Snow White: The Queen Questioning Her Mirror

 
Conversation

• The queen: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is fairest of them all?
• The mirror: You are the fairest but there is another destined to surpass you.

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Transcription 

• Queen: Do you hear that? It's the sound of battles fought and lives lost. It once pained me to know that I'm the cause of such despair. But now their cries give strength. Beauty is my power.          
• Queen: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is fairest of them all?
• Mirror: You are the fairest but there is another destined to surpass you. Consume her heart and you shall live forever.
• Queen: Find someone who doesn't fear the dark forest to hunt her down.
• Huntsman: Why is she of such value?
• Queen: That is none of you concern.
• Huntsman: And if I refuse?
• Queen: Lips red as blood, hair black as night, bring me your heart my dear dear Snow White.

 Vocabulary

• The fairest  is the most beautiful.
• To surpass means to become more beautiful or better than.
• That is none of your concern means the same as saying that's none of your business.
• refuse means do not to accept. 
• hunt her down means search for her until you find her.

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Thundercats: Words for Mumm-ra Transformation

      

Mumm-ra words, when in transformation: "Ancient spirit of evil, transform this decayed form into Mumm-ra, the ever-living".
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 Transcription

• Pantro: This bag of bones is no match for Pantro.
• Mumm-ra: Don't be deceived by appearances, my true form is far more powerful."Ancient spirit of evil, transform this decayed form into Mumm-ra, the ever-living!".

   Vocabulary

• is far more powerful can be replaced with much more powerful.
• this decayed form means this body in decomposition.
• the ever-living has the same meaning as the one who lives forever.

Now you are ready for the magic spell!

Get Into Something (Bad): To Get Involved In

      

Get into something: You get into something when you start getting involved with it or taking part in it. It's usually something bad such as trouble, a fight or an argument with someone. Also, people may get you into something bad  or get you out of it.
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How  get (sb) into something (bad) can be is used:

• Your stupidity got us into this situation.
• Now clean up your mess and get us out of this.
• I finally got into college.
• It was about time, they get her out of it.
• I'm still wondering how she got us into this.
• For now, I'm trying to get into that conversation. [to become involved in]

   
  Vocabulary

• Clean up your mess is the same as saying clean your mess.
• It was about time means it was time for you to do something.
• I'm still wondering has the same meaning as I'm still asking myself.
• For now can be replaced with for the moment.

 

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Have A Crush On Somebody: To Feel Attracted To

Have a crush on somebody: You have a crush on someone when you like that person, feel attracted to them and think about them in a romantic way.
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           How do you tell if you have a crush on somebody?

Ways to use have a crush on somebody:

• I'm almost 100% sure that she has a crush on you.
  
• It's obvious that  you have a huge crush on that girl.
• You can really tell if someone has a crush on you or is just being good friend.
• A: She's got a crush on you[she has got]. B: You telling me.

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   Vocabulary

• How do you tell also means how do you know.
• 100% in words[in full] you call it "one hundred per cent".
• She has got a crush has the same meaning of she has a crush.
• You telling me is the same as I know that.
• You can really tell means the same as you don't really know.

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Sleeper Hold: Suffocation Technique

Sleeper hold: A sleeper hold is a very dangerous wrestling move, also used in self-defense and martial arts. This technique causes the person to suffocate.

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Phrases

• All I know is that the sleeper hold is a very dangerous suffocation technique.
  
• Professional wrestlers use the sleeper hold wisely.
• He safely put on a sleeper hold. 
• Now you tell me, is  it possible to get out of a sleeper hold.

  
 Vocabulary

• He safely put on is the same as he safely has done.
• A wrestler is a fighter who takes part in a wrestling.
• A wrestling is a sport in which two competitors fight each other.

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(Just) For The Record: Just To Remember You

  

(Just) for the record: You say for the record or just for the record when you want people to remember or take into consideration what you are saying because you think it is important to be mentioned.


Just for record is a very popular expression and it certainly should be incorporated into you daily vocabulary.
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  Phrases

• Just for the record, I was right about her. [I just want you to kow that ...]
• Just for the record, this film is going to be released on Blue-Ray.
• Just for the record, I have not broken any law.
• And for the record, we will not tolerate nasty behaviour.

  
 Vocabulary

• Nasty behaviour is the same as unpleasant behaviour.
• Take into consideration can be replaced with take into account. 
• "is coming out" is the same as "is going to be released"

 

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Take Down: Bring To The Ground

      

Take down: If somebody or something takes down another person or an animal they immobilize them by hitting or shooting so that they fall down to the ground.
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Coordinates of the English Language

The former wrestler took down the robber with a sleeper hold.

 

Ways to use the phrasal verb take down:

• All I know is that he takes down criminals very easily.
• I'm telling you, she can take down someone with martial arts.
• Fortunately the killer was taken down by his own gun.
• That was when I though "I'm going to take down that mugger". 
• We took down the aggressor with our bare hands.  

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  Vocabulary 

• A sleeper hold is a move used in many martial arts.
• With your bare hands is the same as with your own hands.
• A muger is someone who attacks people in the streets in order to steal their money.

Take down has several other meanings.
 

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It's A Dog's Life: To Be A Hard Life

It's a dog's life: You describe your life as a dog's life, when you are saying that you work very hard in order to survive or your life is very miserable because you have very few pleasures.

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Vocabulary 

• A newshound  is a journalist who collects a lot of information.
• To sniff out stories is the same as finding out stories.
• To strut into means to walk in a very confident way.
• "bark out orders" means to give orders.
• As far as I'm concerned means as far as I know.

     

   Phrases

• It's a dog's life having to work under those conditions.
  
• As far as I know, he leads a dog's life.
• Shes is leading a dog's life since she married her husband.
  
• As far as I'm concerned, she's been leading a dog's life.

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Go Through The Roof: To Increase Quickly

Go through the roof: If the price or cost of something goes through the roof, it quickly increases to a very high level. It's also possible to use this expression with a number of different words meaning the same. Example sentences are shown below.

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  Phrases

• The cost of builder has rapidly become very expensive
• If the price of food goes through the roof again...
• If by chance, the insurance costs go through the roof...
• I'm almost certain that the gas price will go through the roof very soon.  
• The price of oil is going though the roof once again. 
• The price of rubber has gone through the roof as usual.
• The youth unemployment has gone through the roof in some cities [it has increased very quickly]
• As always, the rents in São Paulo have gone through the roof [not exactly the prices but the rents themselves]

  

   
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Go Through Something: To Examine

      

Go through something: If you go through something, you examine it or try to find something in particular. Sometimes with good intentions, sometimes not. ____________________________________________________________________

Phrases

• My boss goes through my email everyday and I'm getting quite tired of this.  
• My parents went through my phone and read my messages, they say it's with the best of intentions.  
• As if it wasn't enough, the thieves are now going through trash.

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• Everyone knows it's illegal to go through someone's email account without permission.
• It's against the law to go through people's trash.

  

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