English Vocabulary

  Auxiliary verbs (also called Helping verbs) are verbs that help main verbs to show their tenses, question forms, negative forms etc. auxiliary verbs forms usages examples do do/does did simple tenses I don’t like cigars. He didn’t come home. be am/is/are was/were continuous tenses They are studying. I was …

habit synonyms habit (something that you do regularly sometimes without thinking): He has some very bad habits. practice (something that you do regularly to improve your skill or ability, or as a habit): You’ll get better with practice. It is his practice to walk 10 miles a day. routine (the things …

    keep your mouth shut (to not talk about something to anybody) I don’t know whether to tell him the secret or keep my mouth shut. You better keep your mouth shut if you want to keep your job.   envocabulary.com

    keep me posted (let me know what’s happening; keep me informed) Keep me posted; I would like to know about any progress you make. We’ll keep you posted on anything that happens in the office.   envocabulary.com

  keep your nose clean (to stay out of trouble and behave well) Try to keep your nose clean, or you’ll end up back in jail. Julia is new to that job, so she wants to keep her nose clean.   envocabulary.com