#Idiom #Go #Fly #Kite

Go fly a kite

Used to tell someone who is being annoying  to go away.

📘Take a hike.
📕Hit the brick.
📘Piss off .
📕Go off.
📕Beat it.

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#Idiom #Accident #Purpose

Accidentally on purpose

If you do something intentionally, but pretend it was an accident, you do it accidentally on purpose.

- I accidentally-on-purpose erased his email address, so I couldn't contact him again.

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#Vocabulary

Badger:

If you badger someone into doing something, you persistently nag or pester them until you obtain what you want.

- Sophie badgered her parents into buying her a new computer.

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Advanced #Vocabulary

📊 Economic or Political instability
a rapid, unmanaged change in a country's economy or political situation

🔞 Social unrest
riots, protests or fighting by the public against each other or the government

⛔️ Pressing matters
urgent, important issues

♻️ Joblessness
a synonym for 'unemployment

📈 Economic prospects
the future possibilities for a national economy

✅ Social mobility
the ability of people to progress in terms of salary, lifestyle and social status

📛 The Private sector
private businesses, as opposed to the public sector' meaning stateowned or controlled services

🚻 Demographics
the changes in society in terms of age, income, numbers, origins and location in a country

🔂 Longevity
the tendency to have a long life expectancy

✈️ 'Brain drain
the tendency for intelligent or successful workers to migrate out of a country

🆘 An outbreak
the start of a widespread problem such as disease or conflict

🛂 Civil war
war between people inside a country

🧮 Livelihood
the way a person makes a living

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#Listening #Creature

Mermaids

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#Listening #Isolation

Hermits

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#Listening #Sex #Reproduction

When males are not needed

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#Listening #Nudity

Naked in nature

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#Listening #Compassion #Help

Compassion fatigue

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#Speaking #Food

Rosa: This is one of my favorite dishes. I hope you like it.
Peter: It looks delicious. What's it called?
Rosa: Paella. It's a spanish dish.
Peter: What's in it?
Rosa: Mainly rice, seafood and some spices. So how does it taste?
Peter: A little spicy. Just how I like it.
Rosa: I'm glad you like it. Try some salad.
Peter: Yum! it tastes both sweet and sour. what's in the dressing?
Rosa: It's my special recipe. Lemon juice, olive oil and honey.

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#Speaking #NeitherNor

- She neither likes coffee nor drinks tea.
- They neither visited the museum nor explored the park during their trip.
- He can neither swim nor dive.
- Neither the blue shirt nor the green one is in my size.
- She speaks neither French nor Spanish fluently.
- He has neither the time nor the inclination to attend the event.
- The movie is neither funny nor interesting; it's just boring.
- They are neither happy nor satisfied with the outcome.
- I have neither seen that movie nor read the book.
- She neither agreed to the proposal nor rejected it; she's still considering.

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#Vocabulary #Self

Self-conscious: /ˌsɛlfˈkɑnʃəs/ adj

Feeling overly aware of one's appearance, behavior, or actions in social situations, often resulting in discomfort or embarrassment.

- Feeling self-conscious, she constantly adjusted her hair and clothes in front of the mirror.
- He became self-conscious when all eyes turned to him during the presentation.
- She felt self-conscious about her accent when speaking in public.

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