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start learning

Question		Answer
pick up start learning		to learn a new language or skill by practising it rather than being taught
brush up start learning		to quickly improve a skill, especially when you haven't used it for a long time
get by start learning		to managa to live or do a particular thing using the money, knowledge, equipment, etc. that you have
pass for start learning		be accepted as sb/sth
take in start learning		to absorb, understand
error start learning		mistake
answer sb start learning		respond to sb
request sb to start learning		ask sb to
tongue start learning		language
lexis start learning		vocabulary
at cross purposes start learning		when people do not understand each other because they are talking about different subjects without realizing this I think we've been talking at cross purposes - I meant next year, not this year.
on the tip of your tongue start learning		about to be said if you can remember it I know her - her name is on the tip of my tongue, but it won't come to me.
get your tongue around/round sth start learning		to pronounce a difficult word or phrase: It's one language that I have real difficulty getting my tongue around.
get the wrong end of the stick start learning		to not understand a situation correctly Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got the wrong end of the stick.
get your mind around sth start learning		to succeed in understanding something difficult or strange I find it hard to get my mind around such complex issues.

Lesson 2 05/11/20