* barge in: to enter a room or join a
conversation quickly without being invited
ex>
The tourists barged in during the service and started taking pictures of
the church.
ex>
Timothy always barges in with his opinion before he’s heard the whole
story.
* lithe: slim; supple; graceful
ex>
The lithe young dances moved across the stage as if they were a single
organism.
* six-pack (abs): developed, define d abdominal muscles
ex>
He removed off his shirt to show us his six-pack, but all we could see
was his weird tattoo.
Note>
A “six-pack” is a pack of six cans of beer or soft drinks typically held
together with a plastic fastener.
* magnanimous: generous; unselfish
ex>
The magnanimous business owner provided the funds to renovate the public
pool.
ex>
Jill was a magnanimous hostess, and we were treated like royalty
whenever we visited her.
* catch one’s drift: to understand what
one is implying
ex>
Brad might not be as innocent as he’d like you to believe, if you catch my
drift.
* (something) to chew on: something to think about
ex>
The math teacher left her students with a trigonometry problem to chew on.
* decent: The word “decent” by itself has
a few usages in English, all related to its basic definition of “being
appropriate.” If your son spent a decent amount of time studying, it was
probably enough. Even the term “half decent” indicates that something is good
enough.
ex>
Yes! Tommy and his friend came into my room when I wasn’t decent. I’m so
furious with him!
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