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Break into

To ‘break into’ something means to enter into it forcibly.
‘She lost her car keys and had to break into her car.’

To ‘break into’ something can mean to enter into a field, usually after considerable effort.
‘It took him three years to break into the fashion scene.’

And finally, to ‘break something into pieces’ means to divide it into parts.
‘Can you break the chocolate into pieces to share?’

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Couch

A ‘couch potato’ is a lazy person.
‘Don’t be a couch potato. Come to the park with us.’

‘Lounging around’ also describes the activity of someone who is lying or sitting around, typically relaxing, or doing nothing.
‘Stop lounging around. Go and do your homework.’

On the other hand, if someone is ‘full of beans’ they are full of energy, like a child who cannot sit still.
‘She is full of beans today.’

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Learn English: Choose, chose, chosen and choice choose, chose, chosen and choice To ‘choose’ something is to select it. There are many sweets to choose from. ‘Chose’ is the past tense of choose. He chose some liquorice. The past participle i

Happy Phrasal Verb Friday! Phrasal verbs are combinations of verbs and prepositions or adverbs.Today's phrasal verbs all use the verb 'pull' -- pull off, pull out (of), pull over, & pull through. What is something difficult you have pulled off?

Fun or funny?

‘Fun’ is a noun used to describe enjoyment.
‘I had a lot of fun at your birthday party.’

‘Funny’ describes something that makes you laugh or smile.
‘His jokes are not funny.’

‘Funny’ can also describe something that is unusual or peculiar.
‘There’s a funny smell in the kitchen.’

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Today, you should make time to learn these collocations with "time"! A collocation is a combination of words commonly used together. Today's collocations all include the word time: spend time, waste time, make time, have time, & run out of time. What did you spend time doing today?

Great tables to understand English tenses