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Dressed for Success
Vocabulary from Roxette: 'Dressed for Success'.
Tried to make it little by little
Tried to make it bit by bit on my own
Quit the job, the grey believers
Another town where I get close to the bone
Whatcha gonna tell your brother?
Oh, oh, oh
Whatcha gonna tell your father?
I don't know!
Whatcha gonna tell your mother?
Let me go
I'm gonna get dressed for success
Shaping me up for the big time, baby
Get dressed for success
Shaping it up for your love
For your love, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm not afraid, a trembling flower
I'll feed your heart and blow the dust from your eyes, oh, oh, oh
And in the dark things happen faster
I love the way you sway your hips next to mine (oh)
Whatcha gonna tell your brother?
Oh, oh, oh
Whatcha gonna tell your father?
I don't know!
Whatcha gonna tell your mother?
Let me go
I'm gonna get dressed for success
Shaping me up for the big time, baby
Get dressed for success
Shaping it up for your love
Yeah, yeah, yeah, whoa, whoa
Whatcha gonna tell your brother?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whatcha gonna tell your father?
I don't know!
Whatcha gonna tell your mother?
Let me go
Dressed for success
I'm gonna get dressed for success
I'm gonna get dressed for success
Hitting a spot for the big time, baby
Get dressed for success
Shaping it up for your love
For your love, yeah, yeah, yeah
For your love, yeah, yeah, yeah
For your love, yeah, yeah, yeah
For your love, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Vocabulary
try
Verbtraɪ
to attempt; to make an effort
He tried to open the window.
Commonly followed by an infinitive with 'to' (try to do something) or a gerund (try doing something).
to
Prepositiontuː
to (infinitive marker)
I want to read a book.
Used before the base form of a verb to form the infinitive.
make it
Verbmeɪk ɪt
to manage to attend or reach a place/event; to succeed
I'm sorry I couldn't make it to your party.
Commonly used for attendance, arrival, or general success in a difficult task.
little by little
Adverbgradually; a small amount at a time
We rebuild trust little by little after each mistake.
Used when progress happens through many small steps rather than all at once.
bit by bit
Adverbgradually; one small part at a time
She saves money bit by bit for a new laptop.
Close in meaning to gradually, with a practical feeling of repeated small gains or efforts.
on
Prepositionɑn
positioned at the upper surface of
There is a cup on the table.
Indicates position above something else and touching it.
my
Determinermaɪ
belonging to me
This is my house.
A possessive determiner used by the speaker to show that something belongs to them.
own
Determineroʊn
belonging to or done by a particular person or thing
I want to have my own room.
Used to emphasize that something belongs to the person mentioned. Often follows a possessive word like 'my', 'his', or 'their'.
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