Expression Cards
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phrasal-verb
boost up
Meaning
to increase or enhance something such as production or growth
Example
The new incentives will **boost up** industrial productivity.
phrasal-verb
boost up foreign reserves
Meaning
to increase a country's foreign currency holdings
Example
The central bank is working to **boost up foreign reserves** through remittances.
phrasal-verb
boost up sales
Meaning
to increase the number of products sold
Example
The new marketing plan aims to **boost up** sales during the holiday season.
phrasal-verb
boot into
Meaning
to start a computer or device and load its operating system
Example
When I **boot into** Linux, the system loads all my development tools automatically.
phrasal-verb
boot loop
Meaning
to restart continuously due to a system error
Example
After the update, my phone got stuck in a **boot loop**.
idiom
boot up
Meaning
to start a computer or system
Example
My laptop takes forever to **boot up**.
idiom
bootstrap a startup
Meaning
to build a business using limited resources without external funding
Example
Many successful founders **bootstrapped their startups** in the early days.
idiom
Bootstrap the business
Meaning
To build a company using only personal finances.
Example
They decided to **bootstrap the business** instead of seeking investors.
idiom
bootstrapping
Meaning
building a business without external funding
Example
He started his company through **bootstrapping**, using only his savings.
idiom
bored to death
Meaning
extremely bored
Example
I was **bored to death** during the long lecture.
idiom
Born and bred
Meaning
Having lived all one’s life in a particular place and influenced by its culture
Example
She’s a Dhaka **born and bred** woman.
idiom
Born in the barn
Meaning
To have bad manners or lack social etiquette.
Example
Close the door! Were you **born in the barn**?
idiom
born in the purple
Meaning
born into a wealthy or royal family
Example
He was **born in the purple**, so wealth was never an issue.
idiom
born poor, die rich
Meaning
to start life poor but become rich through hard work
Example
He’s the kind of man who wants to **born poor, die rich**.
idiom
Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Meaning
To be born into a wealthy family.
Example
He never had to struggle; he was **born with a silver spoon in his mouth**.
idiom
bosom friend
Meaning
a very close and trusted friend
Example
We’ve been **bosom friends** since childhood.
idiom
bosom friends
Meaning
very close and intimate friends
Example
They have been **bosom friends** since childhood.
phrasal-verb
botch up
Meaning
to do a job badly or carelessly
Example
He completely **botched up** the report.
idiom
botnet
Meaning
a network of computers infected with malware that are controlled remotely by a hacker
Example
The hacker used the **botnet** to launch a massive DDoS attack on the server.
phrasal-verb
bottle down
Meaning
to suppress or hide emotions deeply inside
Example
He tends to **bottle down** his anger instead of talking about it.
phrasal-verb
bottle emotions
Meaning
to keep emotions hidden instead of expressing them
Example
She tends to **bottle emotions** instead of talking about them.
phrasal-verb
bottle emotions up
Meaning
to keep your emotions hidden inside instead of expressing them
Example
He tends to **bottle his emotions up** instead of talking about them.
phrasal-verb
bottle in
Meaning
to keep emotions inside instead of expressing them
Example
He tends to **bottle in** his sadness rather than share it.
phrasal-verb
bottle out
Meaning
to decide not to express your feelings because of fear or shyness
Example
He wanted to tell her how he felt but **bottled out** at the last moment.