15 Flashcards
guise
“Guiding the reader through the many guises of global economic history, this book uncovers its key issues, debates and subjects. “
- Outward appearance or aspect; semblance.
- False appearance; pretense: “spoke to me under the guise of friendship.”
- Mode of dress; garb: “huddled on the street in the guise of beggars.”
- Obsolete Custom; habit.
parsley
“She didn’t tell her customers that, the day before, when she was cutting parsley for an herb and cheese focaccia, she had to pause to stop tears from falling into the parsley. How the half-cut stems and greens transported her to a kitchen in Gaza City’s al-Rimal neighborhood, nearly 10 years before, when her grandmother showed her how to make rice and parsley soup. ”
maydanoz
facile
“This is so dumb. The reason Americans are fleeing cities obviously isn’t “courtyards”; that’s facile. The reason is that their areas have been flooded with the mentally ill, homeless, druggies, and thugs”
1a(1): easily accomplished or attained
//a facile victory
(2): shallow, simplistic
//I am not concerned … with offering any facile solution for so complex a problem
— T. S. Eliot
patrol
1a: the action of traversing a district or beat or of going the rounds along a chain of guards for observation or the maintenance of security
b: the person performing such an action
c: a unit of persons or vehicles employed for reconnaissance, security, or combat
I can’t be bothered
“Most evenings I can’t be bothered cooking.”
Uğraşamam
= If you can’t be bothered doing/to do something, you are too lazy or tired to do it:
“I can’t be bothered to iron my clothes.”
“Most people surveyed said they were too busy or couldn’t be bothered filling out forms.”
Go, jump in a lake!
Git başımdan, defol!
I don’t feel like it
Canım istemiyor
out on a limb
“I wouldn’t go out on a limb like this if I didn’t have the data to justify it”
= having an opinion that is different from most people’s and is unpopular:
“She’s going out on a limb in criticizing her own party leadership.”
- in or into a position where one is not joined or supported by anyone else.
- isolated.
“Aberdeen is rather out on a limb
tuckered out
“He had to find a bench to sit on, the poor, tuckered little guy.”
extremely tired:
“After two hours she was all tuckered out and ready for bed.”
Wus
Damian, you’re such a wuss!”
a coward disapproving (= person who is not brave):
Cougar
an older woman who has sexual relationships with younger men
to pull strings
“Tony is sure he can pull a few strings and get you in.”
If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
throw shade
“I get annoyed when people throw shade on his recent work.”
= to express contempt or disrespect for someone publicly especially by subtle or indirect insults or criticisms
= to criticize someone or something publicly and show that you do not respect them:
“This isn’t the first time that the actress has thrown shade at her ex-husband.”
“She can throw shade like no other and has feuded with some of the biggest names in the entertainment world.”
Let up
“When the rain lets up we’ll go for a walk.”
= If bad weather or an unpleasant situation lets up, it stops or improves:
= to stop doing something that you have been doing continuously or in a determined way:
“Neil spent the entire evening moaning about his job - he just wouldn’t let up.”
“The police insist that they are not letting up on their campaign against drugs.”
heart-to-heart
“In heart-to-hearts with my best friend, I confessed that I hated the way I had behaved.”
Dertleşmek, samimi bir şekilde sohbet etmek
= (of a conversation) candid, intimate, and personal.
“a heart-to-heart chat”
= a serious conversation between two people, usually close friends, in which they talk honestly about their feelings:
presumptuous
“I hope I won’t be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice”
Haddini bilmez
Küstah
= (of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.
there and then
“he agreed to it there and then”
Hemen o anda
immediately.
play by ear
Oluruna bırakmak
Leek
Pırasa
thistle
İskoçyanın sembolü
Devedikeni
give it a go
“We’ve got nothing to lose so let’s give it a go.”
denemek
= to attempt something:
“Only a few people are successful as professional athletes, but it’s worth giving it a go.”
“If I got the opportunity I’d certainly give it a go.”
a bit of a stretch
“It’s a bit of a stretch to call her a teacher. She helps out in the classroom occasionally, that’s all.”
biraz abartmak
= A mild exaggeration beyond the truth or what is likely the case.
“I’m not too fond of taxes either, but it’s a bit of a stretch to claim they are the cause of all our problems.”
is it me or
“Is it me or is it hot in here?”
Bana mı öyle geliyor yoksa
= (also is it just me, or…?) used to ask if anyone agrees with you about something
“Is it just me or is Sunday a bizarre night for a first date? “
brinkmanship
“America’s allies brace for brinkmanship, deals—and betrayal
From Ukraine to Israel there is a frantic scramble to flatter and sway Donald Trump”
= amacı uğruna tehlikeyi göze alma
= the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.
“in any game of brinkmanship, it is possible that one side will collapse suddenly”
= Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point
“The diplomat accused the other nation’s leader of brinkmanship for refusing to redeploy the troops along their nations’ shared border.”
