What is the proper proverbs?

covering all the Bases

A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard . . .
. . . wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat:
"I'm the greatest hitter in the world," he announced.

Then, he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it, and missed.

"Strike One!" he yelled. Undaunted, he picked up the ball and said again,
"I'm the greatest hitter in the world!"

He tossed the ball into the air. When it came down he swung again and missed. "Strike Two!" he cried.

The boy then paused a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully. He spit on his hands and rubbed them together. He straightened his cap and said once more,
"I'm the greatest hitter in the world!"
Again he tossed the ball up in the air and swung at it. He missed. "Strike Three!"

"Wow!" he exclaimed.
"I'm the greatest pitcher in the world!"

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Place Names

Law Making in US

The Bag Lady

proverb 27:

1- a miss is as good as miles
used to say that although someone failed by only a small amount to do something, they were still unsuccessful --see also HIT-AND-MISS


2- a new broom is sweeps clean
used about someone who has just become the leader or manager of an organization and is eager to make changes

3- you can't teach an old dog new tricks
used to say that older people often do not want to change or cannot change the way they do things


4-where there's a will there's a way
SPOKEN used to say that if you really want to do something, you will find a way to succeed

5-when the cat's away (the mice will play)
used to say that when someone with authority is not near, other people do not do what they should do

6-beggars can't be choosers
SPOKEN used to say that when you have no money, no power to choose etc., you have to accept whatever is available

Idioms 27:

1- make one's blood boil
to make you extremely angry:
• When I think about what she said to me, it still makes my blood boil.

2- pat on the back/shoulder
to praise someone or feel pleased with yourself for doing something well:
• She should pat herself on the back and take a well-earned break

3- let's your hair down:
INFORMAL to enjoy yourself and start to relax, especially after working very hard:
• Playing softball is just a good way to let your hair down and have fun.

4- way above my head:
much better than me
•it goes above my head

5- have a sweet tooth
to like things that taste like sugar:
• Danny's always had a sweet tooth.

Money:

luck/lucky/chance

luck
noun [U] Spoken: 2000 • Written: 3000
1 SUCCESS also good luck the good things that happen to someone by chance, not through their work or effort:
• I've always had good luck meeting nice people in this apartment building.
• It was sheer luck (= used to emphasize that something happened only by luck) that we happened to see each other in the crowd.
• It was a stroke of luck (= used to say that someone has very good luck) that the Australian actress happened to get the part. She hadn't even intended to go to the audition.
2 bad luck the bad things that happen to someone by chance, not because of something they did:
• It was just bad luck that she happened to get sick that day.
• I've always had bad luck with women.
• The team has had a run of bad luck (= had a series of bad things happen) with all this rain.
3 it's good/bad luck to do sth used to say that doing, seeing, finding etc. something makes good or bad things happen to someone:
• It's bad luck to walk under a ladder.
4 be in luck INFORMAL to be able to do or get something, especially when you did not expect to:
• You're in luck. There's one ticket left.
5 be out of luck INFORMAL to be prevented from getting or doing something by bad luck:
• We're out of luck. The store's closed.
6 wish sb luck to tell someone that you hope they will be successful in something they are about to do:
• Mom came over to wish me luck before the race.
Spoken phrases
7 Good luck! used to tell someone that you hope they will be successful in something they are about to do:
• Good luck in the interview!
8 any/no luck used in questions and negatives to say whether or not someone has been able to do something:
• Did you have any luck getting into the show?
• " Any luck? " "Yes, I got a flight on Friday."
• I'm having no luck reaching Julie at home.
• " No luck? " (= said when you think someone has not been able to do something) "No, the guy said they left yesterday."
9 no such luck! used to say you are disappointed, because something good that could have happened did not happen:
• "Will we get there on time?" "No such luck!"
10 just my luck! used to say that you are not surprised something bad has happened to you, because you are usually unlucky:
• Just my luck! They've already gone home.
11 with/knowing sb's luck used to say that you expect something bad will happen to someone because bad things often do happen to them:
• Knowing his luck, he'll get hit with a golf ball or something.
12 some people/guys have all the luck! used to say that you wish you had what someone else has
13 better luck next time! used to say that you hope someone will be more successful the next time they try to do something
14 (one) for luck used when you take, add, or do something for no particular reason, or in order to say that you hope good things happen:
• You get three kisses for your birthday, and one for luck.
15 with any luck INFORMAL if things happen in the way that you want; HOPEFULLY:
• With any luck, the old music hall will never be torn down.
16 CHANCE the fact of good or bad things happening to people by chance:
• Dice is a game of luck.
• You never know who you'll get as a roommate. It's just a matter of luck.
17 the luck of the draw the result of chance rather than something you can control:
• It was by the luck of the draw that I got a corner office.
18 as luck would have it INFORMAL used to say that something happened by chance:
• As luck would have it, there were two seats left on the last flight.
19 do sth for luck to do something because you think it might bring you good luck:
• John always carried a rabbit's foot for luck.
20 be down on your luck INFORMAL to have no money because you have had a lot of bad luck over a period of time:
• The program is for motivated people who are temporarily down on their luck.
21 luck is on sb's side if luck is on someone's side, things go well for them:
• With two kids and a beautiful wife, luck was on his side. --see also hard-luck story (HARD1 (21)) push your luck (PUSH1 (11)) tough luck (TOUGH1 (7)) trust sth to luck/chance/fate etc. (TRUST2 (5)) try your luck (TRY1 (10))

luck
verb
luck out phrasal verb [I]
INFORMAL to be lucky:
• We lucked out and found someone who spoke English

lucky:
adjective luckier, luckiest Spoken: 2000 • Written: 3000
1 having good luck; FORTUNATE [be lucky to do/be sth]:
• He's lucky to be alive.
• We were lucky to find a parking spot right in front of the store.
• John was lucky enough to be selected for the team. [lucky (that)]:
• Janet's lucky the car didn't hit her. [+ with]:
• Our school district has been very lucky with our superintendents.:
• consider/count yourself lucky: William considers himself lucky to have married Leonora.
2 resulting from good luck:
• In the second half, the Red Wings scored a very lucky goal.
• That was just a lucky guess. I had no idea what the answer was.
3 bringing good luck:
• a lucky rabbit's foot
Spoken phrases
4 lucky you/me etc.! used to say that someone is fortunate to be able to do something:
• "I've got free tickets to the game!" "Lucky you."
5 be sb's lucky day used to say that something good and often unexpected has happened to someone:
• "Look at the size of the fish I caught!" "It must be your lucky day!"
6 I'll be lucky if... used to say that you think something is very unlikely:
• I'll be lucky if I get even half of my money back.
7 I/you should be so lucky! used to say that someone wants something that is not likely to happen, especially because it is unreasonable:
• Sleep past 6 a.m.? I should be so lucky!
8 (you) lucky dog! used to say that someone is very lucky and that you wish you had what they have:
• You didn't have to pay for the tickets? You lucky dog! --see also thank your lucky stars (THANK (4))


Use the noun luck without an adjective to mean the good things that happen to you by chance: It was just luck that there were two seats left.
With luck, you'll find the right job. You can use the verb "have" with the word luck , but only if a word such as an adjective or determiner comes before luck : Ted's had a lot of bad luck recently.
Did you have any luck (NOT "did you have luck") reaching Tina on the phone? Use lucky to describe a situation that is good by chance, or someone who has good luck: You're lucky you didn't lose any money in Fran's business venture.


chance:
1 OPPORTUNITY [C] a time or situation that you can use to do something that you want to do; opportunity [chance to do sth]:
• I took the class because it was a chance to learn more about computers.:
• She never even gave me a chance to say goodbye.
• I wanted to take this chance (= use this opportunity)to say how much I have appreciated your help over the years.
• have/get a chance to do sth: Tomorrow I might have a chance to look at your taxes.
• Rachel jumped at the chance (= eagerly and quickly used an opportunity) to go to France for a year.
• This is your last chance to prove you can be trusted.
• Hey John, now's your chance to finally ask her for a date.
• Given half a chance (= if given even a small opportunity) other firms would have done the same thing.
• Getting that job was definitely the chance of a lifetime (= an opportunity you are not likely to get more than once).
• a second/another chance (= another chance, in which you hope to do better after failing the first time)
2 POSSIBILITY [C,U] how possible or likely it is that something will happen or be true, especially something that you want [+ of]:
• What do you think our chances of getting that contract are?:
• There's a chance that she left her keys in the office.
• Chances are (= it is likely), someone you know has been burglarized.
• a good/slight/fair chance: There's a slight chance of showers this weekend.
• some/no/little chance: There seems to be little chance of a peaceful end to the conflict.
• With the operation, he'll have a fifty-fifty chance (= an equal chance of something happening or not happening) of walking again.
• a one in a million chance/a million to one chance (= an extremely small chance)
3 stand/have a chance (of doing sth) if someone or something stands or has a chance of doing something, it is possible that they will succeed:
• I think we stand a pretty good chance (= are very likely to succeed) of winning the World Series.
• Polls show that Buchanan still has a fighting chance (= has a small but real chance of success if a great effort can be made) in the election.
4 take a chance also take (my/your/any etc.) chances to do something that involves risk:
• She knew she was taking a chance, but she decided to buy the house anyway. [take a chance on/with]:
• Thomas took a chance on Alvin Robertson by making him head coach.:
• Olympic officials were taking no chances of another terrorist attack.
5 LUCK [U] the way some things happen without being planned or caused by people:
• He supervises every detail of the business and leaves nothing to chance.
• A tourist had filmed the robbery by chance (= without being planned or intended).
• As chance would have it (= happening in a way that was not expected or intended), we both got jobs at the same hospital.
• pure/sheer/blind chance: Solving the crime was pure chance.
6 sb's chances how likely it is that someone will succeed:
• What are your chances of getting a college scholarship?
7 by any chance SPOKEN used to ask politely whether something is true:
• Would you, by any chance, know where a pay phone is?
8 fat chance!/not a chance! SPOKEN used to emphasize that you are sure something could never happen:
• "Everybody will chip in a couple of dollars." "Fat chance!"
9 on the off chance if you do something on the off chance, you do it hoping for a particular result, although you know it is not likely:
• I keep all of my old clothes on the off chance that they might come back into fashion.
10 any chance of... SPOKEN used to ask whether you can have something or whether something is possible:
• "Any chance of you two getting back together?" "I don't think so." --see also a game of chance (GAME1 (12)) an outside chance (OUTSIDE3 (5))


chance:verb [T]
1 INFORMAL to do something that you know involves a risk:
• We could save money by hitchhiking, but why chance it?
2 LITERARY to happen in an unexpected and unplanned way [chance to do sth]:
• She ended up marrying a man who chanced to come by looking for a room.
chance on/upon sb/sth phrasal verb [T] LITERARY
to find something or meet someone when you are not expecting to:
• Unknowingly, he had chanced upon the bathing place of the goddess Artemis.


chanceadjective [only before noun]
not planned; accidental:
• a chance meeting/encounter (= an occasion when you meet someone by accident)

Opinion:

noun Spoken: 2000 • Written: 1000
1 [C] your ideas or beliefs about a particular subject [+ about/on]:
• He was asked for his opinion on the Arab-Israeli peace process.• Carol has some pretty strong opinions about the military.:• give/express an opinion (= say what you think about something)2 [U] the general ideas or beliefs that a group of people have about something:
• Opinion seemed to be moving in favor of the president's accusers.• a development plan that took no account of public opinion3 [C] judgment or advice from a professional person about something:
• an expert opinion• We got a second opinion (= advice from a second person to make sure the first was right) before we replaced our furnace.4 have a high/low/bad etc. opinion of sb/sth to think that someone or something is very good or very bad:
• I've always had a good opinion of Rick's artwork.5 in my opinion also if you want my opinion used to firmly tell someone what you think about a particular subject:
• In my opinion, Will and Martha should have never gotten married.6 be of the opinion (that) FORMAL to think that something is true:
• The committee is of the opinion that Barnes was wrongfully dismissed. --see also difference of opinion (DIFFERENCE (5)) sth is a matter of opinion (MATTER1 (25))

laugh

verb Spoken: 1000 • Written: 1000
1 MAKE SOUND [I] to make sounds with your voice, usually while you are smiling, because you think something is funny:
• We were laughing so hard we couldn't stop. [+ at/about]:
• Everybody laughed at the joke.:
• When we saw what had happened to the cake we burst out laughing (= suddenly started laughing).
• When I first heard the idea, I almost laughed out loud (= laughed so that other people could hear).
• Joe's probably outside someplace laughing his head off (= laughing a lot).
2 no laughing matter something serious that should not be joked about:
• Dole and his staff know that age discrimination is no laughing matter.3 don't make me laugh SPOKEN used when someone has just told you something that is completely untrue, has asked for something impossible etc.:
• "Could you finish this by tomorrow?" "Don't make me laugh."4 be laughing all the way to the bank INFORMAL to be in a good situation because you have made a lot of money without making much effort
5 not know whether to laugh or cry to feel upset or annoyed by something bad or unlucky that has happened, but to also be able to see that there is something funny about it:
• When the whole cake fell off the table, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.6 laugh in sb's face to show that you do not respect someone or care about what they think:
• I confronted my daughter, but she just laughed in my face.
7 be laughed out of court/out of City Hall etc. if a person or idea is laughed out of a place, the idea is not accepted because people there think it is completely stupid:
• When Clements introduced the drug bill, he got laughed out of Congress.
8 SPEAK [T] to say something in a voice that shows you are amused:
• "It won't even be cold when we get there," Sabina laughed.
9 you have to laugh SPOKEN used to say that, even though a situation is annoying or disappointing, you can also see that there is something funny about it
10 laugh up your sleeve to be secretly happy, especially because you have played a trick on someone or criticized them without their knowing
11 sb will be laughing out of the other side of their mouth SPOKEN an unkind expression meaning that although someone is happy or confident now, they will be in trouble or in difficulty later
laugh at sb/sth phrasal verb [T]
1 to make unkind or funny remarks about someone, because they have done or said something you think is stupid:
• Kids hate to be laughed at.
• When Briggs predicted that the Berlin wall would come down, people laughed at him.
• He's the kind of person who laughs at people behind their backs (= is unkind about someone when they are not there).
2 laugh at yourself to not be serious about what you are doing all the time, and be able to understand that other people might think it is funny
3 to seem not to care about something that most people would worry about:
• Criminals just laugh at the gun control laws.laugh sth <-> off phrasal verb [T]
to pretend that something is less serious than it really is by laughing or joking about it:
• Palin laughed off rumors that she was going to change jobs.

laugh noun [C] Written: 3000
1 an act of laughing, or the sound you make when you laugh:
• a nervous laugh
• "I guess I'm a comedian at heart," she said with a laugh.2 INFORMAL a person, thing, or idea that cannot be considered seriously because it is so silly, stupid, or difficult to believe:
• "She says she'll be here early to help." "That's a laugh."3 be a laugh riot also be a laugh a minute INFORMAL to be very funny, amusing, and enjoyable:
• Bridges' performance is a laugh riot.
4 for laughsa) if you do something for laughs, you do it in a particular way so that other people will laugh:
• Williams plays the part for laughs.b) for fun:
• We took the helicopter ride just for laughs.
5 get/have a laugh (out of sth) to enjoy something and think it is funny:
• The ads are fun to do; we get a lot of laughs from the process.

Vocabulary 26:

1- unfair
adjective
not right or fair, especially by not giving an equal opportunity to everyone:
• an unfair advantage
• U.S. industries want to protect themselves from unfair foreign competition. [+ to]:
• The welfare system is unfair to both taxpayers and recipients. [it is unfair (of sb) to do sth]:
• It's unfair to give it to John and not to me.unfairly adverb
unfairness noun [U]

2- unfaithful
adjective
1 someone who is unfaithful has sex with someone who is not their wife, husband, or usual partner [+ to]:
• Nell was shocked to discover her father had been unfaithful to her mother.2 not loyal to a principle, person etc.
unfaithfully adverb
unfaithfulness noun [U]

3- unfit
adjective
1 not good enough to do something or to be used for a particular purpose:
• an unfit mother [+ for]:
• Brown is unfit for public office. [unfit to do sth]:
• The disease has left her medically unfit to fly.:
• unfit for human habitation/consumption (= not good enough for someone to live in or to eat)
2 not in a good physical condition

4- unconscious
adjective
1 unable to see, move, feel etc. in the normal way because you are not conscious:
• Billy was unconscious for two days after the accident.• knock/beat sb unconscious: She fell off the bike and was knocked unconscious.2 relating to or coming from the part of your mind in which there are thoughts and feelings that you do not realize you have:
• the unconscious mind• unconscious desires --compare SUBCONSCIOUS1
3 be unconscious of sth to not realize the effect of something, especially something you have said or done:
• Barb seemed quite unconscious of the attention her dress was attracting.unconsciously adverb
unconsciousness noun [U]

5-uncertain
adjective
1 not sure, or feeling doubt [+ about]:
• I was uncertain about who I should call. [uncertain if/whether/what/who etc.]:
• Nelson looked up, uncertain whether he should continue.2 not clear, definite, or decided:
• A spokesman said the governor's travel plans were still uncertain.
• They were worried about their son's uncertain future.
3 in no uncertain terms if you tell someone something in no uncertain terms, you tell them very clearly without trying to be polite:
• They let us know in no uncertain terms that we were not welcome.
4 if someone walks in an uncertain way, they seem as though they might fall:
• She took a few uncertain steps forward.uncertainly adverb

two loaves of bread

Miss Martha Meacham kept the little bakery on the corner (the one where
you go up three steps, and the bell tinkles when you open the door).

Miss Martha was forty, her bank-book showed a credit of two thousand
dollars, and she possessed two false teeth and a sympathetic heart. Many
people have married whose chances to do so were much inferior to Miss
Martha's.

Two or three times a week a customer came in in whom she began to take an
interest. He was a middle-aged man, wearing spectacles and a brown beard
trimmed to a careful point.

He spoke English with a strong German accent. His clothes were worn and
darned in places, and wrinkled and baggy in others. But he looked neat,
and had very good manners.

He always bought two loaves of stale bread. Fresh bread was five cents a
loaf. Stale ones were two for five. Never did he call for anything but
stale bread.

Once Miss Martha saw a red and brown stain on his fingers. She was sure
then that he was an artist and very poor. No doubt he lived in a garret,
where he painted pictures and ate stale bread and thought of the good
things to eat in Miss Martha's bakery.

Often when Miss Martha sat down to her chops and light rolls and jam and
tea she would sigh, and wish that the gentle-mannered artist might share
her tasty meal instead of eating his dry crust in that draughty attic.
Miss Martha's heart, as you have been told, was a sympathetic one.

In order to test her theory as to his occupation, she brought from her
room one day a painting that she had bought at a sale, and set it against
the shelves behind the bread counter.

It was a Venetian scene. A splendid marble palazzio (so it said on the
picture) stood in the foreground -- or rather forewater. For the rest
there were gondolas (with the lady trailing her hand in the water),
clouds, sky, and chiaro-oscuro in plenty. No artist could fail to notice
it.

Two days afterward the customer came in.

"Two loafs of stale bread, if you blease.

"You haf here a fine bicture, madame," he said while she was wrapping up
the bread.

"Yes?" says Miss Martha, reveling in her own cunning. "I do so admire art
and" (no, it would not do to say "artists" thus early) "and paintings,"
she substituted. "You think it is a good picture?"

"Der balance," said the customer, is not in good drawing. Der
bairspective of it is not true. Goot morning, madame."

He took his bread, bowed, and hurried out.

Yes, he must be an artist. Miss Martha took the picture back to her room.

How gentle and kindly his eyes shone behind his spectacles! What a broad
brow he had! To be able to judge perspective at a glance -- and to live on
stale bread! But genius often has to struggle before it is recognized.

What a thing it would be for art and perspective if genius were backed by
two thousand dollars in bank, a bakery, and a sympathetic heart to -- But
these were day-dreams, Miss Martha.

Often now when he came he would chat for a while across the showcase. He
seemed to crave Miss Martha's cheerful words.

He kept on buying stale bread. Never a cake, never a pie, never one of
her delicious Sally Lunns.

She thought he began to look thinner and discouraged. Her heart ached to
add something good to eat to his meagre purchase, but her courage failed
at the act. She did not dare affront him. She knew the pride of artists.

Miss Martha took to wearing her blue-dotted silk waist behind the
counter. In the back room she cooked a mysterious compound of quince
seeds and borax. Ever so many people use it for the complexion.

One day the customer came in as usual, laid his nickel on the showcase,
and called for his stale loaves. While Miss Martha was reaching for them
there was a great tooting and clanging, and a fire-engine came lumbering
past.

The customer hurried to the door to look, as any one will. Suddenly
inspired, Miss Martha seized the opportunity.

On the bottom shelf behind the counter was a pound of fresh butter that
the dairyman had left ten minutes before. With a bread knife Miss Martha
made a deep slash in each of the stale loaves, inserted a generous
quantity of butter, and pressed the loaves tight again.

When the customer turned once more she was tying the paper around them.

When he had gone, after an unusually pleasant little chat, Miss Martha
smiled to herself, but not without a slight fluttering of the heart.

Had she been too bold? Would he take offense? But surely not. There was
no language of edibles. Butter was no emblem of unmaidenly forwardness.

For a long time that day her mind dwelt on the subject. She imagined the
scene when he should discover her little deception.

He would lay down his brushes and palette. There would stand his easel
with the picture he was painting in which the perspective was beyond
criticism.

He would prepare for his luncheon of dry bread and water. He would slice
into a loaf -- ah!

Miss Martha blushed. Would he think of the hand that placed it there as
he ate? Would he --

The front door bell jangled viciously. Somebody was coming in, making a
great deal of noise.

Miss Martha hurried to the front. Two men were there. One was a young
man smoking a pipe -- a man she had never seen before. The other was her
artist.

His face was very red, his hat was on the back of his head, his hair was
wildly rumpled. He clinched his two fists and shook them ferociously at
Miss Martha. _At Miss Martha_.

"_Dummkopf_!" he shouted with extreme loudness; and then "_Tausendonfer_!"
or something like it in German.

The young man tried to draw him away.

"I vill not go," he said angrily, "else I shall told her."

He made a bass drum of Miss Martha's counter.

"You haf shpoilt me," he cried, his blue eyes blazing behind his
spectacles. "I vill tell you. You vas von _meddingsome old cat_!"

Miss Martha leaned weakly against the shelves and laid one hand on her
blue-dotted silk waist. The young man took the other by the collar.

"Come on," he said, "you've said enough." He dragged the angry one out at
the door to the sidewalk, and then came back.

"Guess you ought to be told, ma'am," he said, "what the row is about.
That's Blumberger. He's an architectural draftsman. I work in the same
office with him.

"He's been working hard for three months drawing a plan for a new city
hall. It was a prize competition. He finished inking the lines
yesterday. You know, a draftsman always makes his drawing in pencil
first. When it's done he rubs out the pencil lines with handfuls of stale
bread crumbs. That's better than India rubber.

"Blumberger's been buying the bread here. Well, to-day -- well, you know,
ma'am, that butter isn't -- well, Blumberger's plan isn't good for
anything now except to cut up into railroad sandwiches."

Miss Martha went into the back room. She took off the blue-dotted silk
waist and put on the old brown serge she used to wear. Then she poured
the quince seed and borax mixture out of the window into the ash can.

Family words:

Idioms 25:

1-keep your fingers crossed /cross your fingers
to hope that something will happen the way you want:
• Keep your fingers crossed that I get this job.

2- to make a killing
to make a lot of money in a short time:
• Alexander recalled making a killing in the stock market in the '80s.

3- to show sombody door
to make it clear that someone is not welcome and should leave a building:
• Then one of his bodyguards showed me the door.

4- hang by theard
to be in a very dangerous situation:
• For weeks after the accident, her life hung by a thread.

5-be in dout
not certainly loose a game

6-give sb an earful or get an earful
INFORMAL to tell someone about something you are upset or angry about, or to be told by someone else about something they are upset or angry about:
• The chancellor got an earful when he asked the students for feedback

7- your better/other half
HUMOROUS your husband or wife


8- better off
adjective [no comparative]
1 richer than you were before:
• Are you better off than you were four years ago?2 happier, improved, more successful etc.:
• The country would be better off if more women were serving in Congress.
• I think you'd be better off if you just moved back to your mother's house for a while. --compare WELL-OFF

9- found of flame

vocabulary 25:

1-reside:
verb [I always + adv./prep.]
FORMAL to live in a particular place
reside in sth/sb phrasal verb [T not in passive] FORMAL
1 to be present in something:
• Momaday's talent resides in his storytelling abilities.2 also reside within sth/sb if a power, right etc. resides in something or someone, it belongs to them:
• Political power often resides within prominent families.

2- probe:
verb [I,T]
1 to ask questions in order to find things out, especially things that other people do not want you to know [+ into]:
• A federal grand jury will probe into the financial dealings between the two men. [probe sth]:• Investigators are probing the causes of the train wreck.
2 to put a long thin instrument into something, in order to examine it or to try to find something:
• I'm tired of the doctors poking and probing me with needles and tubes.probing adjective:
• probing questionsprobingly adverb

3- reckless :
adjective
not caring or worrying about danger or about the bad results of your behavior:
• reckless spending
• The driver was arrested for reckless driving.
recklessly adverb
recklessness noun [U]

4- recollection:
noun FORMAL
1 [U] an act of remembering something, especially something you try hard to remember:
• The driver said she had no recollection of what had happened.
• To the best of my recollection, (= used when you remember something, but cannot be sure that it is correct) they have never asked us for any money.
2 [C] something from the past that you remember:
• She knew her father only through photographs and her mother's recollections.

5- reluctant:
adjective
slow and unwilling:
• She gave a reluctant smile. [reluctant to do sth]:
• At first, the bank was reluctant to lend me the money.
reluctance noun [singular,U]
reluctantly adverb

6- indite:

7- prudent:
adjective
sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks:
• prudent house buyers
• It is prudent to give children only pasteurized milk and juices, to avoid food poisoning. --opposite IMPRUDENT
prudently adverb

8- quast:
noun [C]
ESPECIALLY LITERARY a long search for something:
• a spiritual quest [+ for]:
• Industries are still engaged in a quest for increased productivity.
quest verb [I]

9- ramble:
verb [I]
1 to talk for a long time in a way that does not seem to be clearly organized, with the result that other people find it hard to understand you:
• Dean Wilford tends to ramble when he speaks.2 [always + adv./prep.] to go on a walk for pleasure:
• We spent three wonderful days rambling around Palermo.3 a plant that rambles grows in all directions
ramble on phrasal verb [I]
to talk or write for a long time in a way that other people find boring:
• She rambled on but Anastasia was not listening.
• He had been rambling on about himself for over an hour.

noun [C]
1 a long walk for pleasure:
• My favorite ramble is the nine-mile hike to West Potrero Road.2 a speech or piece of writing that is very long and does not seem to be clearly organized:
• In a ten-page ramble, Barre explains why he wrote the book.

10- remnant:
noun [C]
1 [usually plural] a small part of something that remains after the rest of it has been used, destroyed, or eaten [+ of]:
• Burning cinders showered down from the remnants of the roof.2 a small piece of cloth left from a larger piece and sold for a cheaper price

Class word 23:

1-nuke:
verb [T] INFORMAL
1 to attack a place using NUCLEAR WEAPONs
2 to cook food in a MICROWAVE OVEN:
• Will you nuke the pizza? It's not hot enough.
noun [C] INFORMAL
a NUCLEAR WEAPON

2- hot-potatonoun plural hot potatoes [C usually singular]
a subject or problem that no one wants to deal with, because it is difficult and any decision will make people angry:
• Euthanasia for terminally ill patients is a political hot potato.

3- pie in the sky
a good plan, promise, or idea that you do not think will happen:
• Building a baseball field downtown is just pie in the sky right now.4-

4-show your true color
to behave in a way that shows what your real character is, especially if you are dishonest or not nice

5- in full color
they use all the colors).

Beliefs Are Not Facts

"We see what we believe
rather than believe what we see.
-- Alan Watts

"If what you believe is actually true,
you don't need to believe it.
-- Ron Smothermon

What are beliefs really?
Beliefs are opinions, assumptions, prejudices, judgments, ideas, and attitudes through which everything you experience in life is filtered.

They're the psychological tools we use to interface with the world; that limited warehouse of stored knowledge we use to analyze, comprehend, categorize and interpret any given situation or event. They are the lenses through which we see the world.

Most beliefs are inheritedMany of your beliefs were probably inherited from your parents, grandparents, teachers, bosses, spouses -- whomever. And you've deduced a bunch of them from books, the media, magazines, movies -- whatever.

Your beliefs are based on information that was available when you formed them. Some of your beliefs are nearly as old as you. And beliefs you inherited from your parents were probably inherited from their parents, who in turn inherited them their parents and so on. There's no telling how old some of your beliefs are -- beliefs as old as the information they were based on. (We're not talking about tradition here, we are talking about beliefs -- we need tradition in our lives.)

Beliefs label your worldBeliefs dictate our experience whether we realize it or not. We automatically notice things we're expecting to see, because we're looking for them. In this way, the world largely conforms to our beliefs about it. The outer world is a reflection of our inner world. If you believe, for instance, that people are inherently bad, then you'll pay more attention to people doing bad things.

As you observe life, reality becomes one way -- your way. Your observations form a loop and reinforce your beliefs about the world. You'll look at the world and say, "yup, just like I thought!" Beliefs keep you in agreement with yourself.

Maintaining your beliefs feels safe mostly because they're familiar to you. They may feel safe, but in reality beliefs can be dangerous. On the pretense of helping you, they may be severely limiting. Though beliefs are supposed to define your world, they can often confine your world. They narrowly shape what and how you experience life. Sticking stubbornly to your beliefs is not a virtue if they're harming you. It's like driving your car with the brakes on.

You are responsible for your beliefsEvery once in a while you need a belief housecleaning. You need to pull them out, dust them off and take a cold hard look at them. Ask yourself: "Are my beliefs still working for me? Are they helping me or hurting me?" Common sense dictates we should evaluate our beliefs based on how they affect us and those around us.

Do you really want your mind possessed by static beliefs based on out-of-date or false information? Beliefs that limit your thinking and keep you from expanding your understanding of the ever-changing world around you? Beliefs that keep you from true fulfillment and personal development?

The world is constantly changing. It's a fact. However, to move forward - to evolve - you have to realize that beliefs are not facts. Your beliefs don't even necessarily reflect the truth. In fact, most of the time they don't. You may know what you believe, but believing is not the same as knowing.

But know this: Beliefs are not facts. Beliefs are just beliefs.

pronunciation

antacid
ant
anti
antiosocial
antisemite
antisemitism
antiseptic
antenna
safari
diaphragm
secret
secrete
antelop
bear/bear
dear/deer
snail hat=antenna
shield
shell
human shield
shill

Idioms 23:

1-sitting duck
noun [C]
someone who is easy to attack or easy to cheat:
• We were like sitting ducks for pickpockets in the city.

2- hot potato
noun plural hot potatoes [C usually singular]
a subject or problem that no one wants to deal with, because it is difficult and any decision will make people angry:
• Euthanasia for terminally ill patients is a political hot potato.

3- bark at the moon
INFORMAL to worry and complain about something that you cannot change, and that is not very important

4- go/blow the whistle on someone
INFORMAL to tell someone in authority about something wrong that is happening:
• A few honest policemen were willing to blow the whistle on the captain.

5- sail/fly under false colors
to pretend to be something that you are not


6- to follow in sombody's footsteps
to do the same job as someone else, especially a member of your family:
• My father never pressured me to follow in his footsteps, but I know he was disappointed when I dropped out of college.

7- a fair weather friend
noun [C]
someone who only wants to be your friend when you are successful