Homonyms - Objective (As a Noun and Adjective)

1. (noun) - sth you plan to do or achieve.

• My main objective is to relax and enjoy my holiday.
• The sales team is working round the clock (= all day and night) to achieve its financial objective.

2. (adj) - based on facts, real.

• It's very hard for me to be objective when I am judging my niece's work. 
• Sometimes, it's best to speak to acquaintances and strangers if we want an objective opinion.

Homonyms - Figure (As a Noun)

1. (noun) - number.

• Does this figure look like an eight or three?
• Despite earning a six-figure salary every year, he is still unhappy with his job.

2. (noun) - the shape of a person/individual or human body.

• Sarah immediately called the police after seeing two tall figures in her garden.
• When the children saw a figure appear from behind the bushes, they screamed and ran.

3. (noun) - a woman's body shape.

• Pam was delighted when she finally got her figure back after months of dieting and exercise.
• Kelly can wear almost anything as she has a beautiful figure.

Homonyms - Batch (As a Noun and Verb)

1. (noun) - a group of people or items dealt with at the same time or considered similar in kind.
   - We were lucky to have walked into the bakery when the fresh batch of egg tarts were brought out from the kitchen.                                            - All the drinks sold at that convenience store were packaged and sold in batches of 6.                                                                                        - Batch orders are usually more cost effective than purchasing in small quantities.                                                                                              - The latest batch of reports suggests the global economy is slowing down.                                             

     2. (verb) - to make a group out of a number of things so they can be             dealt with at the same time.

     - It's common practice for orders to be batched together in warehouses.           

Verbal Idioms - Break The News

Meaning - to be the first to inform someone about a piece of bad news.

• His family was understandably upset when  Sam broke the news about the accident.

• Daniel was confused and upset when his parents didn't say anything when he broke the news about his job promotion.

Homonyms - Cross (As a Verb and Noun)

1. (verb) - Go across.

• Turn right after crossing the bridge.
• This is not the best place to cross the road.
• We crossed from Vienna into Prague just as the sun was about to set.

2. (verb) - To annoy.

• I wouldn't cross John if I were you, not if you value peace in the house.

3. (noun) - To mark.

• Put a cross next to your answers. 
• There was a huge red cross on the door. So, we assumed no one was allowed to enter the room.

Verbal Idioms - Bite Someone's Head Off

Meaning - to speak angrily or aggressively to someone. 

• I'm sorry for interrupting you during the meeting. However, you needn't have bitten my head off!
• Mr Wilkins was so upset with Rachael for missing the project deadline that he bit her head off.

Homophones - Flair v Flare

Flair (noun) - to be naturally good at doing sth.

• Sarah's flair for languages made it easy for her to master Spanish within months.
• Although Vincent has a flair for public speaking, he seldom gives speeches or talks.

Flare (verb) - to get worse.

• Violence flared up again in the streets last night.
• Tempers flared after hours of delay at the airport.