(noun)An extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain and often thunder and lightning.
You probably heard the word storm used to describe weather, like in the definition above. Did you know that storm is also used to describe strong emotions? For example:
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Let's take a look at the word hit. In the cartoon we can see two different meanings:
Hit - (verb) to strike something.
"I hit the spider with my shoe."
Hit (on) something - (phrasal verb) to realise something or to think of an idea unexpectedly.
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We ask people to bring things to the place where we are. Bring is used in relation to a destination:
"Bring some food to the party at my house."
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