33 Flashcards
Lo and behold
used to present a new scene, situation, or turn of events, often with the suggestion that although surprising, it could in fact have been predicted:
“you took me out and, lo and behold, I got home to find my house had been ransacked”
Ransack
- To search through (something) thoroughly and often roughly: ransacked the drawer looking for my keys.
- To go through (a place) stealing valuables and causing disarray; pillage: ransacked the village.
Bottom fell out
something that ends or goes awry abruptly. Work quickly to close that deal—the boss will be furious if the bottom falls out at the last minute.底割れや暴落
A sea of
A large amount of something
Come out of the woodwork
To appear unexpectedly, or from unexpected places.
No one had anything negative to say when I first pitched this idea, but now people are coming out of the woodwork to criticize it.
Ever since Liam won the lottery, his so-called relatives have been coming out of the woodwork.
Navigate life
guide (a vessel or vehicle) over a specified route or terrain: 生活を送る
“she navigated the car safely through the traffic”
SIMILAR:
steer
pilot
guide
maneuver
direct
handle
drive
skipper
captain
con
helm
None of them are crying….
、、、、に不満を言ってる様な人は居ません
Slap on the back
Pat on the back , approval, blessing, favor,
There’s substance
実体がある
Bring on
US
engage someone to perform a task or assume a role:
“Kevin’s track record and experience make him a great fit, and I’m thrilled the board has brought him on to lead their efforts” もたらす
The natural momentum of any organization is to preserve the status quo
どの組織も現状維持
Momentum - 勢い
Hold back by fear
Not proceed by unpleasant emotion
Compromised
bring into disrepute or danger by indiscreet, foolish, or reckless behavior:
“situations in which his troops could be compromised危うくする 傷つける
Cut A out of B
A my leg
B my pantyhose
B の穴をAで開けちゃう
Run with it
To take the initiative to do something independently.
The Japanese took that technology and ran with it.
Drive
biology : an urgent, basic, or instinctual need : a motivating physiological condition of an organism
a sexual drive
Punch the proverbial time clock
Proverbial: well known, especially so as to be stereotypical:
“the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial”
お馴染みのタイムカードにパンチする
Don’t have the guts to do
Scared to do it
If you “don’t have the guts” to do something it means you are scared to do it. “Guts” are your innards, your internal organs (heart, lung, liver, …).
Insidious
harmful but enticing : SEDUCTIVE
insidious drugs
Schizophrenic
mental illness that is characterized by disturbances in thought (such as delusions), perception (such as hallucinations), and behavior (such as disorganized speech or catatonic
Payoff
見返り
the return on investment or on a bet:
“the potential payoff is enormous”
Plato
プラトン
Stalwarts
marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
stalwart common sense
Arms one with something
To provide or equip someone, something, or oneself with weapons of some kind. Often used in passive constructions.
They are arming the local militia with machine guns and grenades.
Will see money by the truckload
a lot of something: They are making a truckload of money on this deal. They are buying up shares by the truckload
Well-meaning
Kind
Mannerism
a habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving; an idiosyncrasy:
“learning the great man’s speeches and studying his mannerisms”
SIMILAR:
idiosyncrasy
quirk
oddity
PSYCHIATRY
an ordinary gesture or expression that becomes abnormal through exaggeration or repetition.
excessive or self-conscious use of a distinctive style in art, literature, or music:
“he seemed deliberately to be stripping his art of mannerism”
Pull in huge dollars
莫大な利益をもたらす
Stab
an attempt to do (something):
“Meredith made a feeble stab at joining in”
SIMILAR:
attempt
try
effort
Wound up
End up
結局
Sequels , prequels and spin-offs
続編過去エピソードそしてスピンオフ(=byproduct)
Bundle up
To wear layers of clothing
The phrase bundle up means to wear layers of clothing, typically winter wear. Wrapping up a person or an item in several layers is also the same as being bundled up. You can bundle up a package before putting it in the post, or you can bundle up a child before sending them out to play.
Shoot from the hip
react suddenly or without careful consideration of one’s words or actions:
“he is shooting from the hip in an act of political desperation”
On the heels of
following closely after:
“the lawsuit comes on the heels of a police investigation in Massachusetts”
( in the wake of )
Impulse buying
the buying of goods without planning to do so in advance, as a result of a sudden whim or impulse.
Minted
having a lot of money; rich:
“I imagine those kids think I’m minted”
SIMILAR:
wealthy
affluent
moneyed
Mint : make (a coin) by stamping metal:
“only coins of a relatively high denomination were minted”
SIMILAR:
coin
stamp
Lit up
Light up
- To brighten or illuminate something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between “light” and “up.”
Fireworks are lighting up the night sky.
A sole candle lit the window up.
I have no words in it
何とも言えない 怒り 💢悲しみ💔など
“I have no words” means that we aren’t able to describe something. Usually, we say it when we’re in shock and can’t say anything to help a situation or when we’re overjoyed and can’t find the right words to address the magnitude of our happiness.
Gorge
a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.
SIMILAR:
ravine
canyon
gully
pass
Plow
turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plow, especially before sowing:
“Uncle Vic plowed his garden”鍬
SIMILAR:
cultivate
till
work
furrow
(especially of a vehicle) move in a fast and uncontrolled manner:
“the car plowed into the side of a van”
SIMILAR:
career
plunge
crash
Win out
To defeat someone or something; to prevail.
We had a vote, and this is the yearbook cover that won out.
See also: out, win
Reclamation
the cultivation of waste land or land formerly under water: 干拓
“the aggressive reclamation of woodlands for agricultural production” · ”a land reclamation project”
Austere
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance:
“an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook” · ”an austere expression”
SIMILAR:
severe
stern
strict
harsh
Straight face
face that shows no emotion and especially no amusement She lied with a straight face. It was hard to keep a straight face. [=to not laugh or smile]
What it takes
Necessary skill
the skills and personality needed
She has (got) what it takes to do the job.
Give it best shot
Try your best!
kudos to you
「～to you」となっているため、相手に対して「よくやったね」と功績を褒め称える意味になるのです。
また、単純に「おめでとう」を意味する「Congrats」といった言葉とは違い、このフレーズは何か凄いことを成し遂げた人に対して使われます。
Revolving door
used to refer to a situation in which the same events or problems recur in a continuous cycle.
“many patients are trapped in a revolving door of admission, discharge, and readmission”
a place or organization that people tend to enter and leave very quickly.
“the newsroom became a revolving-door workplace” used to refer to a situation in which someone moves from an influential government position to a position in a private company, or vice versa:
“the revolving door between the administration and private lobbying firms”
Carve out
カーブアウト（carve out）とは「切り出す／分割する」という意味で、具体的には、企業が特定の事業部門や子会社を切り離し、それぞれを新しい会社として …
Get up
BRITISH
dress someone in a specified smart, elaborate, or unusual way:
“he was got up in striped trousers and a dinner jacket”
SIMILAR:
dress
clothe
attire
Forage
of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions:
“gulls are equipped by nature to forage for food”
SIMILAR:
search
hunt
NOUN
bulky food such as grass or hay for horses and cattle; fodder.
SIMILAR:
fodder
feed
food
a wide search over an area in order to obtain something, especially food or provisions:
“the nightly forage produces things that can be sold”
SIMILAR:
scavenge
hunt
search
Scandal-hit
スキャンダル塗れ まみれ
Be mired in
to be involved in a difficult situation, especially for a long period of time: The peace talks are mired in bureaucracy
Mire—stretch of swampy or boggy ground:
“acres of land had been reduced to a mire”
SIMILAR:
swamp
morass
bog
De facto control
事実上の支配
Bog down
To slow down
bog down To slow down or burden someone or something. (A bog is an area of wet, muddy ground that is difficult to walk through.)
Give ground
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) There is wildlife in the area, so give ground if you see any when hiking. Synonyms for give ground. back away, drop back, fall back, pull out, recede,譲歩する
Up my sleeve
To have a secret plan, idea, or advantage that can be utilized if and when it is required. A reference to cheating at a card game by hiding a favorable card up one’s sleeve. I have a few tricks up my sleeve if he decides to pursue legal action against me.
Clinch the deal
Clinch the deal means to make final, to conclude or to irrefutably settle something. Related phrases are clinches the deal, clinched the deal, clinching the deal. This definition of clinch, meaning to make final, was first used in the early 1700s and is found in other terms such as clinch the title and clinch the game.
Canine
Dog , dog’s teeth
Streak
a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or color from its surroundings:
“a streak of oil” · ”she could see white streaks in his beard”
SIMILAR:
band
line
strip
stripe
an element of a specified kind in someone’s character:
“there’s a streak of insanity in the family” · ”Lucy had a ruthless streak”
地と色が異なる細長い〕筋、縞、線
〔幸運・災いなどの〕一続き、連続
〔垣間見える普段と異なる〕性格、性質
・I have a wild streak in me. : 私には野性的な［荒々しい］一面もあります。
Swath
a broad strip or area of something:
“vast swaths of countryside” · ”a significant swath of popular opinion”
a row or line of grass, grain, or other crop as it lies when mown or reaped:
“swaths of barley”
a strip left clear by the passage of a mowing machine or scythe:
“the combine had cut a deep swath around the border of the fields”
Deft
characterized by facility and skill
the photographer’s deft use of lighting
the deft fingers of the trumpeter
Stand pat
stick stubbornly to one’s opinion or decision:
“many ranchers stood pat with the old strains of cattle”
Bleak
of a building or room) charmless and inhospitable; dreary:
“he looked around the bleak little room in despair”
(of the weather) cold and miserable:
“a bleak midwinter’s day”
SIMILAR:
cold
keen
raw
harsh
Invert
put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement:
“invert the mousse onto a serving plate”
SIMILAR:
turn upside down
upturn
Rule of thumb
親指で計ること、大ざっぱなやり方、経験から得た方法｜
Smother
4
: to cook in a covered pan or pot with little liquid over low heat
Hit the spot
be exactly what is required:
“the cup of coffee hit the spot
Make or break
“The sauce is make or break”
ソースが決め手だよ
To cause (someone or something) to either succeed or fail; to cause either a positive or negative outcome (for someone or something).
When you’re young, you often think that big obstacles will either make or break you, but as you get older you realize that it’s not that simple.
Hologram
a three-dimensional image formed by the interference of light beams from a laser or other coherent light source.
a photograph of an interference pattern which, when suitably illuminated, produces a three-dimensional image
Pass the peak
ピークアウトする
Trellis
framework of light wooden or metal bars, chiefly used as a support for fruit trees or climbing plants.
SIMILAR:
lattice
framework
【名詞】【可算名詞】 1(つる植物を上にはわせるための四角またはダイヤ状の縦の)格子(こうし)垣[棚]. 2格子垣のアーチ[あずまや].
Pruning
trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to increase fruitfulness and growth:
“now is the time to prune roses” · ”to limit growth, prune in summer”
SIMILAR:
cut back
trim
thin
Sparingly
in a restricted or infrequent manner; in small quantities:
“the sharply flavored leaves should be used sparingly”
Good catch
“Good catch” is a phrase that you say when someone catches a mistake. You say this to praise and thank them for noticing the mistake. This phrase appears in these lessons:
This is an outrage.
You’re out of the line!
それは言い過ぎだぞ！！
Survival of the fittest
the continued existence of organisms which are best adapted to their environment, with the extinction of others, as a concept in the Darwinian theory of evolution
In my book
in my opinion:
“that counts as a lie in my book”
SIMILAR:
for my (own) part
for myself
according to my way of thinking
to my mind
in my estimation
For the lack of a better word
meaning A term used by somebody when they can not quite think of the term they want to use, so they settle for another word or term.
You mark my words
心に刻んでおけ
Fizz
of a liquid) produce bubbles of gas and make a hissing sound:
“the mixture fizzed like mad”
SIMILAR:
effervesce
sparkle
bubble
NOUN
effervescence:
“the champagne had lost its fizz”
SIMILAR:
effervescence
sparkle
Glimmer
shine faintly with a wavering light:
“the moonlight glimmered on the lawn”
SIMILAR:
gleam
shine
glint
flicker
Take flight with
Run away quickly
take flight - run away quickly; “He threw down his gun and fled” flee, fly break - make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one’s own by quitting or fleeing; “The ranks broke”
Training
cause (a plant) to grow in a particular direction or into a required shape:
“they trained roses over their houses”
Impart
make (information) known; communicate:
“teachers had a duty to impart strong morals to their students”
SIMILAR:
communicate
pass on
bestow (a quality):
“its main use has been to impart a high surface gloss to finished articles”
SIMILAR:
give
bestow
confer
grant
Take the leap
To jump across
Therefore, “take the leap” means to jump across a metaphorical gap into a new experience. If someone encourages you to “take a leap” or “take the leap”, they’re being nice to you. They want you to try different experiences.
Crunch
crucial point or situation, typically one at which a decision with important consequences must be made:
“when it comes to the crunch you chicken out”
SIMILAR:
moment of truth
critical point
Hone in on
に狙いを定める
to find and go directly toward (someone or something) 目標にまっしぐら
: to find and go directly toward (someone or something) The missile was honing in on its target. —usually used figuratively Researchers are honing in on the cause of the disease.
Covering all the bases
to do everything necessary to be sure that something is successful: I think I’ve covered all the bases – I called everyone, ordered the food, and bought some decorations.
Bend their will to the way that you want it to be
彼らの意志を自分にとってあるべき姿に曲げる
At the End of one’s rope
to have no more patience or strength:
I’m at the end of my rope with these kids!
It was clear from her outburst that she was at the end of her rope.
I’ve been dealing with their lies for too long. I’m at the end of my rope
Alternately
with two things continually following and succeeded by each other; one after the other:交代交代に
“she sounds alternately confused and confident”
Evangelized
convert or seek to convert (someone) to Christianity:
“some small groups have been evangelized by Protestant missionaries”
SIMILAR:
convert
proselytize
preach the Christian gospel:
“the Church’s mission to evangelize and declare the faith”
SIMILAR:
give a sermon
Avid (golfer)
of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent: 熱烈な、熱心な
“dire consequences”
SIMILAR:
terrible
dreadful
appalling
(of a warning or threat) presaging disaster:
“dire warnings about breathing the fumes”
SIMILAR:
ominous
portentous
Tipped off
Give insider information
Image: thesaur…
Verb 1. tip off - give insider information or advise to; “He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot”
Repatriate
send (someone) back to their own country:
“the United Nations hopes to repatriate all the refugees”
SIMILAR:
expulsion
expelling
Unprovoked
of an attack, or a display of aggression or emotion) not caused by anything done or said:
“acts of unprovoked aggression”
SIMILAR:
unjustified
without reason
(of a person) not provoked to do something.
Exorcist
a person who expels or attempts to expel a supposed evil spirit from a person or place.
“the comic’s character used his powers as an exorcist to hunt supernatural entities”
