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Phrasal Verb: Turn down ✋

Meaning: A rejection or refusal 🚫

Example: I turned down the offer.
Why did she turn down your invitation?
He has been turned down for ten jobs so far.

White-collar worker 🧑‍💻👩‍💻

Meaning: A person who works in an office or other administrative setting.

Example: Accountants, lawyers, company management etc..

In the long run ⏳🏃

Meaning: Eventually or at a time that is far away in the future.

Example: You will find it beneficial in the long run.
All our hard work will be worth it in the long run.
It’ll be cheaper in the long run to use real leather.

Blue-collar worker 👷‍♂️👷‍♀️

Definition: A person who performs manual/physical labour 👨‍🔧

Example: Miner, construction worker, truck driver etc....

Idiom: Up in the air

Meaning: Uncertain about something or someone

Example: I'm not sure if I got the job. It's still up in the air.
My sister is up in the air, about learning to drive.
We are up in the air, about the party next week.

"Sift" 👨‍🍳

Meaning: To separate and retain the course parts of flour with a sieve.

Examples: Why you should sift flour?
Sifted flour is much lighter than unsifted flour and is easier to mix into other ingredients when making batters and dough 👩‍🍳

How do you use "dip" in a sentence?

- You dip sushi into soy sauce.

- A dip can be prepared with sour cream, softened cheese and more..

- A dip is a kind of sauce 🍵

Word formation 💡

- Bake the cake for 40 minutes 🍰

- A Baker usually works in a bakery 👨‍🍳🍞🥖🥐

Landlord / Tenant 🔑

Landlord: The person who rents out the property is called the landlord.

Tenant: The tenant is the person who pays rent.

Idiom of the day: Walking on thin ice ⛔️

Meaning: To be doing something very risky or dangerous.

"You're walking on thin ice by continuing to come in late"
"I'm on thin ice with my landlord"

"Premises" 🏙

Meaning: Office, location or site. 🏬

Example: A company's premises is the land and building where it conducts its business.

"Skyscraper" or "High-rise building" 🏙🌆

Meaning: A very tall building. 🏢

Fact 💡 the home insurance building, built in 1885 and located in Chicago, Illinois, went down in history as the world's first modern skyscraper.