What does "chop and change" mean? "After six months of chopping and changing, we've decided to go back to our old system"
to keep changing your ideas, opinions, activities, or job
Why do we use " for a change" in this phrase? "Now let me ask you a question, for a change"
When you do not usually do it or it does not usually happen, and you are happy to be doing it or that it is happening.
What's "spare change"? Can you use it in a sentence?
a small amount of money that someone does not need. Example: The beggar asked us if we had any spare change.
What does it mean when so mething "makes a change"? Can you use it in a sentence?
used for saying that something is different from and better than usual. Example: It makes a change to see him smiling
What is to "get changed"?
To change one's clothes
When do we use this phrase "a leopard can't change its paws"? Can you think of an example
something you say that means a person's character, especially if it is bad, will not change, even if they pretend that it will
Use in context: you can't teach an old dog new tricks. What does it mean?
said to mean that it is very difficult to teach someone new skills or to change someone's habits or character
What does "a change is good as a rest" mean?
Doing something different from one's routine is as refreshing as taking a break from work altogether.
What does "rough and ready" mean in this sentence? "It was a rough and ready accommodation"
simple but good enough
What's another word or phrase for "figure out"?
to understand or solve something: work out (calculate), discover, solve, decipher, make sense of something, think through, etc
What does this phrase mean? "If you have no witnesses, you don't have a leg to stand on."
to be in a situation in which you cannot prove something or continue doing something because you lack something to support yourself with
What does "He comes across as a bit of a bore in interview" mean?
to behave in a way that makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic
What is "to skive off school"?
to be absent without permission
What is the meaning of "crammed"? Can you make an example?
very full of people or things: a crammed train/room The docks were crammed with/crammed full of people trying to board the boats.
What's to "nurture " someone or something?
to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop: She wants to stay at home and
What's the meaning of "outwardly"? Example: The men led outwardly normal lives as fathers and husbands.
in a way that relates to how people, situations, or things seem to be, rather than how they are inside: Outwardly, he seemed happy enough.
