to [wreak] havoc

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gd3JlYWsgaGF2b2M&hash=ecab9599b10387c111a6fe6895767bca3d9a6c57&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [hatch] a (plan|plot)

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to [keep] afloat

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8ga2VlcCBhZmxvYXQ&hash=072a7f8fe82998aeb2f38bcc8806b90c2e4441bc&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [lay] the groundwork

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGF5IHRoZSBncm91bmR3b3Jr&hash=fd605358ffefb3e40058e1a69a8a479bfe56afba&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

The idiom "break ground" originates from the field of construction and excavation. When a new building or project is initiated, the first step typically involves breaking or excavating the ground to prepare it for construction. In a broader sense, the phrase is used to indicate the beginning of something significant and denotes the start of a process or development.

What is the origin of the idiom "break ground" and when to use it?

to [break] (new|fresh|) ground

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYnJlYWsgbmV3IGdyb3VuZA&hash=b09deb875c4510349c3a2f680f2b84e04b5277c2&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [call] {sth} into question

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY2FsbCBzb21ldGhpbmcgaW50byBxdWVzdGlvbg&hash=6b1dfcdc8ce34eed2dcdfe33a2b557d1508f28f7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY2FsbCBzb21ldGhpbmcgaW50byBxdWVzdGlvbg&hash=70628e6bc08814b177c812ee502025a01c7b4145&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [raise] awareness

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmFpc2UgYXdhcmVuZXNz&hash=e5f4a31c042beb3dda82422672ba9a495c7818a7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmFpc2UgYXdhcmVuZXNz&hash=0327f98e20fbcac6a3cd7dc68d8e33669003c65b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [raise] a question

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmFpc2UgYSBxdWVzdGlvbg&hash=d67d65777b2964f2e944738d9b264ec2aac038a8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmFpc2UgYSBxdWVzdGlvbg&hash=db79d24f860ec4cbfe8762d782e963fd1975e094&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [see|think] fit

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2VlIGZpdA&hash=54a45cbc4ff9af9edd1b54a0ea6ad6473845a556&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2VlIGZpdA&hash=ab4d566861e69ab2d4f86cfcc06fad1d1f138fea&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [turn] {one's} attention

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdHVybiBvbmUncyBhdHRlbnRpb24&hash=d14ec2c5d3df7d040066de05a958c5eccd1684ce&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdHVybiBvbmUncyBhdHRlbnRpb24&hash=e460a34fb3e89a740ca8a296e09fd9bf380fb08d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [pay] attention

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcGF5IGF0dGVudGlvbg&hash=5d4869f30f0d84d028c5cfc812f0dfd85fee6053&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcGF5IGF0dGVudGlvbg&hash=9b554ab1460b71776c69b526797d0e935bf247d4&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [reap] the (benefits|rewards)

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmVhcCB0aGUgYmVuZWZpdHM&hash=cd1d5b6fb074f322b135f831d49bb747f17d4c14&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [hold] promise

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaG9sZCBwcm9taXNl&hash=af4a12501e9eaefcc7bb0fdbd09778beb25c3c08&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaG9sZCBwcm9taXNl&hash=f9e6444da1c5cb8cf42bc1861edaa9caa9d3bd28&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [make] contact

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFrZSBjb250YWN0&hash=823507a718dcc5fe188589bc0a45363a1c032de3&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFrZSBjb250YWN0&hash=5574b09accf82bc00a2b755af5cc4e08efaa27a7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

medium of expression

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bWVkaXVtIG9mIGV4cHJlc3Npb24&hash=f6bdad4ca5683671a50cced48fb62ccf0a15f8c8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

out of tune

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=b3V0IG9mIHR1bmU&hash=b254081985edc9b1df0e3319f9d4fada4a2b186d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=b3V0IG9mIHR1bmU&hash=5caeb940dfbda195782b2e4417c2efd01ce072f6&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [raise] concern

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmFpc2UgY29uY2Vybg&hash=06899f126550f878a3da87355cdb8fa5dd86b9b9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmFpc2UgY29uY2Vybg&hash=34943e630f02db1816f7d1988dc4e105a003a2b3&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

naked eye

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bmFrZWQgZXll&hash=6e414dad734b1f450ff9c6d2e6b846afe4d0d962&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [make] strides

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFrZSBzdHJpZGVz&hash=25032e54249aa88b9b50c8cc0d8b284c31bce653&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFrZSBzdHJpZGVz&hash=08f832447c3b3e71593baabb23c19dc8c0869d00&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [garner] attention

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZ2FybmVyIGF0dGVudGlvbg&hash=b4755d66c200fd844a36bf5a4cce2e34a8a81429&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZ2FybmVyIGF0dGVudGlvbg&hash=bf68e976e5fd056b85142f0cd43e3dc3345effc4&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [make] sense

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFrZSBzZW5zZQ&hash=882cd368f8cd82d3722b43164ddc7413998c7f3d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFrZSBzZW5zZQ&hash=0d5694f06e52ad380f6e9cf3f0394eea2046030d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [pay] tribute to {sb/sth}

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcGF5IHRyaWJ1dGUgdG8gc29tZWJvZHkgb3Igc29tZXRoaW5n&hash=843e922b6a09816b7f415956e968266625672135&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcGF5IHRyaWJ1dGUgdG8gc29tZWJvZHkgb3Igc29tZXRoaW5n&hash=6c9dde3aa3ed522d19a6f5dd984297f366d89387&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [suffer] defeat

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3VmZmVyIGRlZmVhdA&hash=2d798d99572a0c1881c891a7ed3b903cfde94200&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3VmZmVyIGRlZmVhdA&hash=f4410585a28225a47f761f850650182c4a54f4b1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [hold] {sth} sacred

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaG9sZCBzb21ldGhpbmcgc2FjcmVk&hash=b413165940dc13d1ba3837e6b4ff23cd1c822c87&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaG9sZCBzb21ldGhpbmcgc2FjcmVk&hash=ba333c42861459c0e9dfd0fc011dab9e3bb033a0&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [bring] {sth} to bear

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYnJpbmcgc29tZXRoaW5nIHRvIGJlYXI&hash=cfe3f58bef8bfe9a86d6996a6e1c3c9ba24a58a3&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYnJpbmcgc29tZXRoaW5nIHRvIGJlYXI&hash=c65948b19b51938121723aa7b9d67540fec1003f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [set] {sb} to work

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2V0IHNvbWVib2R5IHRvIHdvcms&hash=40f2cc1fa11a6637d9c4e10e773b4c99df0daf05&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2V0IHNvbWVib2R5IHRvIHdvcms&hash=e7f463ac5be4b2c5335f64c6433279e6466284c2&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [pass] judgment

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcGFzcyBqdWRnbWVudA&hash=6d1767bfee0903ff666cbf10d4924f3922710b34&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcGFzcyBqdWRnbWVudA&hash=1ec4fa2669b412704793475e4b020da6fddad14f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [make] a living

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFrZSBhIGxpdmluZw&hash=290b8e3e17fa1b97561fa28013739cb22a40fde3&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFrZSBhIGxpdmluZw&hash=14bd7acebb9c2f7209b82ba82096bc4ab7ff4258&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [keep] track of {sb/sth}

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8ga2VlcCB0cmFjayBvZiBzb21lYm9keSBvciBzb21ldGhpbmc&hash=bfae7a5bb398ef7b2799fb63aef04a8bd8d5a625&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8ga2VlcCB0cmFjayBvZiBzb21lYm9keSBvciBzb21ldGhpbmc&hash=efd00ac3d13398e855215523032c0b95587536d5&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [reach] a conclusion

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmVhY2ggYSBjb25jbHVzaW9u&hash=29d92ed7b06a28cb02265dedb8d27472c37d370b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmVhY2ggYSBjb25jbHVzaW9u&hash=5c44de25cbf63c26306744002ab805115122e6be&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

scared stiff

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c2NhcmVkIHN0aWZm&hash=e7886f47740616a62460386e54b51f3a46ad7fda&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c2NhcmVkIHN0aWZm&hash=e5e03280c4d7acefebffb2a831b3e61ccac586a5&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to rise above

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmlzZSBhYm92ZQ&hash=992b58f74287c1b8b5a1578dead7a9a2f9bc9226&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmlzZSBhYm92ZQ&hash=8507e58e209c3bcf2c194aa6d326bf8651956e9e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

hustle and bustle

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aHVzdGxlIGFuZCBidXN0bGU&hash=237ecda259df41e1eb169efb306911acfb3780e5&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

trial and error

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dHJpYWwgYW5kIGVycm9y&hash=8ba072aaef5518b9b127165967c33ad55d6ee51b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dHJpYWwgYW5kIGVycm9y&hash=7fc693e9818447c177f3dcb11e269905ef12fdbf&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [build] momentum

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYnVpbGQgbW9tZW50dW0&hash=cdb2e9ac0cf9b3b64fec9e52bf1e5853eb4f8c9c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYnVpbGQgbW9tZW50dW0&hash=fc8551d6058b7b195690eec6f3e9026906cd7d1f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [lend] credence

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGVuZCBjcmVkZW5jZQ&hash=46d36bb5dfe4db006dd4db4f68d7be43a3bf746a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGVuZCBjcmVkZW5jZQ&hash=5632d21aee12b04bcb2acd69ee2605f1f486db0a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [be|feel] obliged {to do sth}

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYmUgb2JsaWdlZCB0byBkbyBzdGg&hash=edc28eb7147402998e63a9dac8ea1c3d41de99d8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYmUgb2JsaWdlZCB0byBkbyBzdGg&hash=3c039d85bab5186d843b5a81ad2cee91dd01ff7f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [issue] a warning

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaXNzdWUgYSB3YXJuaW5n&hash=27b0385df067364f3c8ac45d2d3bf0ab323a89df&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaXNzdWUgYSB3YXJuaW5n&hash=33cc0635102dc534b9ebc5e67747a4a508ac9edf&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to be steeped in

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYmUgc3RlZXBlZCBpbg&hash=6fcc7f6722e52177acffcb3ba8e4bee20308a9b2&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYmUgc3RlZXBlZCBpbg&hash=969e0afff8f0e9a04818e57092d41e95c659318f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [cast] doubt on {sth}

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY2FzdCBkb3VidCBvbiBzb21ldGhpbmc&hash=ec6277dc8b70a7e699ca4f531234a63c3181f56b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY2FzdCBkb3VidCBvbiBzb21ldGhpbmc&hash=5c9275aab94d6b75c298da7238dccbb4c1a4c987&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to live up to

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGl2ZSB1cCB0bw&hash=38130d05f2c3456d438e393b403ab7cd90269c42&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGl2ZSB1cCB0bw&hash=12d7b2c1607e85a8014f819846369a52d1321e58&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to [arrive] at {sth}

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYXJyaXZlIGF0IHNvbWV0aGluZw&hash=70794d6431d06b38184ac55ff04cf813b8dc70bc&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYXJyaXZlIGF0IHNvbWV0aGluZw&hash=1f97471ba5462127d8cada08d70f99fb019917fa&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

Here you will learn some useful English collocations, such as "raise concern", "pass judgment", "scared stiff", etc. that will help you ace your ACTs.

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