Phrasal verb of the day
get ahead
->Meaning: If you get ahead, you make progress in your career.
->For example:
get ahead :- Peter says he got ahead by working hard and...
Word of the day
Ignoble adj.
->Not honorable in character or purpose; shameful.
“An ignoble act.”
Idiom of the day
a necessary evil
->Meaning: If you say something is a necessary evil, you don't like it but you understand that it has to be accepted...
Daily grammar Booster
Hate, like, love and prefer
->We can use hate, like, love and prefer with an -ing form or with a to-infinitive:
-I hate to see food...
Vocabulary of the day
1. TAMPER (VERB): Interfere
Synonyms: meddle, tinker
Antonyms: assist, support
Example Sentence: Do not tamper in between.
2. TREMOR (NOUN): Shiver
Synonyms: vibration, shaking
Antonyms: stillness, calmness
Example Sentence: The train...
Person in News
Vineet Joshi
Government of India has appointed former Chairman of Central Board of Secondary Education , as the first Director General(DG) of National Testing Agency....
Common mistake in English
Conform to, not with.
Don't say: We must conform with the rules.
Say: We must conform to the rules.
Note: comply takes with: We'll comply with your...
Vocabulary of the day
1. BUMPTIOUS (ADJECTIVE): offensively self-assertive
Synonyms: arrogant, egotistic
Antonyms: humble, modest
Example Sentence: I was still annoyed at his bumptious style of conversation.
2. RESTORATIVE (ADJECTIVE): medicinal
Synonyms: remedial,...
Idiom of the day
a necessary evil
->Meaning: If you say something is a necessary evil, you don't like it but you understand that it has to be accepted...
Grammar booster of the day
How to Distinguish between Hope and Wish?
Don't say-> I hope I were an astronaut.
Say->I wish I were an astronaut.
Don't say->I wish she is fine.
Say->I...
