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Fresh vs. Tired Words
ការជ្រើសរើសពាក្យឲ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ
Elevate your English by replacing tired clichés with vivid, expressive idioms.
ឈប់ប្រើសំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទដែលគេប្រើស៊ាំពេក (Clichés) ហើយប្តូរមកប្រើពាក្យដែលមានអត្ថន័យជ្រាលជ្រៅ (Vivid idioms) វិញ!
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Tired Clichés snooze
ពាក្យដែលគេប្រើស៊ាំពេក
A cliché is an expression that has been overused so much that it has lost its original impact. They make your writing sound boring.
"At the end of the day"
Meaning: ultimately / in conclusion.
ជាចុងក្រោយ... (ប្រើច្រើនពេក!)
"Think outside the box"
Meaning: think creatively.
គិតឲ្យប្លែកពីគេ... (ស៊ាំពេកហើយ!)
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ប្តូរមកប្រើពាក្យទាំងនេះវិញ
"Think outside the box"(Cliché)
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"Break the mold"(Vivid: ធ្វើអ្វីដែលថ្មីប្លែក)
"Raining cats and dogs"(A2 Cliché)
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"Bucketing down"(C1 Vivid: ភ្លៀងធ្លាក់ខ្លាំងដូចគេចាក់ទឹក)
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ពាក្យបន្ថែមទៀត
"Avoid it like the plague"(Cliché)
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"Give it a wide berth"(Vivid: នៅឲ្យឆ្ងាយពីវា)
"At the end of the day"(Cliché)
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"When all is said and done"(Vivid: ជាទីបំផុត)
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Idiom Overload!
Don't use too many idioms at once.
(កុំប្រើសំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទ (Idioms) ច្រើនពេកនៅក្នុងប្រយោគតែមួយ។ វានឹងធ្វើឲ្យការនិយាយរបស់អ្នកស្តាប់ទៅមិនធម្មជាតិ!)
Unnatural (Too much!):
"At the end of the day, it's a piece of cake to think outside the box." close
Natural & C1 Level:
"Ultimately, it's quite simple to break the mold." check
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Watch Teacher Sopheak explain why relying on clichés can lower your IELTS or TOEFL score, and learn how to sound more like an educated native speaker.
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Knowledge Check bolt
ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង
Identifying Clichés
Which of these is considered a tired cliché?
(តើពាក្យមួយណាដែលគេប្រើស៊ាំពេក?)
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Vivid Upgrades
What is a vivid, C1-level alternative to "Raining cats and dogs"?
(តើពាក្យណាដែលពីរោះជាង "Raining cats and dogs"?)
TRICKY QUESTION!
True or False: You should use as many idioms as possible in writing to sound native.
(តើអ្នកគួរប្រើ Idioms ឲ្យបានច្រើនតាមដែលអាចធ្វើបាន ដើម្បីស្តាប់ទៅដូចជនជាតិដើមមែនទេ?)
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Meaning Check
What does it mean to "give it a wide berth"?
(តើវាមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)
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អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Sopheak Pich
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1 hour ago
Great question, Nita! Yes, "piece of cake" is very common. It's perfectly fine for casual chat! But if you are in a formal setting, taking the IELTS, or want to sound more C1, try "It's a breeze" or simply say "It was surprisingly straightforward" for more variety! rocket_launch
Teacher, is "piece of cake" a cliché? Should I stop using it?