“Short shrift” now means brief, dismissive treatment. Its older meaning came from a hurried confession given before execution.
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Restaurant Service Vocabulary Exercise
A2 restaurant service vocabulary; 12 single-answer gap-fill items with API self-audit fields included.
100 Words for Things You’ve Noticed Your Whole Life
You’ve noticed them forever, but never knew what to call them. These 100 surprising words put names to life’s oddly familiar little details.
100 Oxymorons Every Adult Should Know
Meet 100 oxymorons that turn contradictions into clever expressions. From pretty ugly to seriously funny, see how opposites make words pop.
Refusing Offers Exercise
CEFR A2; focus: polite refusal of offers in everyday situations.