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Funky Phrasals. Childhood. Answers


KEY
1) to take you back
2) take you back
3) grew up
4) grew up
5) bring (me) up

Funky Phrasals. Childhood. Answers


KEY
1) to take you back
2) take you back
3) grew up
4) grew up
5) bring (me) up

STAND UP IF YOU WANT TO LIVE LONGER AND BE HAPPY


According to experts, sitting for long periods can damage your health, as well as contribute to extra weight gain and generally make you feel glum. In fact a recent study has shown that being sedentary for extended periods can increase your risk of diabetes, heart disease and that simply standing up could help you live a longer, happier life.

STAND UP IF YOU WANT TO LIVE LONGER AND BE HAPPY


According to experts, sitting for long periods can damage your health, as well as contribute to extra weight gain and generally make you feel glum. In fact a recent study has shown that being sedentary for extended periods can increase your risk of diabetes, heart disease and that simply standing up could help you live a longer, happier life.

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Slang of the day


cushy

Meaning: easy, undemanding (of a job or a lifestyle) (= un chollo)
For example:
  • I'd like one of those cushy government jobs with loads of holidays and not much real work.
  • Steve quit the cushy job he had in his father's company. He says it didn't challenge him enough.
Origin: From the Hindi word "khush", meaning "pleasure". Hindi is one of many Indian languages that contributed words to "Anglo-Indian" from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries. This word was then borrowed by British English around the time of World War One.

Slang of the day


cushy

Meaning: easy, undemanding (of a job or a lifestyle) (= un chollo)
For example:
  • I'd like one of those cushy government jobs with loads of holidays and not much real work.
  • Steve quit the cushy job he had in his father's company. He says it didn't challenge him enough.
Origin: From the Hindi word "khush", meaning "pleasure". Hindi is one of many Indian languages that contributed words to "Anglo-Indian" from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries. This word was then borrowed by British English around the time of World War One.

Phrasal Verb of the day


knock off 

Meaning: to murder somebody
For example:
  • knock sb off Did you hear about the insurance salesman who took out policies on his customers and then knocked them off in order to collect the payouts?
  • knock off sb Tony reckons a mafia hitman will knock off anyone who talks to the police.
  • be/get knocked off by sb The police said the girl was probably knocked off by the guy she was with when she left the bar.