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The Most Useful Phrasal Verbs: Give In When someone pressures or forces you to do something or allow something even though you do not want to, you give in . E.g. My son drove me crazy asking me to buy him a new bicycle, and I finally gave in.
Native Americans’ Day (USA) In the  United States of America ,  Native Americans  (also known as  American Indians ,  Indigenous Americans  or simply  Indians) are people who belong to one of the over 500 distinct  Native American tribes  that survive intact today as  partially sovereign nations  within the country's modern boundaries. These tribes and bands are descended from the  pre-Columbian indigenous population  of  North America
Idiom of the Day:   Devil's Advocate Devil's Advocate = t o present a counter argument
Go for ZNO 2020: usage problems: Emigrate, immigrate: •          These are opposites. Emigrate means “to leave a country,” and immigrate means “to enter a country.”   In both cases, it is a reference to establishing a residency. •          During the war, many Vietnamese emigrated from the country. •          Many Vietnamese immigrated to the US.
Quote of the Day: “You did not come here to be normal, you came here to be you!”   Robert Holden ( Robert Holden  (born 1965) is a British psychologist, author, and broadcaster, who works in the field of  positive psychology  and  well-being , and is considered "Britain's foremost expert on happiness".  He is the founder of the "Happiness Project", which runs an eight-week course annually, called "Happiness Now", and the author of 10 best-selling books such as,  Happiness NOW! ,  Be Happy ,  Success Intelligence  and  Shift Happens! . He runs the  National Health Service  (NHS) Stress Buster clinic, established first NHS "laughter clinic", and runs regular happiness workshops and seminars, with clients including employees of the NHS, the  BBC  and  British Telecom . )
Time to learn English  😉
The Most Useful Phrasal Verbs: Carry On When you carry on, you continue as before, despite a difficult experience in your life. E.g. It was difficult for Mrs. Nelson to carry on after her husband died.