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This is fantastic #vocabulary! Literal: 🚢 HELM = a handle or wheel used for controlling the direction in which a boat moves Figurative: 👩‍✈️ AT THE HELM = in charge of an organization, project, etc. 👨‍✈️ TAKE THE HELM = to take charge of an organization, project, etc. #ingles

Thanks for voting, Steppers! 55% of you got this right. GIVE NOTICE = to inform your employer that you are quitting your job SAUNTER = to walk in a slow, relaxed way (this word has a connotation of having a confident attitude while you walk this way)

Slang Word: "Bleak" 😞❌ Meaning: Depressing, hopeless, or really bad—used to describe situations, moods, or outcomes that don’t look good. 📌 Usage Examples: ✔ "My bank account is looking bleak after all that shopping." 💸😩 ✔ "The weather is so bleak today—just gray skies and rain." 🌧️☁️ ✔ "Their chances of winning the game are pretty bleak." 🏀❌ 💡 Think of it like this: If something is bleak, it’s not looking good, has no hope, or feels depressing. 😞 Want to sound more like a native speaker? Learn real-life slang today! 👉 Get my FREE lesson here: letsmasterenglish.com/free-lesson Together, LET'S MASTER ENGLISH!

It felt amazing to _____ today! I _____ into my boss’s office and let my resignation letter float right down in front of her, light as a feather. I love knowing she’ll never have power over me again. #LearnEnglish #inglés #Vocabulary

@imalbertoalonso If you’re ever in the area around Halloween, their “Hallowscream” is out of this world. They have high school students chasing you around with bladeless chain saws, etc. it’s so over the top 😂 And I’ll look up Falcon’s Flight!

@NextStepEnglish I was at Busch Gardens in 1997. It was amazing! I’ve never been to King’s Dominion but it’s on my bucket list. If you like steep drops check out Falcon’s Flight in S. Arabia. It’s opening this year and will smash all previous records. youtu.be/CT34InWl2lM?fe…

I love rollercoasters! Just followed! Cool account if you are… 🎢 a thrill seeker 🎢 an adrenaline junkie = a person who enjoys and tries to have experiences that cause a feeling of extreme excitement Weeeeeee! 🤪

I can’t imagine a more delightful afternoon than one spent strolling the ramparts of Tossa de Mar. 🩵 🚶‍♀️STROLL = to walk somewhere in a slow, relaxed way 🏰 RAMPARTS = high, wide walls of stone or earth with a path on top, built around a castle, town, etc. to defend it #ingles

I absolutely crave… 😛 beets 😛 celery (especially with peanut butter!) 😛 cucumber 😛 mushrooms 😛 pumpkin 😛 sweet potato 😛 tomato and 😛 zucchini I can’t stand… 😝 Brussels sprouts 😝 cabbage 😝 cauliflower 😝 green beans and 😝 peas How about you? #LearningEnglish

Goodness gracious! They sure do sell some risqué souvenirs! 😳 GOODNESS GRACIOUS = a cute and slightly old-fashioned way to express surprise 🌶️ RISQUÉ = sexual in nature and slightly shocking (you can tell a risqué joke, see a risqué performance, etc.) #inglés #vocabulary

Idiom: "Go on a Wild Goose Chase" 🦢🏃‍♂️ Meaning: To waste time searching for something that is difficult or impossible to find; to pursue a hopeless or pointless task. 📌 Usage Examples: ✔ "I spent hours looking for that rare book, but it was a wild goose chase." 📚❌ ✔ "They told me I could get cheap concert tickets, but it was just a wild goose chase." 🎟️🤦‍♂️ ✔ "Trying to track down the missing document was a wild goose chase." 🏢📄 💡 Think of it like this: Geese are hard to catch because they move quickly and unpredictably. If you’re chasing a wild goose, you’re running around aimlessly with no success! 🏃‍♂️🦢 Your English goals are within reach—let’s do this! 👉 Get my FREE lesson here: letsmasterenglish.com/free-lesson Together, LET'S MASTER ENGLISH!

@DazzleEnglish It certainly ain’t! Alas!

@NextStepEnglish I think part of the issue is that even if you click on the Following instead of the For You option, it reverts back to the For You every bloomin time you come back on. It ain't what it used to be 😭 Many have flown the coop.

Who still sees my posts? 🙋🏼‍♀️

DRACONIAN = very severe (regarding laws and policies or their implementation) 🔹Draconian measures were taken to combat drug trafficking. Draco was a lawmaker in ancient Greece who wanted the death penalty for even minor crimes. How do you say draconian in your language?

@Jayfromthesky Haha I suppose so! 😄

@NextStepEnglish I'm starting to have one now! 😉

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@NextStepEnglish YW! It's a little spicy 😂

Woohoo! @DazzleEnglish just taught me a fun British expression! 😍🤭 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Said_the_… Thank you, Suzanne! #EnglishLanguage

@DazzleEnglish I was shocked I had never heard it! I watch British shows all the time! So glad you brought it to my attention 😁

@NextStepEnglish I thought you might not, but knowing how much you lurve (is that British too 🤔) words and expressions ...

🤓 VOCAB LESSON 🤓 Adrian gazed at the stone awestruck. Its sheer size left him dumbfounded. AWESTRUCK = feeling very impressed by something SHEER = [only before noun] used to emphasize the size, degree, or amount of something DUMBFOUNDED = unable to speak because of surprise

This is the problem with having advanced students! You stole my follow-up post, @Jayfromthesky! 😂 I’m so proud of you! 👏👏👏 🇺🇸 GRUELING 🇬🇧 GRUELLING = very difficult and making you very tired, needing great effort for a long time #LearnEnglish #Vocabulary

My lunch today—oatmeal with chia seeds—was tasty, but it looked like gruel! 🥣 GRUEL = a cheap simple food made, especially in the past, by boiling oats with water or milk (This word has a connotation of the food being unpleasant—almost like it’s a punishment to eat it.) #ESL

I used this word all the time.