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Slang Expressions with the letter 'R'


source: Maple Leaf ESL    2016年10月11日
In this lesson, we look at the following slang expressions that begin with the letter 'R': rip off, ride shotgun, rock/rule, ripped, rock bottom, rip on (someone/something), rack up, raunchy, and redneck.
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How to Disagree - Learn useful expressions!


source: JenniferESL    2017年5月18日
Index:
0:01 Introduction/Conversation 1 (short version)
0:43 Lesson title
0:51 Conversation 1 (full version)
1:46 Expressions set 1
2:16 Conversation 2
3:04 Expressions set 2
3:44 Exercise to recall the expressions
5:43 Lesson ending

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07 English idioms for effective communication


source: Learn English with Let's Talk     2017年5月14日
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To get hold of – to manage to contact someone
Example: I have been trying to get hold of you since yesterday, please meet me immediately.

To give the low down – to give complete information
Example: I missed the football match yesterday; I need a low down on everything.

To hear through the grapevine- to get some information, mostly gossip or rumors through friends or informally.
Example: I heard through the grapevine that Peter split up with his girlfriend

Touch base – to renew communication
Example: I need to touch base with you regarding our old business ideas.

Word of mouth – promote something through conversation
Example: My salon has been getting a lot of customers just through word of mouth

To put someone in the picture – to make someone aware
Example: We need to put the new guy at work, Charles in the picture so that he gets familiar with everything

Can’t make head or tail of anything – unable/ fail to understand any information or situation
Example: This report is of no use because I can’t make head or tail of anything it states.

Find out how to use uncountable nouns


source: BBC Learning English    2015年7月9日
What is more important in life: knowledge, money or happiness? And what do those three words have in common? Neil and Catherine take a look at uncountable nouns in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
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How to Talk About Movies in English


source: Oxford Online English    2017年4月4日
Do you love cinema? In this lesson, you’ll look at how to talk about films, and you can also learn vocabulary to talk about films in English.
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In this lesson, you can learn:
- How to talk about films you like.
- How to talk about different genres of film.
- How to use adjectives to describe different films in clear and natural English.
- How to use key vocabulary in sentences to talk about movies in English.

Business English 101 (NAFTA, EU, Euro Zone, WTO)


source: TeacherPhilEnglish    2010年2月3日
NAFTA, World Trade Organization (WTO), European Union (EU), Euro Zone.

Idiom 'Cash Cow'


source: Twominute English     2013年7月19日
A "cash cow" is something that generates a huge source of income or profit, which requires a very little investment for its maintenance. It is an idiom meaning an easy and dependable source of income. 
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0:06 In this lesson you will learn about the idiom 'cash cow' and how to use it in your conversations.
0:17 Sally, do you know what the idiom 'cash cow' means?
0:22 Yes Jim, a cash cow is a source of easy and continuous profit.
0:29 Correct. A 'cash cow' may be a product, a business or an organization which needs a very small amount of maintenance cost to run,
0:38 compared to the huge profit or income it generates.
0:42 For example, Windows is the cash cow that made Microsoft a huge company.
0:48 You are right, Sally. Microsoft is making a huge amount of money from the Windows product; it's their cash cow.
0:57 A cash cow may be anything which is a dependable source of income with its large and steady cash flow.
1:05 Here's another example: Mr. Smith's barren piece of land became his cash cow after oil was discovered there.
1:13 Thank you Sally. Let's listen to some conversations now.
1:23 Suzanne told me that the new product would become a cash cow.
1:28 Sure, it's already taking off in the market.
1:31 Mr. Brown's ideas are brilliant! He should have been made the CEO years ago.
1:37 Right! His new idea is the company's new cash cow.
1:47 The government approved mining in Sparrow Island.
1:51 That's a good decision for some people. It'll prove to be a cash cow soon for the people who own the land.
1:57 I doubt that! There's a strong protest against it going on.
2:03 Yeah, they fear that the mining will destroy the ecosystem.
2:13 The next Olympics will cost a lot of money to organize.
2:17 Yeah, but it will be a cash cow for the city that hosts them.
2:22 I'm not so sure. I've heard they cost more to host than they bring in.
2:27 Well, at least it will be a cash cow for the merchants in that area.
2:32 Yeah! For them it'll be a real boon!
2:38 Windows is the cash cow that made Microsoft a huge company.
2:48 Suzanne told me that the new product would become a cash cow.
2:57 His new idea is the company's new cash cow.
3:07 It'll prove to be a cash cow soon for the people who own the land.
3:17 Yeah, but it will be a cash cow for the city that hosts them.
3:28 Well, at least it will be a cash cow for the merchants in that area.