Longman English Academy

Daily Vocabulary.

1️⃣ Flay: to criticize someone very severely.
➡️ He flayed the government for not moving fast enough on economic reform.

To strip the skin off (a co**se or carcass).
➡️ The hunter flayed the rabbit and prepared it for cooking.

2️⃣ Demeanor: the way someone behaves, dresses, speaks etc that shows what their character is like.
➡️ his quiet, reserved demeanour.
➡️ Sam himself, a quiet young man with a rather shy demeanor, was somewhat bemused by all this attention.

Idioms and Expressions.

Whoever digs a pet for others will fall into it himself.

Means that one who attempts to deceive, harm, ensnare or trap someone or something, their plan often backfires and ends up harming them instead.

🟰It’s similar to sayings like “What goes around comes around” or “You reap what you sow”.

▶️Ahmed tried to spread false rumors to get his coworker fired, but the truth came out and he lost his job instead.
→ He dug a pit for others but fell into it himself.

▶️Sarah hid her classmate’s homework to get her in trouble. The teacher found out, and Sarah was punished.
→ She dug a pit for others but fell into it herself.

Irrevocable:

An irrevocable decision, action etc cannot be changed or stopped.

1. Think about the situation carefully before you take an irrevocable step.

2. The court’s ruling is irrevocable.

3. What the developer is proposing will have substantial and irrevocable consequences, damaging the small businesses of the market.

Our special chosen word for more explanation is, Circumstance.

1️⃣ Circumstance: The conditions that affect a situation, action, event, etc.
▶️ The Soviet Union had been forced by circumstances to sign a pact with the Nazy Germany.
▶️ I can't imagine the circumstance in which I will be willing to steal.
▶️ The rules can only be waived in certain circumstances.

Idioms ans Expressions.

1. Under no circumstances: regardless of events or conditions; never:
▶️ Under no circumstances should you see them again.
▶️ Under no circumstances are you to go out.

2. Under the circumstances: because of the conditions; as the case stands: Also in the circumstances.
▶️ Under the circumstances, there is little hope for an early settlement.
▶️ It's the best result that could be expected under the circumstances.

3. Given the circumstances: considering everything.
▶️ Given the circumstances, I think we did well.
▶️ How do their costume evolve, given the circumstances of this family being separated?
▶️ Given the circumstances - public sector job cuts, for example - the housing market gurus could have issued much gloomier forecasts for 2011.

Our special chosen word from the list is, Visual.

1️⃣ Visual (adj): Of or relating to seeing or sight.
▶️ Visual perception.
▶️ Visual images.
▶️Instead, the writers had to rely on visual cues and ambiance.

2️⃣ Visual (noun): something such as a picture or part of a film, video etc that you can see, as opposed to the parts that you hear.
▶️ The film's stunning visuals.
▶️ Using both words and visuals makes it easier for students to focus on and improve their writing methods.

Our special chosen word from the list is, Parallel.

Parallel: (adjective)
1️⃣ Two or more lines that are parallel to each other are the same distance apart at every point.
▶️ Parallel lines.
▶️ The road and the canal are parallel to each other.

2️⃣ Very similar or taking place at the same time.
▶️ Parallel trends
▶️ Though still a committed painter, in 1978 she launched a parallel career as a photographer.
▶️ Two poisonings have been reported recently in London and now there has been a parallel case in the Netherlands.

(Adverb)
3️⃣ Two or more lines that run parallel to each other are the same distance apart at every point.
▶️ The road and the canal run parallel to each other.
▶️ The plane flew parallel to the coast.