Listening - How to Succeed in Life

Watch the video below and study its vocabulary:

COLLOCATIONS

Collocation	Meaning	Example
Make a choice	Decide on something	You have to make a choice about your future.
Get knocked down	Be defeated or face hardship	When you get knocked down, you must stand up again.
Pick yourself up	Recover after failure or disappointment	She picked herself up and tried again.
Work hard	Put in a lot of effort	They worked hard to reach their goals.
Set a goal	Decide on a specific aim	He set a goal to run a marathon.
Build character	Develop personal qualities	Struggles can help build character.
Step outside	Go beyond one’s comfort zone or usual behavior	She stepped outside her comfort zone to help others.

PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
Get through	To survive or deal with a difficult situation	She got through the tough times with support.
Pick yourself up	To recover from a setback	After losing the match, he picked himself up and trained harder.
Dig deep	To use all of one's resources or inner strength	You’ll need to dig deep to pass the final test.
Step outside	To go beyond usual behavior or comfort zone	He stepped outside his comfort zone to volunteer abroad.
Get back up	To recover from a fall or setback	You have to get back up no matter what.

IDIOMS

Idiom	Meaning	Example
Claw and scratch	To fight hard for something	He had to claw and scratch for every opportunity.
Get knocked down	To be defeated or face failure	Even when you get knocked down, stand back up.
Pick yourself up	To recover from hardship	After the loss, she picked herself up and moved on.
Dig deep	To try very hard	During the marathon, he had to dig deep to finish.