Stroke of inspiration meaning in English
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Definition
a stroke of inspiration, of brilliance: a brilliant idea
Horatio often has strokes of inspiration at night, but he never remembers these wonderful ideas in the morning.
a stroke: an attack, a blow
Examples
- "Thanks to a stroke of brilliance on my part, a shipment of Bruno's Brew is now on its way to our Sales Affiliate in Brazil."
- "Kevin : Well sir, it was a sort of a last-minute stroke of inspiration, I was going to let you know immediately of course -"
Exercise 1
There are lots of useful three-word expressions in this email. Fill in the blanks with an expression from the list of choices given.
Each phrase is used once!
from now on | on its way | come up with | stroke of brilliance | outside the box
I thought my idea of using laptops in meetings was a . Now we can all check our Facelessbook pages and look like we're working!
My boss really thinks . Some people think he's weird, but I like his progressive style.
I need to a good excuse why I'm late again. I've used "the dentists", "the kids" and "traffic jams" so far this week. Any other ideas?
I'm going to drink less coffee and smoke fewer cigarettes . I want to be healthy in the future!
The pizza delivery guy told me the order was over an hour ago. I think the receptionists have eaten it.
Each phrase is used once!
from now on | on its way | come up with | stroke of brilliance | outside the box
I thought my idea of using laptops in meetings was a . Now we can all check our Facelessbook pages and look like we're working!
My boss really thinks . Some people think he's weird, but I like his progressive style.
I need to a good excuse why I'm late again. I've used "the dentists", "the kids" and "traffic jams" so far this week. Any other ideas?
I'm going to drink less coffee and smoke fewer cigarettes . I want to be healthy in the future!
The pizza delivery guy told me the order was over an hour ago. I think the receptionists have eaten it.
There are lots of useful three-word expressions in this email. Fill in the blanks with an expression from the list of choices given.
Each phrase is used once!
from now on | on its way | come up with | stroke of brilliance | outside the box
I thought my idea of using laptops in meetings was a stroke of brilliance 1. Now we can all check our Facelessbook pages and look like we're working!
My boss really thinks outside the box 2. Some people think he's weird, but I like his progressive style.
I need to come up with 3 a good excuse why I'm late again. I've used "the dentists", "the kids" and "traffic jams" so far this week. Any other ideas?
I'm going to drink less coffee and smoke fewer cigarettes from now on 4. I want to be healthy in the future!
The pizza delivery guy told me the order was on its way 5 over an hour ago. I think the receptionists have eaten it.
Each phrase is used once!
from now on | on its way | come up with | stroke of brilliance | outside the box
I thought my idea of using laptops in meetings was a stroke of brilliance 1. Now we can all check our Facelessbook pages and look like we're working!
My boss really thinks outside the box 2. Some people think he's weird, but I like his progressive style.
I need to come up with 3 a good excuse why I'm late again. I've used "the dentists", "the kids" and "traffic jams" so far this week. Any other ideas?
I'm going to drink less coffee and smoke fewer cigarettes from now on 4. I want to be healthy in the future!
The pizza delivery guy told me the order was on its way 5 over an hour ago. I think the receptionists have eaten it.
1 stroke of brilliance: This is the right answer. This expression means an "exceptional idea" or a "moment of genius". For example: "Let's use the money in the pension fund, bet it all on a horse, take the winnings and put the original money back in the box. It's a stroke of brilliance!".
2 outside the box: This is the best choice here! To "think outside the box" is a common phrase which means to think differently or not to follow the usual lines of thought. Example: "Our marketing ideas have all been too traditional in the past. We need to think outside the box now!".
3 come up with: This is correct. This phrasal verb means to "invent", to "conceive" or to "make up". Another example of this is: "I've come up with several ideas for the advertising campaign, but nobody ever listens to me!"
4 from now on: Synonyms for this phrase include "from this moment" and "starting here".
5 on its way: This means "en route", "coming" or "going".
Exercise 2
There are lots of useful three-word expressions in this email. Fill in the blanks with an expression from the list of choices given.
Each phrase is used once!
from now on | on its way | come up with | stroke of brilliance | outside the box
I thought my idea of using laptops in meetings was a . Now we can all check our Facelessbook pages and look like we're working!
My boss really thinks . Some people think he's weird, but I like his progressive style.
I need to a good excuse why I'm late again. I've used "the dentists", "the kids" and "traffic jams" so far this week. Any other ideas?
I'm going to drink less coffee and smoke fewer cigarettes . I want to be healthy in the future!
The pizza delivery guy told me the order was over an hour ago. I think the receptionists have eaten it.
Each phrase is used once!
from now on | on its way | come up with | stroke of brilliance | outside the box
I thought my idea of using laptops in meetings was a . Now we can all check our Facelessbook pages and look like we're working!
My boss really thinks . Some people think he's weird, but I like his progressive style.
I need to a good excuse why I'm late again. I've used "the dentists", "the kids" and "traffic jams" so far this week. Any other ideas?
I'm going to drink less coffee and smoke fewer cigarettes . I want to be healthy in the future!
The pizza delivery guy told me the order was over an hour ago. I think the receptionists have eaten it.
There are lots of useful three-word expressions in this email. Fill in the blanks with an expression from the list of choices given.
Each phrase is used once!
from now on | on its way | come up with | stroke of brilliance | outside the box
I thought my idea of using laptops in meetings was a stroke of brilliance 1. Now we can all check our Facelessbook pages and look like we're working!
My boss really thinks outside the box 2. Some people think he's weird, but I like his progressive style.
I need to come up with 3 a good excuse why I'm late again. I've used "the dentists", "the kids" and "traffic jams" so far this week. Any other ideas?
I'm going to drink less coffee and smoke fewer cigarettes from now on 4. I want to be healthy in the future!
The pizza delivery guy told me the order was on its way 5 over an hour ago. I think the receptionists have eaten it.
Each phrase is used once!
from now on | on its way | come up with | stroke of brilliance | outside the box
I thought my idea of using laptops in meetings was a stroke of brilliance 1. Now we can all check our Facelessbook pages and look like we're working!
My boss really thinks outside the box 2. Some people think he's weird, but I like his progressive style.
I need to come up with 3 a good excuse why I'm late again. I've used "the dentists", "the kids" and "traffic jams" so far this week. Any other ideas?
I'm going to drink less coffee and smoke fewer cigarettes from now on 4. I want to be healthy in the future!
The pizza delivery guy told me the order was on its way 5 over an hour ago. I think the receptionists have eaten it.
1 stroke of brilliance: This is the right answer. This expression means an "exceptional idea" or a "moment of genius". For example: "Let's use the money in the pension fund, bet it all on a horse, take the winnings and put the original money back in the box. It's a stroke of brilliance!".
2 outside the box: This is the best choice here! To "think outside the box" is a common phrase which means to think differently or not to follow the usual lines of thought. Example: "Our marketing ideas have all been too traditional in the past. We need to think outside the box now!".
3 come up with: This is correct. This phrasal verb means to "invent", to "conceive" or to "make up". Another example of this is: "I've come up with several ideas for the advertising campaign, but nobody ever listens to me!"
4 from now on: Synonyms for this phrase include "from this moment" and "starting here".
5 on its way: This means "en route", "coming" or "going".
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