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‘To sample something’ means to try something, to test something. We also very often use the phrasal verb ‘to try something out’ which is synonymous to a certain degree. We tend to use ‘to sample something’ for tangible products, whereas ‘to try something out’ can refer to pretty much anything.For example: “I really want to … Read more
‘To act casual’ is an expression we use to express that we are pretending to be unaware of something (often something that we ourselves have done) when in reality we are fully aware of what has happened. For example: Mother, “Who ate all of the cookies that I made for the church fete?” Little Billy, … Read more
‘To step on something’ is a phrasal verb we use to explain that our foot has come to rest on something; quite often unintentionally. For example: ‘After stepping on a poisonous sea urchin the holiday maker was rushed to hospital.’ Anyone who has ever stepped on a piece of Lego will know that it’s extremely … Read more
This meme uses wordplay; from the picture we can see that there are two train drivers, and if we miss from the picture that they are train drivers, in the text it says, ‘How many derailments have you had?’ A derailment is when a train leaves its tracks, so we know that they are train drivers. … Read more
‘To call it a day’ is an expression we use frequently to express that we are going to stop doing an activity. For example, “I haven’t finished writing my report but I’m tired, I think I’m going to call it a day.” We frequently (but not always) use it to talk about tasks that we … Read more
‘To go too far with something’ is an expression that we use to express that something has been exaggerated or taken to an extreme. It is synonymous with ‘to take something too far’. For example, “Nearly all historians agree that making Germany pay staggering reparation payments after the end of the First World War was … Read more
Sometimes words in one language can sound similar to words in another language but with much different meanings; we call these cognates. In this case the man’s name sounds very similar to ‘Fuck You’ which is why the police reacted the way they did. This meme also uses the expression ‘to lose faith in something/someone’ … Read more
‘To be in tune with something’ is a common expression that we use in English to describe when we are in a harmonious or positive relation with something. For example, “Wow! I love your designs! They are totally in tune with what I was thinking, it’s like you read my mind.”
