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Know these phrasal verbs


Chicken Out - To lose courage (because of fear) / To change decision because of fear (हिम्मत हार जाना/ डर से फैसला बदलना)
Even before jumping into the pond, Seema chickened out and came down from the tree.

Clog Up - To congest/ To choke (बंद होना/ अवरुद्ध होना)
Drains often become clogged up due to fallen leaves in the fall.

Goof Around - To roam/ To do stupid things (इधर-उधर घूमना / मूर्खतापूर्ण कार्य करना)
Most of the school boys spent the whole summer just goofing around.

Gross Out - To fill with distaste/ To be shocked (अरुचि से भर जाना/ स्तब्ध रह जाना)
My mind really gross out after eating stale food of the hotel.

Hook Up - To connect/ To meet (जोड़ना/ मिलना)
Manish and Preeti decide to hook up to watch a movie together.

Sneak In /Into - To enter secretly/ To do unnoticed (चुपके से प्रवेश करना/ चुपचाप करना)
A poor man tried to sneak into the concert without a ticket but was caught.

 

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Quote of the week


The desire to achieve dreams makes hard work its companion.
सपनों को पाने की चाहत, मेहनत को अपना साथी बना लेती है।

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Difference between Epigram and Epigraph


Epigram - चुटकुला/ सुभाषित (any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed)
He would end his lecture with a summarizing epigram.

Epigraph - पुरालेख/ शिलालेख (an inscription, especially on a building, statue, or the like)
As the statue was unveiled, a beautiful epigraph could be read.

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Different meanings of ROCK


1. Rock = Stone / Large piece of earth material (पथ्थर / चट्टान)
We climbed up the rock.
Diamonds are formed inside rocks.

2. Rock = Music style (रॉक संगीत)
He loves listening to rock music.

3. Rock = To move back and forth (झूलना / डोलना / हिलना)
The boat rocked in the storm.
She rocked the baby to sleep.

4. Rock = To shock or disturb deeply (हिला देना / चौंका देना)
The news of his death rocked the entire nation.

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Different types of Manias


Arithmetomania (एरिथमोमेनिया): वस्तुओं को गिनने की अत्यधिक इच्छा
Angelomania (एग्रेगेलोमेनिया): खुद को किसी देवदूत के समान या उससे भी अधिक शक्तिशाली मानने का जुनून।
Bibliomania (बिब्लियोमेनिया): किताबों के प्रति अत्यधिक लगाव या जुनून
Dipsomania (डिप्समेनीअ): अत्यधिक शराब पीने का जुनून
Megalomania (मेगलोमेनीअ): शक्ति, प्रभाव या महत्व की अवास्तविक भावना के प्रति जुनून
Pyromania (पाइरमेनीअ): आग लगाने की तीव्र इच्छा या जुनून

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