3 Flashcards

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Testimonial

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Something that is given or done to someone to thank or praise them or show admiration for them
Example:a testimonial dinner in honour of senstor frank flint

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Elucidate

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To explain something that is difficult to understand by providing more information
Clarify

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Any second

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Something will happen now

The train will arrive any second

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To be on the loose

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To be uncontained and possibly dangerous

The lion scaped from the zoo and is on the loose

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Go up to someone

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To approach someone

He went up to the girl and asked for her phone number

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Complementary

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Saying good things to someone about their appearance,work etc

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7
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Spot each other

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In sport activities to spot is to assist someone in an exercise

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To spot someone

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To see,notice

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9
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Here we go again

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expression used to say that something is Very typical generally used for negative scenarios

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10
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Put something out there

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Expression to talk about subtle energies and behaviours a person exhibits

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Subtle

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Not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention

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12
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Nuts

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Crazy

Also another informal way to say testicles

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13
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Stereotype

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A belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like
Stereotype about the elderly

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