Against the clock

To do something in a hurry in order to meet a deadline.  

“They are racing against the clock to finish the test on time.”

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The Shorty Awards are also known as the Shorty.

It is an annual show which honours the best influencers, brands and organizations that produce and publish short-form content on social media such as Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others.

Each individual award recognizes the entire work, rather than an individual piece of the content creator.

WORDS
shorty (plural shorties): BrE one (usually a person) that is short, AmE a person’s girlfriend.

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On the ropes 

Likely to fail, in trouble. 

“I am frustrated. Though working hard over the past five years it seems my small business is on the ropes.” 

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More and more Hollywood movies are using gratuitous profanity these days.

Swearing has become almost an indispensable part of the silver screen in America.

Is this done to add oomph to the films?

Or it just reflects how ordinary Americans conduct their everyday conversation.

WORDS
profanity: obscene language.
oomph: dynamism, energy, vigor.

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Let your hair down

To relax, have fun, enjoy yourself. 

“It is only with my friends when I can let my hair down and be myself.”

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We all like to have a good laugh. Yet what exactly is it that we find funny?

Different people laugh at different things. Not everyone giggles in the same situation, laughs at the same joke or finds the same book or movie humorous.

In other words, we all know what humor is. However, we don’t all find humor in the same things.

WORDS
to giggle: to laugh repeatedly in an uncontrolled way. 

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Out of the blue

When something happens completely unexpectedly.

“Her former love showed up at her birthday party out of the blue.”

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When nature calls and you need to pee you’d better find a public toilet facility, especially when you are in a city.

Urinating in the streets is considered rude and in many cities around the world it comes with fines up to hundreds of U.S. dollars.

Don’t do it in Brussels  unless you are rich, as the penalty can reach $360. Dubai $130, Seattle  $125, Brighton $120, are considerably cheaper. And just a few bucks of 50 and 30 in New York and Paris, respectively.

WORDS
to urinate: to discharge urine from the body.
to pee: (informal) to urinate.

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God helps those who help themselves

This proverb means that if you want to be successful, achieve something or overcome difficulties you must take the effort yourself. 

“She are crying again she failed the driving test. How much time had she spent preparing for it? God helps those who help themselves.” 

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Though China is a sports nation, ice hockey still belongs to those sports which are relatively new and unknown in the country.

Kunlun Red Star became the first team to join the KHL in the 2016-2017 season.

The Kontinetal Hockey League (KHL), is the second largest hockey league behind the NHL and is played in Europe and Asia.

The team had the minimum number of four Chinese players on its roster as it is required by the KHL rules.

However, during the Covid-19 era the team lost its connection to Chinese hockey  and now plays home games in Russia.

WORDS
roster: a list of players who can play for the team.

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