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THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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3335 entries have no recorded CEFR level and are included in All.

388 words & expressions

get up

phrasal verb A1

to rise from bed after sleeping, or to stand up; to rise from bed after sleeping or from a seated position

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Get up on the Wrong Side of Bed

idiom

To wake up in a foul mood and remain unusually irritable or touchy throughout the day.

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Get Wind of Something

idiom

To hear rumors, secret information, or early hints about something before it is publicly revealed.

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Get with It

idiom

To adapt to modern ideas and current industry practices, or to start paying serious attention.

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Get Woke, Go Broke

proverb

A contemporary maxim suggesting that entities prioritizing ideological posturing over core pragmatic quality risk financial ruin.

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Get Your Act Together

idiom

To organize oneself, eliminate disorganized habits, and perform effectively to meet expectations.

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Get Your Dander up

idiom

To become extremely agitated, angry, or infuriated.

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Get Your Goat

idiom

To deeply irritate, provoke, or annoy someone.

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Get Your Head Around It

idiom

To thoroughly comprehend, accept, or make sense of a complex or baffling idea.

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Get-up-and-Go

idiom

Dynamic energy, enthusiasm, and proactive initiative to accomplish difficult goals.

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Getting by

idiom

Surviving or managing with just enough resources, without expanding or flourishing.

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Getting on My Last Nerve

idiom

Stretching someone's patience to the absolute limit through relentless irritation.

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Getting on My Nerves

idiom

Annoying, perturbing, or irritating someone repeatedly.

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getting worse

phrase A2

deteriorating or becoming increasingly bad

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ghost

word A1

an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear to the living an apparition of a dead person believed to be able to become visible to the living; a spirit the spirit of a dead person that is believed to appear to the living

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giant

word B1

extremely large, enormous, or much larger than the usual size

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gift

word A1

something you give to someone without asking for payment a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present; a natural ability or talent something given willingly to someone without payment; a present; a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present; a natural ability or talent something given willingly to someone without payment; a present

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ginger

word B1

a hot, fragrant spice made from the rhizome of the ginger plant

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girl

word A1

a female child or young woman

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girlfriend

word A1

a regular female romantic partner or companion A woman or girl with whom someone is romantically or emotionally involved.

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give

word A1

To freely transfer the possession of something to someone; to hand over or provide.; to freely transfer something to someone to hand over or transfer something to someone

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Give a Dog a Bad Name and Hang Him

proverb

Once a person's reputation is unfairly damaged by slander, it is virtually impossible for them to regain trust or escape condemnation.

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Give a Man a Fish

idiom

To offer short-term material charity that addresses an immediate symptom without cultivating independence.

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Give a Man a Fish and You Feed Him for a Day; Teach a Man to Fish and You Feed Him for a Lifetime

proverb

Imparting sustainable skills that foster autonomy is far more valuable than bestowing fleeting charitable gifts.

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Give a Run for One's Money

idiom

To provide tough competition and challenge an opponent strongly

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give and take

idiom C1

Mutual compromise and cooperation where each side makes concessions to work harmoniously; mutual concessions and compromise between people or groups

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give away

phrasal verb

To disclose a secret unintentionally or surrender an advantageous bargaining position

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give back

phrasal verb

To return something borrowed, dropped, or lost to its owner.

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Give back to community

phrase

to contribute time, money, or resources to help support and improve one's local community

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give in

phrasal verb

To cease opposition and yield to another party's terms or demands during negotiations

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Give off

phrasal verb

To emit, project, or radiate a particular feeling, impression, or vibe

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give out

phrasal verb

To stop working, fail, or break down due to prolonged strain, age, or heavy workload.

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Give Props to

idiom

To give due credit, recognition, or respect to someone for an achievement

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Give Someone a Hard Time

idiom

To make things difficult for someone or criticize and tease them persistently

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Give Someone a Piece of My Mind

idiom

To speak very angrily and frankly to someone because of their unacceptable behavior

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Give Someone a Song and Dance

idiom

To give a long, elaborate, and often dishonest excuse or explanation

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Give Someone an Inch and He'll Take a Yard

proverb

If you yield even a tiny concession to someone lacking self-restraint, they will aggressively demand vastly more.

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Give Someone an Inch and Someone Will Take a Mile

proverb

Granting a modest accommodation often results in excessive exploitation by those who lack boundaries.

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Give Someone Enough Rope and They'll Hang Themself

proverb

Allowing an arrogant or foolish person enough freedom will eventually lead to their own undoing

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Give Someone Short Shrift

idiom

To treat someone dismissively with little sympathy, time, or attention

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