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Enhance your English systematically with ONE-WORD-A-DAY (OWAD) 

Monday to Friday you'll learn an important word or idiom selected from the international press. Test yourself with an amusing mini-quiz, compare your score with other readers, and read interesting background information.

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gardening leave

12 hours ago

the winter period when professional gardeners have little work

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the allowing of parts of a garden to return to their natural state

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the paid time off work, until the end of an employment contract

Mexican wave

2 days ago

the stream of illegal immigrants crossing the Mexican border into the U.S.

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a hand-gesture signalling “leave me alone“

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a wave-effect created by stadium crowds rhythmically standing up and then sitting down

point man

1 day ago

the leader or spokesperson of a campaign

the person who takes the blame if something goes wrong

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the person providing key technical support in a project

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