#Thesaurus
🔘Stupid = showing a total lack of good sense or good judgment. Stupid sounds very strong and is often used when you are annoyed or strongly criticizing someone’s behaviour.
⚡️I wish you’d stop asking stupid questions.
⚡️It was stupid of me to leave the door unlocked.
🔘Silly =
doing or saying things that are not sensible or serious, and that may make you feel embarrassed later. Silly sounds much gentler than stupid a silly mistake.
⚡️ Don’t be so silly!There’s nothing wrong with you.
🔘Daft (informal) = not sensible, often in a way that is also amusing.
⚡️Is this another of your daft ideas?
⚡️ Don’t be daft! Of course you’re not too old to go clubbing.
🔘Dumb (informal) (especially AmE) = stupid.
⚡️ a dumb question
⚡️He was dumb enough to believe her.
🔘Foolish =
stupid. Foolish sounds rather formal and is used mainly in written English. The usual words to use in everyday English are silly or stupid.
⚡️It was a foolish thing to say.
⚡️ They did not want to look foolish.
🔘Unwise (formal)=
done without thinking carefully enough about the possible disadvantages that may result.
⚡️ She knew the marriage was unwise.
⚡️an unwise choice of words.
🔘crazy = not at all sensible or
reasonable – used when you are very surprised by someone’s behaviour or what they have said.
⚡️ Ian’s got some crazy plan to drive across Africa.
⚡️ She looked at me as if I was crazy!
🔘Ridiculous =
extremely stupid.
⚡️You look ridiculous in that hat.
⚡️Some people spend a ridiculous amount of money on cars.
🔘Absurd/ludicrous =
extremely stupid – used especially when an idea or situation seems strange or illogical.
⚡️How can a return ticket cost less than a single? It’s totally absurd!
⚡️ It was a ludicrous idea.
🔘Laughable
= so stupid that you cannot believe someone is telling the truth or being serious
⚡️ The accusations were almost laughable. a laughable suggestion
🔘Stupid = showing a total lack of good sense or good judgment. Stupid sounds very strong and is often used when you are annoyed or strongly criticizing someone’s behaviour.
⚡️I wish you’d stop asking stupid questions.
⚡️It was stupid of me to leave the door unlocked.
🔘Silly =
doing or saying things that are not sensible or serious, and that may make you feel embarrassed later. Silly sounds much gentler than stupid a silly mistake.
⚡️ Don’t be so silly!There’s nothing wrong with you.
🔘Daft (informal) = not sensible, often in a way that is also amusing.
⚡️Is this another of your daft ideas?
⚡️ Don’t be daft! Of course you’re not too old to go clubbing.
🔘Dumb (informal) (especially AmE) = stupid.
⚡️ a dumb question
⚡️He was dumb enough to believe her.
🔘Foolish =
stupid. Foolish sounds rather formal and is used mainly in written English. The usual words to use in everyday English are silly or stupid.
⚡️It was a foolish thing to say.
⚡️ They did not want to look foolish.
🔘Unwise (formal)=
done without thinking carefully enough about the possible disadvantages that may result.
⚡️ She knew the marriage was unwise.
⚡️an unwise choice of words.
▪️very stupid▪️🔘crazy = not at all sensible or
reasonable – used when you are very surprised by someone’s behaviour or what they have said.
⚡️ Ian’s got some crazy plan to drive across Africa.
⚡️ She looked at me as if I was crazy!
🔘Ridiculous =
extremely stupid.
⚡️You look ridiculous in that hat.
⚡️Some people spend a ridiculous amount of money on cars.
🔘Absurd/ludicrous =
extremely stupid – used especially when an idea or situation seems strange or illogical.
⚡️How can a return ticket cost less than a single? It’s totally absurd!
⚡️ It was a ludicrous idea.
🔘Laughable
= so stupid that you cannot believe someone is telling the truth or being serious
⚡️ The accusations were almost laughable. a laughable suggestion
#SpokenEnglish
#usefullanguage
🔘On your own head be it
~used to tell someone that they will be blamed if the thing they are planning to do goes wrong.
➖This is not the time for such a discussion. But if you insist, on your head be it.
🔘Not if I can help it.
~used to say that you are not going to do something.
➖‘Are you going to watch the school play?’ ‘Not if I can help it.’
🔘Shake a leg.
~used to tell someone to hurry,
or quickly start doing something.
➖C’mon, shake a leg!
#usefullanguage
🔘On your own head be it
~used to tell someone that they will be blamed if the thing they are planning to do goes wrong.
➖This is not the time for such a discussion. But if you insist, on your head be it.
🔘Not if I can help it.
~used to say that you are not going to do something.
➖‘Are you going to watch the school play?’ ‘Not if I can help it.’
🔘Shake a leg.
~used to tell someone to hurry,
or quickly start doing something.
➖C’mon, shake a leg!
#SpokenEnglish
#usefullanguage
(noun)
➖ someone who is greedy
▪️Hey, greedy guts, leave some cake for me!
(adjective,adverb)
➖used to emphasize that someone or something is very good, bad, big etc.
▪️He’s got a helluva temper.
▪️He’s a helluva nice guy.
( adjective [not before noun])
1▪️ legal or allowed by official rules.
➖Don’t worry, the deal’s strictly legit.
2▪️ honest and not trying to deceive people.
➖Are you sure he’s legit?
#usefullanguage
🔘Greedy guts (noun)
➖ someone who is greedy
▪️Hey, greedy guts, leave some cake for me!
🔘Helluva(adjective,adverb)
➖used to emphasize that someone or something is very good, bad, big etc.
▪️He’s got a helluva temper.
▪️He’s a helluva nice guy.
🔘Legit( adjective [not before noun])
1▪️ legal or allowed by official rules.
➖Don’t worry, the deal’s strictly legit.
2▪️ honest and not trying to deceive people.
➖Are you sure he’s legit?
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#Phrasal_verbs
⭐️to be very close to a harmful or extreme state.
⚡️Many of Lewis’s activities verged on the illegal.
⚡️ Some of his ideas are verging on the dangerous.
⚡️His love of James Dean movies verged on fanaticism.
🌟Verge on/upon something⭐️to be very close to a harmful or extreme state.
⚡️Many of Lewis’s activities verged on the illegal.
⚡️ Some of his ideas are verging on the dangerous.
⚡️His love of James Dean movies verged on fanaticism.