💎change your tune


🔹Meaning

If you change your tune, you change your opinion about something or your attitude towards someone.

❗️For example

🔸At first Bill was against selling the rights to his book, but he changed his tune when he realized how much money he could make.

🔸Kelly was quite rude to me at first, but she changed her tune when someone mentioned how wealthy I was.
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#Idioms
#Expressions

#Common_expressions:

1. Fed up. = this means, to have had enough

2. Feel like = this means, want to do something

3. No hard feelings = don't worry

4. Heavy duty = tough and powerful

5. Hook up = to connect

6. Join forces.=means to unite

7. just what the doctor ordered = means what you need

8. Just about = nearly

9. Ins and outs = the small details

10. In hand = under control

11. Kick around = treat badly

12. Kick the bucket = to die

13. Knock it off = to stop it

14. Know-it-all = means, over confident

15. Keep on = continue

16. In less than no time = immediately

17. Long face = sad

18. Means business = serious

19. Make up your mind. = decide

20. Make off with = to steal

21. Make believe = to pretend

22. Mixed up = confused

23. Makes sense =seems reasonable/ right

24. Make a difference = to matter

25. Nail it down = finalize it

26. Never mind = don't worry about it

27. No doubt = certainly

28. No sweat = it's easy to do/ Ok

29. Of age =old enough

30. Off the hook =out of trouble

31. Once in a blue moon = rarely

32. Out of order = does not work

33. Out of shape = to be unfit
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#Collocations_with_SAVE


♦️Save electricity .. يوفر كهرباء

🔘Turn off the light when you leave a room to save electricity.

♦️Save energy .. يوفر طاقة

🔘What are ways that we can save energy?

♦️Save lives .. ينقذ أرواح

🔘Spotting the disease early can save lives.

♦️Save money .. يوفر أموال

🔘We stayed in a cheapo hotel to save money.

♦️Save one’s strength .. يحافظ على قوته

🔘You’re sick so save your strength, and don’t try to do anything.

♦️Save someone a seat .. يحجز لأحدهم مقعد

🔘I will be late to the movie. Will you save me a seat?

♦️Save someone’s life .. ينقذ حياة أحدهم

🔘Wearing a seat belt in a car can save your life.

♦️Save something .. يوفر شيء

🔘It’s just a wonderful feeling to save something.

♦️Save space .. يوفر مساحة

🔘She saved some space in her suitcase for souvenirs.

♦️Save time .. يوفر وقت

🔘It’ll save time if we go by cab.

♦️Save yourself the trouble .. يوفر على نفسه التعب

🔘You should save yourself the trouble.

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#Expressions
#Idioms

🔹cool as a cucumber = very calm

🔸Example: Sarah felt nervous, but she acted as cool as a cucumber.


🔹Pipe dream = An idea or plan that is impossible or very unlikely to happen.

🔸Example: You want to become a famous actor? That sounds like a pipe dream.

🔹Work like a dog =To work very hard.

🔸Example:
Peter became a lawyer after college, and now he works like a dog.

🔹Speak with a forked
tongue-To tell lies or say one thing and mean something else wa
🔸Examples:
The minister is speaking with a forked tongue, promising support he will never deliver. . People tend to believe Peter because he seems generous, but we know he speaks with a forked tongue.

🔹Wet behind the ears =To be young and without experience.

🔸Examples: Peter is too young to take on a job like this! He's still wet behind the ears!

🔹Out of practice =No longer good at doing something
🔸Examples:
Sarah studied French in high school, but she hasn't spoken it since. She is really out of practice.

🔹Live wire =Someone who is very
active and has a lot of energy.

🔸Example:
My sister was the live
wire and I was always called

🔹Big shot =A powerful or important person

🔸Examples: He is trying to become a big shot in the mortgage business.

🔹Call it a day =To stop the work you are doing.

🔸Examples:
You've been studying hard, I think you should call it a day.

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🌟 Malapropism

A verbal error that involves replacing the intended word with one that sounds similar (e.g., using “mute point” instead of “moot point”).


🔰 Malapropism example:
When problems arise, it’s best to nip them in the butt.

🔰 Intended meaning:
When problems arise, it’s best to nip them in the bud.



⚜ Note:- ⚜
Writers and performers often use malapropisms to create humor or convey particular character traits or themes. They can serve both stylistic and thematic purposes in a text.

💠 Gerunds and infinitives 💠

🌟 Use

💢 1- A gerund is a verb in -ing form (present participle) that functions as a noun that names an activity.

♨️ 1.1 Gerunds can appear at the beginning of a sentence when used as a subject
♻️ Ex:- Jogging is a hobby of mine

♨️ 1.2 Gerunds can act as an object following the verb
♻️ Ex:- Daniel quit smoking a year ago.

♨️ 1.3 Gerunds can serve as an object after a preposition
♻️ Ex:- I look forward to helping you paint the house.


💢 2- An infinitive is a verb form that acts as other parts of speech in a sentence.
It is formed with:- to+ verb

♨️ 2.1 Infinitives can be used as an object following the verb
♻️ Ex:- Jim always forgets to eat.

♨️ 2.2 Infinitives can be used as a subject at the beginning of a sentence
♻️ Ex:- To travel around the world requires a lot of time and money.

♨️ 2.3 Infinitives can be used as an adverb modifying a verb
♻️ Ex:- You promised to buy me a diamond ring.

♨️ 2.4 Infinitives can be used as an adjective modifying a noun
♻️ Ex:- Tara has the ability to succeed.


🌀Note🌀
⭐️ 1- The same spelling rules that apply to the progressive tenses also apply to the gerunds.

🌟 1.1 Some verbs and verb phrases are directly followed by a gerund
💫 Ex:- Paul avoids using chemicals on the vegetables he grows.

🌟 1.2 Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive without a change in meaning
💫 Ex:- Some people prefer getting/ prefer to get up early in the morning.

🌟 1.3 Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or infinitive but with a change in meaning
💫 Ex:- He remembered sending the fax.
(He remembered the act of sending the fax)

💫 He remembered to send the fax.
(He remembered the fax and sent it)


⭐️ 2- Note with infinitives. ⭐️
🌟 2.1 Some verbs are directly followed by an infinitive
💫 Ex:- Do you want to call your family now?

🌟 2.2 Some verbs are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by an infinitive
💫 Ex:- I convinced Catherine to become vegetarian.
💫 He advised me to sell all my shares of stock.

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