Daily Advanced English

TO LIE LOW - ​(informal) to try not to attract attention to yourself

For example: Just that he was going to lie low until things calmed down, then she'd join him.

BEAM IN ONE'S EYE - A flaw, fault, or indiscretion within oneself, especially compared to a lesser fault one is criticizing in someone else (often worded as a "mote" in their eye). A reference to two passages in the Bible (Luke 6:42 and Matthew 7:5), both of which state that one should not criticize the faults of someone else before correcting the faults within oneself.

For example: It is far easier to see a mote in another's eye than to see a beam in one's own.

I will always be here for those who are willing to look for the beam in their own eyes.

I HAD A HISTORY /ˈhɪstri/ - to have a prior usually somewhat negative relationship with a person. It doesn't necessarily mean a romantic relationship. It often does, but the usage implies that there was something negative between you.

For example: I had a history with the Marketing Department.

PERSEVERANCE /ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrəns/ - the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties.

For example: They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty.

The only way to improve is through hard work and dogged perseverance.

RUDE or ARROGANT? when to use?

ARROGANT - having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

RUDE - having or showing a lack of respect for other people and their feelings, offensively impolite or ill-mannered

For example: She was beautiful but proud and arrogant.

I dislike Chris because he is very rude and insensitive.