{"id":10874,"date":"2020-05-09T11:03:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T17:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=10874"},"modified":"2020-11-25T15:24:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T21:24:52","slug":"cabin-fever-stir-crazy-quarantine-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/cabin-fever-stir-crazy-quarantine-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"cabin fever &#038; stir crazy: essential quarantine vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>after several weeks of quarantine,  around the world are starting to feel a little stressed from being in the house for so many days in a row. there are a couple of expressions that are being used all over the internet to describe this condition: <em>cabin fever<\/em> and <em>stir crazy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10889\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/graphicstock-image-of-loving-couple-discussing-about-domestic-bills-at-home-woman-screaming-to-man-while-man-look-aside_H8YO1FXO2e-450x300-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/graphicstock-image-of-loving-couple-discussing-about-domestic-bills-at-home-woman-screaming-to-man-while-man-look-aside_H8YO1FXO2e-450x300-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/graphicstock-image-of-loving-couple-discussing-about-domestic-bills-at-home-woman-screaming-to-man-while-man-look-aside_H8YO1FXO2e-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><u><em>cabin fever<\/em><\/u><em> IN YOUR FACE<\/em><\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun elt practice &#x1f600; richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>fever<\/em><\/strong> is a noun, and <em><strong>cabin fever <\/strong><\/em><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/recall-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">recalls<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (evokes) an image of american<strong><em> settlers<\/em><\/strong> (european immigrants, pioneers) living far from cities in isolated cabins during long, brutal winters. by the end of the winter, these <em>settlers<\/em> were <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/eager-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">eager<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (excited) to <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/get-out-of-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">get out of<\/a> the cabin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10890 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/180216-log-cabin-tease_o0rxgu-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/180216-log-cabin-tease_o0rxgu-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/180216-log-cabin-tease_o0rxgu-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/180216-log-cabin-tease_o0rxgu-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/180216-log-cabin-tease_o0rxgu.jpeg 1566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>a <\/em><u><em>cabin<\/em><\/u><em> (getty)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/cabin-fever-hits-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">an article <\/a>by <strong>gary martin<\/strong> for the <strong>canberra times<\/strong> used cabin fever in its headline<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"name headline\"><em>Couples&#8217;<\/em> <em>cabin fever<\/em> <em>threat<\/em> <em>looms<\/em> <em>as<\/em> new workplace reality <em>hits home<\/em><\/h1>\n<p><strong><em>couples&#8217;<\/em><\/strong> is a plural <strong>possessive<\/strong>. a <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/threat-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">threat<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is the <em>possibility of danger<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/looming-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">loom<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>it could happen soon<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/as-definition-richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">as<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>while<\/em>. <em>hit home<\/em> is a double meaning. the cabin fever is caused by spending a lot of time at home. additionally, <strong><em>hit home<\/em><\/strong> is an <strong>idiom<\/strong> that means <em>understand the significance<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10902\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/maxresdefault-25-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/maxresdefault-25-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/maxresdefault-25-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/maxresdefault-25-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/maxresdefault-25.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>did the movie <\/em><em><strong>the lighthouse<\/strong><\/em><em> predict 2020 cabin fever?<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>martin explains&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>not every duo working at home will <em>end up<\/em> a <em>train wreck<\/em>. but if we are honest for just a moment, we will recognise that the more time we spend together, the greater the chance of conflict. and the possibilities for conflict are <em>endless<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/end-up-examples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">end up<\/a><\/em><\/strong> indicates <em>the end of a process<\/em>. it&#8217;s a difficult <strong>phrasal verb<\/strong> to use correctly. be sure to check <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/end-up-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">these other examples<\/a>. a <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyric-6-sunflower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">train wreck<\/a><\/em><\/strong> gives the idea of a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/messy-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">messy<\/a><\/em> or <em>ugly<\/em> confrontation between a couple working together from home. <strong>the suffix -less<\/strong> means without, so <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/endless-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">endless<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>no end<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10891\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/shining-a-couple-of-weeks-of-isolation-with-the-family-what-can-go-wrong-jack-nicholson-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/shining-a-couple-of-weeks-of-isolation-with-the-family-what-can-go-wrong-jack-nicholson-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/shining-a-couple-of-weeks-of-isolation-with-the-family-what-can-go-wrong-jack-nicholson.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>if u haven&#8217;t seen <\/em><strong><em>the shining<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/spoiler-alert-examples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">spoiler alert<\/a><\/em><em>&#8230;this one <\/em><u><em>ends up messy<\/em><\/u><em>.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>and the article makes this observation&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h4><em>the bottom line<\/em> is that for many couples, spending <em>too much<\/em> time together <em>crammed<\/em> around the kitchen table &#8211; and while continuing their individual careers &#8211; can be far from sexy.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/bottom-line-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">the bottom line<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is <em>the most important point<\/em>. <em><strong>too much<\/strong><\/em> means <em>an excessive amount of time<\/em>. means <em>crowded<\/em>, <em>there isn&#8217;t enough space<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10901\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/finley-dog-tennis-ball-record-fb8-png__700-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"dog-with-five-tennis-balls-in-his-mouth-vocabulario-en-ingl\u00e9s-crammed\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/finley-dog-tennis-ball-record-fb8-png__700-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/finley-dog-tennis-ball-record-fb8-png__700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>how the hell did that dog <\/em><u><em>cram<\/em><\/u><em> so many tennis balls in his mouth? (finnyboymolloy)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/weed-relief-quarantine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">an article<\/a> on the financial news analysis site <strong>benzinga.com<\/strong> suggests a natural remedy for cabin fever. its headline says<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"title\">Exploring Cannabis For <em>Shelter-In-Place<\/em> <em>Cabin Fever<\/em><\/h1>\n<p><strong><em>shelter<\/em><\/strong> is <em>a place to stay<\/em>&#8211;houses, apartments or other structures. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/shelter-in-place-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">shelter-in-place<\/a> is <em>the order to stay home<\/em> until the <em>threat<\/em> of the coronavirus starts to diminish<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10897\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/86kkn4tkkbm41-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"meme-of-a-guy-with-two-huge-bags-of-weed-text-friend-worries-about-toilet-paper-me\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-temp-aztec-id=\"4b275833-6e9f-4858-92c9-23bdaea53f4e\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/86kkn4tkkbm41-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/86kkn4tkkbm41-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/86kkn4tkkbm41-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/86kkn4tkkbm41.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><u><em>shelter-in-place<\/em><\/u><em> is a big opportunity to explore cannabis<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the article contains various recommendations&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>on the best way to explore cannabis <em>for alleviating<\/em> the anxiety of being <em>stuck<\/em> inside<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stuck-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">stuck<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, the irregular past participle of the verb <em>stick<\/em>, is used as an adjective here. it means <em>unable to move<\/em>. <em>alleviating<\/em> is in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ing-verbs-after-prepositions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">the -ing form because <\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ing-verbs-after-prepositions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">for<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ing-verbs-after-prepositions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\"> is a <\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ing-verbs-after-prepositions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">preposition<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10903\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/maxresdefault-26-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"pooh-stuck-in-rabbit-hole-roo-offers-him-flowers-vocabulario-en-ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/maxresdefault-26-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/maxresdefault-26-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/maxresdefault-26-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/maxresdefault-26.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>pooh <\/em><u><em>stuck<\/em><\/u><em> in a rabbit hole. if u were <\/em><u><em>stuck<\/em><\/u><em> in a rabbit hole, would u rather have flowers or some weed?<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>but smoking marijuana might not be the best choice for everyone&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>first timers<\/em> <em>should<\/em> probably, at this time, <em>stick<\/em> <em>to<\/em> edibles. <em>even though<\/em> vaping and smoking is fundamentally safe, it does irritate the <em>lung tissue a little bit<\/em>. If someone has a <em>lung<\/em> or bronchial infection much like what covid-19 is, u will be damaging the cells a bit when you should be <em>as nice to them as<\/em> possible.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>first timers <\/em><\/strong>are people trying marijuana or anything else <em>for the first time<\/em>. <strong><em>should<\/em><\/strong> is used to present a recommendation. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/stick-to-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">stick to<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>not vary from<\/em>. <strong><em>lungs<\/em><\/strong> are the <em>respiratory organs<\/em>. <em><strong>tissue<\/strong><\/em> is what lungs and other living things are <em>made of<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/even-though-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">even though<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is contrasting how safe it is to smoke marijuana with the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/slight-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">slight<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (small) irritation of <em>lung tissue<\/em> that smoking <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/weed-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">weed<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (marijuana) causes. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/a-little-bit-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">a little bit<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is <em>not much<\/em>. <strong><em>as nice as possible<\/em><\/strong> is the <strong>as adjective as structure<\/strong>. in the context of this paragraph, it serves as a <strong>superlative<\/strong>; the idea is that during the quarantine u should treat your lungs in <em>the nicest<\/em> manner possible.<\/p>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10924\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/file-20181109-116820-1oqq38v-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"lungs-vocabulario-en-ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/file-20181109-116820-1oqq38v-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/file-20181109-116820-1oqq38v.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5><em>lungs (mdgrphc\/shutterstock.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>stir crazy<\/strong><\/em> is also used to refer to stressful feelings that result from being confined. in contrast to cabin fever, though, <em>crazy<\/em> is an adjective. <em>stir crazy<\/em> was originally applied to people in prison.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>abc30.com<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/stir-crazy-beer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">reports<\/a> that <strong>boomtown brewery<\/strong> in downtown los angeles has a new product inspired by the current frustrations of their customers.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\"><em>Brewery<\/em> releases <em>aptly<\/em> named <em>Stir Crazy<\/em> beer<\/h1>\n<p>a <em><strong>brewery<\/strong><\/em> is <em>the place where beer is made<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/apt-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">aptly<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>appropriately<\/em>, <em>correctly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10900\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/images-15-e1588564987111.jpeg\" alt=\"stir-crazy-movie-poster-vocabulario-en-ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"175\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>one of the most popular movies of 1980. i watched the first hour on netflix during the quarantine. i didn&#8217;t laugh once &#x1f610;<\/em><\/h5>\n<p class=\"headline\"><strong>boomtown brewery<\/strong> is suffering the same complications as many other businesses during the quarantine. they are&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"headline\">fighting to <em>stay afloat<\/em> and keep employees on the <em>payroll amid<\/em> the coronavirus pandemic.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>stay afloat<\/em><\/strong> means <em>survive<\/em>. <strong><em>payroll<\/em><\/strong> is the list of employees that a company pays. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/amid-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">amid<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>in the middle of<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10898\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/images-16.jpeg\" alt=\"man-floating-vocabulario-en-ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>the literal meaning (and the physics) of <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/float-an-idea-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">floating<\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>and <strong>edward ludlow<\/strong> and <strong>david westin<\/strong> have <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/starbucks-stir-crazy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">an article<\/a> on indian financial news service <strong>bloombergquin<\/strong>t that uses <em>stir crazy<\/em> in the headline too, but talking about a different <strong><em>beverage<\/em><\/strong> (drink)&#8230;<\/p>\n<h1>Starbucks <em>CEO<\/em> Sees \u2018<em>Stir-Crazy<\/em>\u2019 Consumers <em>Going Out<\/em>, <em>Eventually<\/em><\/h1>\n<p><em><strong>ceo<\/strong><\/em> is <em>chief executive officer<\/em>, different from spanish, u should pronounce all three letters invidually : C-E-O. it&#8217;s an <strong>abbreviation<\/strong>, NOT an <strong>acronym<\/strong>. <strong><em>go out<\/em><\/strong> means <em>attend a place<\/em> socially, for entertainment or to eat. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/eventually-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">eventually<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>after some time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10896\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/the-best-part-of-waking-up-68837558-255x300.png\" alt=\"lady-pouring-a-cup-of-weed-from-a-coffee-pot-caption-reads-the-best-part-of-waking-up\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/the-best-part-of-waking-up-68837558-255x300.png 255w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/the-best-part-of-waking-up-68837558.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5><em>some consumers will <\/em><u><em>eventually<\/em><\/u><em> go back to starbucks. she <\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/might-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">might<\/a><\/em><em> not<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>in the article, <strong>kevin johnson<\/strong>, the ceo of starbucks elaborates&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>people won\u2019t <em>fully<\/em> <em>let their guard down<\/em> <em>until<\/em> a <em>vaccine<\/em> is available, and <em>even<\/em> then, habits <em>likely<\/em> have changed <em>for good<\/em>&#8230; [but] customers are looking for something to <em>uplift<\/em> the every day. maybe they <em>cut back<\/em> <em>a little bit<\/em>, but there\u2019s an affinity customers have for starbucks.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>fully<\/strong><\/em> means <em>completely<\/em>. <em><strong>let their guard down<\/strong><\/em> means <em>relax<\/em>. a <em><strong>vaccine <\/strong><\/em>is an injection <em>builds up the body&#8217;s immune system against disease<\/em>, coronavirus in this case. <strong><em>until<\/em><\/strong> is used with the negative won&#8217;t because the vaccine being available is anticipated, not a continuing action. <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/even-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">even<\/a><\/strong><\/em><em> emphasizes<\/em> the difficulty businesses will have getting customers to return after the quarantine ends. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/likely-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">likely<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is <em>probably<\/em>. <em><strong>for good<\/strong><\/em> means <em>permanently<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/uplifting-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">uplift<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>inspire<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/cut-back-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">cut back<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is <em>reduce<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>the video has additional examples of <em>cabin fever<\/em>, <em>go out<\/em>, <em>stir crazy<\/em>, <em>a little bit<\/em>, <em>stuck<\/em>, <em>amid<\/em>, <em>weed<\/em> and <em>shelter in place<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/as-well-as-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">as well as<\/a> this vocabulary from other posts on richyrocks.com: 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