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I see

May 14, 2017 Jeffrey Wong

I see

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Phrasal Verb – Peter out

May 13, 2017 Jeffrey Wong

Phrasal Verb – Peter out

Meaning

To diminish gradually and disappear.

Examples
1. By midday the rain had petered out.
2. The noise got weaker and eventually petered out.
3. Their romantic relationship petered out after seven years.

References
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/peter–out
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/peter-out
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/peter+out
https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/peter+out.html

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Hangman

May 12, 2017 Jeffrey Wong

Hangman
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Get the chair

May 11, 2017 Jeffrey Wong

Get the chair

Meaning
To be sentenced to death in the electric chair.

Examples
1. He found the guilty of murder and got the chair.
2. He didn’t get the chair when he was found innocent.

References
http://dictionary.infoplease.com/chair
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/the-chair

Looker-on

May 10, 2017 Jeffrey Wong

Looker-on

Plural form
Lookers-on

Meaning
A spectator.

Examples
1. Peter didn’t join the workers’ parade; he was only a looker-on.
2. He didn’t enter the music contest; he was merely a looker-on.

References
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/looker-on
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/looker-on
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/looker-on

Quick Quiz

May 9, 2017 Jeffrey Wong

Peter didn’t join the workers’ parade; he was only a (?).

(= A spectator)

1. good-looker
2. man
3. looker-on
4. forward looker

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WOTD －Marijuana

May 8, 2017 Jeffrey Wong

Word Form
Noun

Meaning
A drug that is made from the hemp plant.

Examples
1. Recreational marijuana use is now legal in some states.
2. Do you want to legally grow marijuana?

References
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/marijuana?q=Marijuana
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Marijuana
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/marijuana

Fun with English – Coca-Cola

May 7, 2017 Jeffrey Wong

Fun with English – Coca-Cola
J: Ummm… Actually, I seldom drink Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola Wiki
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink’s name refers to two of its original ingredients, which were kola nuts and coca leaves. The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a trade secret, although a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published.
The Coca-Cola Company produces concentrate, which is then sold to licensed Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the world. The bottlers, who hold exclusive territory contracts with the company, produce the finished product in cans and bottles from the concentrate, in combination with filtered water and sweeteners. A typical 12-US-fluid-ounce (350 ml) can contains 38 grams (1.3 oz) of sugar. The bottlers then sell, distribute, and merchandise Coca-Cola to retail stores, restaurants, and vending machines throughout the world. The Coca-Cola Company also sells concentrate for soda fountains of major restaurants and foodservice distributors.
1. Patent
Meaning:

(Noun) The official legal right to sell an invention for a period of time.

(Adj.) Protected by a patent.
Example

How much does it cost to get a patent?
Reference

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/patent_1

2. Tactic
Meaning:

(Noun) A plan for achieving something.
Example

He used underhand tactics to ban me from race.
Reference

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/tactic

3. Dominance
Meaning:

(Noun) The situation in which someone or a company has more power than any other.
Example

China is on the path to global technology dominance.
Reference

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/dominance

4. Exclusive
Meaning:

(Adj.) Limited to a particular person or a group of people.
Example

The company has launched an exclusive mobile advertising service.
Reference

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/exclusive_1

5. Vending machine
Meaning:

A machine that you can buy things.
Example

He bought a drink from a vending machine.
Reference

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/vending-machine
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Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola
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