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2011/07/21 11:41

Power English July 21 study/english2011/07/21 11:41

post secondary education - college

highway robbery - price is unreasonable high, being criminal. almost criminal amount of money for taking away

extracurricular - activities outside of just school. 

to think outside the box - think differently, from a different perspective. you're thinking a little further than what might be really obvious. you're thinking about it beyond the bounds what people normally expect. 

endowment - adonation, a gift

tip of the iceberg - it is just the beginning. 

every tom, dick, and harry - it's for referring to everyone and anyone. unspecified people in general.

* elaborate = explain, get into detail, expand
the science teacher spent the entire class explaining how to read the periodic table of elements.
it is a private matters i dont want to go into detail about why my parents are divorced.
the student was asked to exland on the statement he made about corporal punishment.
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2011/07/18 14:45

Power English July 18 study/english2011/07/18 14:45

be lacks in doing something - you haven't been doing it very diligently
he's been pretty lacks in teaching

nuts and bolts - basics, practical details, practical aspects
ex> when you're trying to fix something or put things together.
ex> if you want to know how things work, you have to know nuts and bolts.

good sense - basically common sense

uncle sam - american government

* lacks = lenient, tolerant, negligent
the teacher was lenient and gave goerge a good grade even though he turned in his homework late.
i read in the science magazine that men are more tolerant of alcohole than women.
the man was charged with negligent driving, causing severe bodily harm.
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2011/06/23 14:13

Power English June 23 study/english2011/06/23 14:13

get one's foot in the door - start/begin something
ex> how do i get i my foot in the door

glitz - something that sparkles and shines

superficial - not substancial value

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