"For the 1,000,000th time, this is how to find my house"
but instead of saying "one millionth", you replace it with umpteenth. Umpteenth is like a "fake number". It is a slang expression.
If your little sister is bugging you to take her to the movies, you might say "For the umpteenth time, I don't want to go the the movies!"
Sometimes people say it when they are frustrated with answering someone.
Pertain to sth phrasal verb FORMAL
to be connected with a particular subject, event or situation:
We are only interested in the parts of the proposals that pertain to local issues.
Umpteenth and pertain
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Idioms
(above and) beyond the call of duty
much more than should be expected.
If your waiter goes beyond the call of duty, leave a bigger tip.
Etymology: first used about police officers, fire fighters, or soldiers who were injured or killed while doing their jobs.
Fathom
1 .to discover the meaning of something:
For years people have been trying to fathom (out) the mysteries of the whale's song.
2 .to understand someone or why someone acts as they do:
I can't fathom her at all.
fathomless, adjective LITERARY (BE)
impossible to understand:
I'm afraid it's a fathomless mystery.
fathomable, adjective, capable of being readily understood (AE)
unfathomable, adjective
1. Difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible: unfathomable theories.
2. Difficult or impossible to measure: the unfathomable depths.
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Feign
You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are.
She responded to his remarks with feigned amusement.
(to pretend to feel something, usually an emotion, to imitate, to fabricate)
feign sleep
feign authorship of a novel
feign another's voice
feigned an excuse
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Meals
blow out - big meal
frugal meal - skromny posiłek
I'm full (up) - jestem najedzony
heavy/light meal
to partake of - spożywać
a sit-down meal
skimpy meal - skąpy posiłek
a slap-up meal - wystawne żarcie (B)
a square/substancial meal - solidny posiłek
to stand sb a meal - postawić komuś jedzenie
throw together - pichcić
un/palatable - nie/smaczny
midmorning snack - drugie śniadanie (Au)
a three-course meal - posiłek z trzech dań
afters - dessert
diner - osoba jedząca (B), jadłodalnia (A)
a TV dinner - posiłek przed telewizorem
dine out - jeść obiad w restauracji , dine in - w domu
dine on/upon - jeść coś (We dinned on salmon.)
dine out on - to entertain people, especially at a meal
eat up - zjeść wszystko
a feast - uczta
to treat -
finger buffet -
The Last Supper
nosh-up - duże, fajne żarcie (B)
repast - posiłek, literackie określenie
Collocations
a refreshing change
a refreshing drink
a refreshing shower
a refreshing breeze
socks: breathable, durable, lightweight
fabric: durable, tough, strong
to keep the same number
Is there any reason you chose this?
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Idioms
I don't know what had happened but he had a face like thunder. (to have a very angry expression)
She saw Peter talking to an attractive blonde and threw a wobbly. (to suddenly become very angry)
It's no good getting on your high horse about single parents. You can't force people to get married. (If someone gets on their high horse about a subject, they become angry about it and start criticizing people as if they are better than them.)
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Essence
Time is of the essence. Formal (said to encourage someone to hurry)
In any of these discussions, of course, honesty is of the essence. Formal (to be the most important thing)
In essence, both sides agree on the issue. Formal. (relating to the most important characteristics or ideas of something)
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