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You needn't bother telling us how recycling helps the environment, because you're preaching to the converted

to try to persuade people to believe things that they already believe

“Welcome to the team” “Hey, it’s great to be on board”.

on a boat, but also part of a team, in agreement with other people.

If you’re new to the podcast then jump on board and be sure to press that subscribe button.”

become part of the team, get involved, join a movement

I really want you to get on board with this

become part of the team, get involved, join a movement

“It’s great to have you on board.”

to have someone on the team

What do you do? Oh, what does that involve?

If an activity, situation, etc. involves something, that thing is a part of the activity, etc.

I really want to get involved in the local football team.

Are you sure it’s wise to get involved with your boss?

It also means to start a romantic or sexual relationship with someone

He got involved with a bad crowd. He got involved in drugs and crime.

I recently went back to our old stomping ground in Birmingham. It’s been redone and looks totally different! It made me feel quite old.

A customary territory or favorite gathering place

Count me in for Wimbledon, says Andy Murray

include someonein the activity

We just need to wrap up the preparations for the event and then we can go home.

to complete something successfully

The '90s are back — but that's old news.

something that’s not new or exciting any more. Something everybody already knows.

Mimosas in bottles? Pffft. That’s so last week.

that is something that was fashionable in a particular period in the past and isn’t any more

England were outclassed by Croatia.

to be much better than someone or something

Struff did at least prove he is made of tough stuff when he came through a marathon set against Ivo Karlovic 1311 in the fifth.

I'm realy knackerd after this day

(slang) exhausted, very tired

I admired the way she soldiered on when her business ran into trouble

to keep going in a difficult situation, like a soldier that continues to fight or walk

She overcame her fear of heights.

you get power over something and control it, beat it usually used to talk about beating something very difficult and dangerous.

When I won the Macmillan Dictionary Award for the 4th time, I was overcome with emotion. I could hardly speak.

when something takes control of you, usually emotion but possibly smoke or enemies.

Would you like to come over to my place to watch a film? (also: come round)

to come to someone’s house

I was going 100mph on the motorway and a BMW overtook me. He must have been going 130mph!

to go past someone, probably in a car, because you’re faster

Pirates have taken over the ship.

to take control of something

After the takeover of their company, they increased production and profit.

usually associated with business, this is when one company buys the majority of shares in another company, essentially becoming the main controlling agent of that company.

Eventually she found her phone in her handbag, and we breathed a sigh of relief.

to exhale and relax after something very tense has happened.

when you put the ball into your own goal, winning a point for the other side

Whether this product can lift wrinkles is a debatable point.

If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.

Biased newspapers Biased judges Biased against women Biased towards France

not fair, not impartial, favouring one side over the other.

Croatia at this point must be feeling pretty crushed.

upset and demoralised. When your spirit is broken and you no longer have the motivation or the positivity you need.

The goalkeeper cocked it right up by

which means to make a mistake, get something wrong, do something badly

Remember when I said one more cock-up and we say goodbye?

And maybe there was a flicker of hope at that point for Croatia but it wasn’t to be.

a very small sign that something might improve or succeed

Although there are Calendar widgets aplenty for Android – such as the excellent DigiCal – none quite cut the mustard.

to succeed, meet expectations, to be as good as people expected, to be good enough

Oh my god, Avengers Infinity War was wicked wasn’t it?

very common slang “Ace” just means “really good”.

I’ve got a song running around my head and I can’t shift it. An earworm.

is a song which gets stuck in your head. It’s like a worm has crawled into your ear, but it’s not a worm, it’s a song.

your car might get stuck in the traffic jam

something is trapped somewhere and can’t get out

We need to shift these refrigerators. We’ve got to shift these colour TVs.

to move it

Many millions of years ago, our ancestors climbed out of the primeval ooze onto dry land

a thick brown liquid made of earth and water, found at the bottom of a river or lake

1. The mario games oozed quality. 2. He was oozing confidence before the exam

when something shows a characteristic very strongly.

Sonic the Hedgehog was popular – but he couldn’t hold a candle to Mario and all the Mario games.

you say that one person or thing can't hold a candle to another, you meant that the first person or thing is not nearly as good as the second.

I’m probably being influenced heavily by nostalgia here

is an affectionate feeling you have for the past

Are you nostalgic about your past?

That last album was very catchy indeed.

if you describe a song as catchy it means it gets stuck in your head easily.

This might be a trip down memory lane for some of you.

an experience that takes you back to things you remember from the past