You might be feeling fed-up that you are stuck indoors, so here's something to read..

Adversity – difficult and hard times
Example: In times of adversity we have to stick together and stay strong

Soldier on – to keep going when times get hard
Example: I know things are hard right now, but we have to soldier on

To dig deep - To find an extra source of energy or will in hard times
Example: I know this exercise is hard, but you need to dig deep and complete it.

To Struggle - to find something not easy
Example: At this time I struggle to stay inside

To cope with - to deal with something difficult
Example: Right now I am coping with cooking everyday

To be immune – when something can’t affect you. Usually a virus because you’ve already had it
Example: He has Chicken Pox, so don’t go near him. It’s OK, I’m immune from it. I had it when I was a child

Hang in there – to keep going when you want to quit. Often used to encourage someone
Example: I know you want to quit, but hang in there, there are only 2 more weeks left.

Panic buy – to buy more food and things because you think they are going to be difficult to buy because of a problem or situation in the country/world
Example: The worst thing you can do is panic buy because it leaves other people without the chance to buy the basics

Underlying health conditions – a long-term health conditions or illness that weakens the immune system
Example: People with underlying health conditions are at a higher risk of COVID-19

To be (feeling) fed up – to feel sad and down because of a situation
Example: I feel fed up that we have to spend some much time indoors

Epidemic / Pandemic – When there are lots of cases of a virus in an area / When there are lots of cases of a virus in the world.
Example: Right now we have a pandemic with the Coronavirus

Cases – a number of people who have a virus or illness
Example: There have been over 100,000 cases of the Coronavirus in Italy

Key-worker – a worker who provides essential service to the public
Example: My son works in the supermarket and my daughter is a nurse, so they are both key-workers and have to keep going to work at this time

Lockdown - when there are restrictions to society and its movements lock
Example: Right now there isn’t anything to do outside other than go to the supermarket because of the lockdown

Abusing something – doing something too much than recommended
Example: Because people are abusing their daily walk, the government is thinking of making the restrictions even tighter.

Survival of the fittest - only the best will survive in a certain situation
Example: We need to choose the best 5 people for the job, so it will be survival of the fittest