You Know I'm No Good

• By: Amy Winehouse

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - to come together with someone
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury
cheat /tʃiːt/ B2	verb - to act dishonestly to gain an advantage
trouble /ˈtrʌb.əl/ B1	noun - problems or difficulties
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B2	noun - a feeling of great happiness
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or point in space
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point of time as measured in hours and minutes
fly /flaɪ/ B1	verb - to move through the air using wings
stomach /ˈstʌmək/ B2	noun - the organ in the body where food is digested
drop /drɒp/ B1	verb - to let something fall
bitter /ˈbɪtər/ B2	adjective - having a sharp, pungent taste or smell
reunion /ˌriːˈjuːniən/ B2	noun - the act of coming together again after a period of separation
notice /ˈnoʊtɪs/ B1	verb - to become aware of something
shrink /ʃrɪŋk/ B2	verb - to become smaller in size or amount

Grammar:

• I cheated myself

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "I cheated" indicates a completed action in the past.

• You know that I'm no good

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "You know" expresses a general truth or fact.

• I told you I was trouble

  ➔ Past simple tense with reported speech

  ➔ The phrase "I told you" indicates that the speaker is reporting what they said in the past.

• You tear me down like Roger Moore

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase "like Roger Moore" compares the action to something familiar, enhancing the imagery.

• Thinking on you in the final throes

  ➔ Present participle

  ➔ The phrase "Thinking on you" uses the present participle to indicate an ongoing action.

• There'll be none of him no more

  ➔ Future simple with 'there will be'

  ➔ The phrase "There'll be none" indicates a future situation or condition.

• Sweet reunion, Jamaica and Spain

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Sweet reunion" serves as a subject, describing a positive event.