10 Flashcards
Noun + Compound noun
- neck hole
- ornament
- cigarette burn
- a joke copy
- April Fool’s Day
- a slap mark (on my face)
- low harmony
- pronouncement
- soy sauce
- Christmas specials
- clay people
- pushover
- memo
- odd jobs
- corps
- lint tray
- the drill
- eggnog
- hog
- wreath
- blank
- caroling group
- ensemble
- last-minute shopping
- fritter
- dark meat
- charity events
- coup
pronouncement: an official public statement
pushover: something easy to do or win, or someone who is easily persuaded, influenced, or defeated a pushover for sb (= will do anything for them, suggest admiration or affection rather than just being easily manipulated) a pushover with sb (= too lenient or easily manipulated when dealing with sb) the interview is an absolute pushover
memo: a short official note to another person in the same company or organization a memo to/ from
corps: a military unit trained to perform particular duties
lint: soft light pieces of thread or wool that come off cotton, wool, or other material
the drill: the usual way that something is done
eggnog: 圣诞蛋酒
blank: a cartridge (=container for a bullet in a gun) that contains an explosive but no bullet
ensemble: a small group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together regularly
fritter: 馅饼
dark meat: the dark-colored meat you find on the legs of birds that you eat, such as chicken
coup: a sudden and sometimes violent attempt by citizens or the army to take control of the government
Verb + Phrasal verb
- shoplift
- caroling group
- put sb through sth
- pander to sb/ sth
- can
- move out
- stay up
- mix in (sth)
- fit through sth
- take sth away
- rat sb out
- take sth back
- back down
- scoot
- punch sb out
- applaud
- confess to sth
put sb through sth: to make someone do or experience something difficult or unpleasant
pander to sb/ sth: to give someone anything they want in order to please them, even if it seems unreasonable or unnecessary pander to his every whim pander to big business
can: to dismiss someone from a job [SYN] sack
fit through sth: to be the right size or shape to go through something, such as a hole or opening
take sth away: to remove someone or something, or make something disappear take my Christmas away
back down: to admit that you are wrong or that you have lost an argument
scoot: to move quickly and suddenly
punch sb out: to hit someone so hard that they become unconscious
Adjective + Adverb
- chokey
- respiratory
- roomy
- Christmasy
- touched
- disappointed in sb
- disappointed at/ with/ about sth
- pilly
- square
- greased
- paradoxically
- noble
- off-key
- worked up about/ over
- lackluster [SYN] dull
Christmassy: typical of Christmas
pilly: (fabric) covered in pills (particles created by mechanical wear).
if two people are square, they do not owe each other any money
paradoxically: in a way that is surprising because it is the opposite of what you would expect
worked up: very upset or excited about something
lackluster: not exciting, impressive etc
Collocation ( verb + noun)
- form a caroling group
- make big pronouncements (to sb)
- take responsibility
- make sth clear
- make/ take/ mount a stand (against sth)
- pick up odd jobs
- take the blame
- stage/ mount/ launch a coup
make sth clear: express sth in a simple and direct way so that people understand it
Collocation ( adj + noun)
- charity events
- a deeply emotional moment/ movie
- 9:00 sharp
- newborn baby
- stressful job
Collocation (noun + proposition)
Phrases + Idioms
- (doing sth) out of shock
- put sb through sth
- what’s with sth
- overstay your welcome
- rub somebody’s nose in it/in the dirt
- shoot your mouth off
put sb through sth: to make someone do or experience something difficult or unpleasant
what’s with sth: used to ask the reason for something what’s with them tossing out candy canes?
rub somebody’s nose in it/in the dirt: to keep reminding someone about something they did wrong or failed to do, especially in order to punish them
shoot your mouth off: to talk about something that you should not talk about or that you know nothing about
Somebody needs get into the (spirit of) holiday.
Guess where I am headed?
This is (really) it.
Let me give you a hand with that.
Always a way to make room.
We’re good.
As you’ll notice from the absence of goat in the street, we are not in Columbia.
Only one of us was ever caught playing with matches.
Here’s what we do.
How does that do anything?
We’re gonna pass into legend.
to change from one state or condition into another
So this is where you decide to make your stand?
stand: a strong effort to defend yourself or to oppose something
make/ take/ mount a stand
I don’t know what to believe with this kid.
That’s fine by me.
I go from town to town.
It’s not been a good day.
I have a confession to make.
That’s the least of my worries.
You guys made my day.
It’s the least we could do.
尽一点绵薄之力。
keep traditions alive
It was supposed to be the good thing about having a kid in the house again.
You don’t think I miss that?
你以为我不想吗？
Those are memories that I’ll always have.
The best gift I could give Jay would be Christmas like he used to have it.
It’s official!
This is mighty tasty.
You should see the look on your faces.
Where were you for so long?
The word ‘tradition’ got a lot bigger.
It’s just until …
