them, join them.
Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and you cry alone.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Let the cat out of the bag.
Look before you leap.
Misery loves company.
Money doesn’t grow on trees.
Money talks.
Never a borrower or lender be.
No news is good news.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Practice makes perfect.
Practice what you preach.
Quality is better than quantity.
Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Seeing is believing.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
The best things in life are free.
The early bird catches the worm.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
There’s more than one way to skin a cat.
Time heals all wounds.
Time waits for no man.
Tomorrow never comes.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Two heads are better than one.
Two wrongs don’t make a right.
True gold is not afraid of the refiner’s fire.
Variety is the spice of life.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
When the cat’s away, the mice will play.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

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The Magic Do

The Magic Do (Meanings of Do)  

 

1- Action: What are you doing?

2- Behave/ act: Do as you are told.

3- Success: How is the business doing?

4- Perform/ work: I have a lot of things to do.

5- Task: wash/clean: I did the dishes.

6- Tasks mentioned: I’m doing the ironing.

7- Job: What do you do?

8- Learn/ study: I’m doing physics.

9- Solve: I can’t do this sum.

10- Produce / Make: I’ll do you a copy.

11- Perform: They are doing “Hamlet” next month.

12- Copy: Can you do an Isfahani accent?

13- Finish: I have done it.

14- Travel: How many miles did you do?

15- Complete a trip: We did the round trip in 2 hours.

16- Speed: The car was doing 90 miles per hour.

17- Visit: We did Tokyo in 3 day.

18- Spend: She did a year at college.

19- Cut the hair: The hairdresser did me at 3 o’clock.

20- Suitable: This jacket won’t do for the party.

21- Enough: Will $20 do?

22- Cook: How would you like your steak done?

23- Cheat: We have been done.

24- Punish: She got done for speeding.

25- Fasten: Do your shoes.

26- Emphasize: I do go to see him.

27- Rob: The gangs did the bank.

28- Take: They don’t do drugs.

29- Open: I undid the box.

30- Cancel the effect of: He undid most of the good work of the previous manager.

31- Fail: The team was undone by the opponents.

32- Down fall / Ruin: That one mistake was his undoing.

33- Edit: We occasionally undo some programs.

34- Upset: She has come undone.

35- Unsatisfactory: It really won’t do.

36- Look attractive: That doesn’t do any thing for her.

37- Announce: I do the weather report on KNTV.

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The Magic Get

The Magic Get (Meanings of Get)

 

1- Receive: I got a letter from Mina.

2- Earn: He gets about $ 1000.

3- Buy: Where did you get that shirt?

4- Obtain: He opened the door to get some light.

5- Fetch: Somebody gets a doctor.

6- Pick up: I have to get my son from school.

7- Take: Which newspaper do you get?

8- Achieve: He got a “B” in English.

9- Suffer from: He gets a really bad headache.

10- Infected with: I got this cold from you.

11- Dial: I got your number by chance.

12- Reach a condition: It’s getting late.

13- Reach a state: He is getting angry.

14- Take off: He got undressed.

15- Put on: Get dressed, please.

16- Mugged: His car got stolen last week.

17- Make: I couldn’t get the car to start this morning.

18- Persuade: It is not hard to get him talking.

19- Cause: I must get my hair cut.

20- Start: Let’s get going.

21- Have the opportunity: I never get to go first.

22- Arrive: He got here at 6.

23- Go: We don’t get to bed until mid night.

24- Move: We have to get it through the door.

25- Prepare a meal: I must go home and get lunch for them.

26- Answer: Will you get the phone.

27- Catch: The police got them.

28- Hit: The bullet got him in the neck.

29- Retaliate, harm: I’ll get you for that!

30- Understand: I don’t get it.

31- Exist: We still get cases of typhoid.

32- Puzzle: You have got me there!

33- Annoy: What gets me is sitting and doing nothing.

34- Memorize: She got the verses by heart.

35- Have: I’ve got no money.

36- Learn: I told them to get.

37- Penalty: He got $100 for dangerous driving.

38- Repair: Can you get the car going?                

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Special Days In Brief

 

Special Days In Brief

 

April Fool's Day ( All Fool's Day )

Day on the first of April when friends and family play jokes on one another.

 

 

Christmas Day

The festival of Christ's birth celebrated by most Christian Churches on 25 December.

 

 

Halloween (  Hallowe'en )

Holiday celebrated on the evening of October 31 observed by children dressed in costumes who go from door-to-door collecting candy.

 

 

Independence Day

A day celebrating the anniversary of national independence; esp. 4 July in the US, commemorating the making of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

 

 

New year's Day

Holiday on January 1st which celebrates the beginning of a new year.

 

 

Thanksgiving Day

National holiday of feasting and giving thanks for divine blessings or goodness (celebrated on the last Thursday in November in the United States and on the second Monday in October in Canada).

 

 

Valentine's Day

Holiday observed in North America and in some European countries on February 14th in which people exchange tokens of love and affection (particularly between sweethearts).

 

All Saints' Day

Church festival celebrated on November 1st in honor of all of the saints.

 

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