to give sb or sth a wide berth - to get around and give sth plenty of space (literal meaning)
OR
avoid, keep away from sb or sth (metaphorical meaning)- обходить кого-л/что-л стороной
red fly agaric - 🍄 мухомор 🍄
Red fly agaric is traditionally considered a highly dangerous and poisonous fungus—even die-hard mushroomers often give it a wide berth.
-What’s gotten into her today?
-Looks like she’s going to have to fall on her sword and quit the job in the wake of the nepotism scandal that her dad’s involved in. Make sure to give her a wide berth when you see her, for understandable reasons.
P.S. The umbrella in the picture is the red fly agaric. Don’t ask me how or why I decided to post this picture. Just don’t. I hoped it would be something along the lines of “fly pestilence” or “fly killer”, but alas..🍄
#vocab
OR
avoid, keep away from sb or sth (metaphorical meaning)- обходить кого-л/что-л стороной
red fly agaric - 🍄 мухомор 🍄
Red fly agaric is traditionally considered a highly dangerous and poisonous fungus—even die-hard mushroomers often give it a wide berth.
-What’s gotten into her today?
-Looks like she’s going to have to fall on her sword and quit the job in the wake of the nepotism scandal that her dad’s involved in. Make sure to give her a wide berth when you see her, for understandable reasons.
P.S. The umbrella in the picture is the red fly agaric. Don’t ask me how or why I decided to post this picture. Just don’t. I hoped it would be something along the lines of “fly pestilence” or “fly killer”, but alas..🍄
#vocab
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lol I just had a major cultural epiphany about Russians. I was going for “лучшая защита - это нападение” (offence is the best defence/the best defence is offence) when I found out that the English speaking world uses it in the exact opposite way:
“The best offence is a good defence”. Turns out Russians are usually made fun of for being overly aggressive based on this expression. I mean, it makes total sense, but restructuring my brain is easier said than done.. It’s actively refusing to let it sink in, and so since I started writing this post I’ve forgotten how the English expression goes about four times.
#pettyramblings
“The best offence is a good defence”. Turns out Russians are usually made fun of for being overly aggressive based on this expression. I mean, it makes total sense, but restructuring my brain is easier said than done.. It’s actively refusing to let it sink in, and so since I started writing this post I’ve forgotten how the English expression goes about four times.
#pettyramblings
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Новости, которые мы заслужили 😂🥂🍷🍸
Japan is launching a campaign to increase the tax revenues from alcohol consumption. It’s called “Sake Viva!”, which refers to the traditional Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice - “sake”.
Here are a couple of factoids about sake that I ripped off a sketchy website:
1. It’s the oldest known spirit in the world;
2. It has more in common with beer than wine (in the English speaking world, it’s commonly referred to as “rice wine”);
3. Spit used to be an integral ingredient of it back in the old day.
Take care!
#pettyramblings
Japan is launching a campaign to increase the tax revenues from alcohol consumption. It’s called “Sake Viva!”, which refers to the traditional Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice - “sake”.
Here are a couple of factoids about sake that I ripped off a sketchy website:
1. It’s the oldest known spirit in the world;
2. It has more in common with beer than wine (in the English speaking world, it’s commonly referred to as “rice wine”);
3. Spit used to be an integral ingredient of it back in the old day.
Take care!
#pettyramblings
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Remember “knock-on effects on sth”? Well, here are
knock-on benefits for sth - secondary benefits - дополнительные преимущества.
#vocab
knock-on benefits for sth - secondary benefits - дополнительные преимущества.
#vocab
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Hi y'all! I decided to revive this channel but change the content. I used to post about vocab I'd encountered, but it quickly became boring. It felt impersonal and slightly useless as most of the information I posted could be easily found online.
Now, I just feel like sharing my thoughts (=musings) on things that I find interesting (=amusing).
The photo is from the iconic coffee shop in Friends (The Friends Experience, NYC) ☕
Now, I just feel like sharing my thoughts (=musings) on things that I find interesting (=amusing).
The photo is from the iconic coffee shop in Friends (The Friends Experience, NYC) ☕
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"Unconsciously, probably, I was painting the loneliness of a large city."🏙️
said the American artist Edward Hopper about his 1942 painting Nighthawks (housed at the Art Institute of Chicago) 👨🎨🖼️🎨
P.S. I am always very excited to see a physical work of art I've previously only seen online or in books! 👨🎨🖼️🎨
said the American artist Edward Hopper about his 1942 painting Nighthawks (housed at the Art Institute of Chicago) 👨🎨🖼️🎨
P.S. I am always very excited to see a physical work of art I've previously only seen online or in books! 👨🎨🖼️🎨
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Greetings from Chicago! 🗺️
Apparently, there's a Chicago of its own kind in the Ural Mountains—Чикага ... The only difference is that Чикага is mostly populated by chickens and goats 🐓🐐
Apparently, there's a Chicago of its own kind in the Ural Mountains—
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Wrigley Field, Aug 13
Green Day, The Saviors' Tour💚
Green Day, The Saviors' Tour💚
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About canaries, coal mines and ice 🐤❄️
Canaries are cute little bright yellow birds like the one in the first photo. How did they make their way into real and figurative coal mines?
Well, apparently, coal miners would carry them down into mine tunnels to detect the accumulation of dangerous gases that could kill the miners. Canaries are particularly sensitive to carbon monoxide, a gas that caused a lot of mining accidents back in the 19th century.
Their risk predicting skills were so instrumental in preventing deaths in the mines that a metaphor was born. Now, "a canary in the coal mine" means an early indication of danger or failure.
P.S. This post was inspired by the exhibit "Extreme Ice" by James Balog at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
Canaries are cute little bright yellow birds like the one in the first photo. How did they make their way into real and figurative coal mines?
Well, apparently, coal miners would carry them down into mine tunnels to detect the accumulation of dangerous gases that could kill the miners. Canaries are particularly sensitive to carbon monoxide, a gas that caused a lot of mining accidents back in the 19th century.
Their risk predicting skills were so instrumental in preventing deaths in the mines that a metaphor was born. Now, "a canary in the coal mine" means an early indication of danger or failure.
P.S. This post was inspired by the exhibit "Extreme Ice" by James Balog at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
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