- At the front of the line - Monkey see, monkey do! - Do it my way, or go the highway! - Some times it is relationship & sometimes it is relation shit! - The best solution of pollution is dilution! - March Madness - Madison Square Garden. - Before Christ - How are youse ? (means how are the two of you) - sooner or later - on the contrary على العكس تماما - Democrats and Republicans - just to be contrary - He says one thing and then does the contrary - alligator tears - tractor-trailer truck. - come into effect يصبح ساري المفعول - even though رغم أن - trial and error التجربه و الخطأ - House of Commons مجلس العموم - myself included - Another day, another dollar - Justice requires that the good be rewarded and the evil be punished. - The dog ate my homework - “A stitch in time saves nine” - AM radio is amplitude modulated, while FM is frequency modulated - ROM is read-only memory, while RAM is random-access memory - foreign office وزارة الخارجيه - Pessimism makes one see the half-full glass as half empty - There’s always a u following the q—as long as it’s an English word - Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction - hit-and-run driver - attorney general النائب العام - Sacred Month الشهر الحرام - Dome of the Rock قبة الصخره - Take the veil تصبح راهبه-تترهب - In grammar, a phrase is much like a sentence, except that a phrase does not convey a complete thought - Pie-in-the-sky سمك في ميه - Soluble means capable of being solved or dissolved ! - Similar in appearance, but not in structure - wall calendar نتيجة حائط - rushing water ماء جاري - Self destruction إنتحار - To the best of my knowledge -maiden name إسم أسرة المرأه قبل الزواج - Bulk buy الشراء بالجمله - Protagonists and antagonists مؤيدون و معارضون - Pestle and Mortar الهون و المدق أو اليد الخاصه به - Drive sober or get pulled over! - Lessons have been learnt - There is no point - Flights of fantasy - next of kin - History does not sit still - per annum - Look beyond the obvious - All of our actions should have a purpose - position of attention - “Better late than never” - First and foremost - for instance = for example على سبيل المثال - Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) - Western European Standard Time (WET) is the same time as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) - It should be emphasised - Without doubt - pros and cons مميزات و عيوب - Birth control تحديد النسل - crash helmet خوذة الصدمات - beyond compare ال يقارن - as a rule كمبدأ-عادة - fishing rod سناره - lightning rod مانع الصواعق - ill treat يسيئ معامله - freedom of information - In essence في األساس - Of note - double-edged sword - ill usage معامله قاسيه أو جائره - So far so good - Necessity is the mother of invention - Once upon a time there was this ………….. - The foundation stone was laid in 2015 - Sit the test - That’s definitely the case - At your finger tips - Morning peak time وقت الذروه الصباحيه - Aggressively marketed - The keeper god - installment plan دفع بالتقسيط - It is a matter of life and death - at the beginning, in the middle, at the end - father, mother and brothers are called immediate or nuclear family, wider family is called extended family - Step father زوج األم - Step mother زوجة األب - Step brother and sister أبناء زوج األم من زواج آخر غير أمي أو أبناء زوجة األب من زواج آخر غير أبي - Half brother and sister أبناء أمي من زواجها بشخص غير أبي أو أبناء أبي من الزواج بإمرأه غير أمي - Apartment block مجمع سكني - catch up on rest - provide data on/ information on - another + singular (another city) - other + plural (other cities) - I like living by the sea - Prevention is better than cure - double-edged sword - At a time في نفس الوقت-في مره واحده - The day before last أول أمس - once-and-for-all - piece of advice - hand in hand - in light of - in broad terms -Wish me luck إدعيلى - Let George do it فى المشمش - Consider it done اعتبره حصل - I have connections ليا اتصاالتى - He's got a spine اللى ليه ضهر - My treat على حسابي - Come what may تيجى زى ماتيجى - It's in now دى ع الموضة - You have my word كالم رجالة,وعد - Still in the pink لسه فى عز شبابه - I feel guilt أنا حاسس بالذنب - drop by later = Stop by later إبقي عدى علينا, إبقي فوت علينا - I fell asleep كبس عليا النوم أو نمت غصب عنى - Even Steven = call it even يبقي خالصين - Adjectives describe things while adverbs describe actions - first name = Christian name = given name - Last name = surname = family name - the prefix “im” is used with words starting with M or P only - If = when = provided that = on condition that - First syllable stress for nouns and second syllable stress for verbs. - Zero = oh = nought - Be patient and you will be rewarded. - MOT testing system: is an annual test of vehicle safety, roadworthiness aspects and exhaust emissions required in Great Britain for most vehicles over three years old used on any way defined as a road in the Road Traffic Act 1988 - pave the way to - In the day time & at the night time - Common collocations: tall buildings, high prices, black & white, salt & pepper, hot & cold, north- south-east & west, short film, long walk, small house, large family - foreground & background - For IELTS reading: skimming and scanning - Yes, I agree with some of this, but disagree with other part of it.