40 Flashcards
Nook
部屋などの)隅、へんぴな土地、人目につかない所 corner
Cut someone loose
free someone or something from something which holds or restricts them.
“he’d cut loose the horses”
Jumble
to move in a confused or disordered mannerごちゃごちゃ
Perverse
contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice.
“in two general elections the outcome was quite perverse”
Similar:
illogical
irrational
laddering strategy
based on allocating portions of your total investment and staggering maturity dates so that each portion of your portfolio matures at regular intervals. Each rung of the ladder represents a specific maturity date
Pole position
the most favorable position at the start of an automobile race, typically on the inside of the front row of competitors.
“Rubens Barrichello in a Ferrari seized pole position in the British Grand Prix”
a leading or dominant position.
“he is the politician whose oratory puts him in pole position for next year’s presidential election”
Quitter
Fickle
changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection.
“Web patrons are a notoriously fickle lot, bouncing from one site to another on a whim”
Similar:
capricious
changeable
Peck
INFORMAL•ARCHAIC
food.
“he wants a little more peck”
Prolific
of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.
“in captivity tigers are prolific breeders”
Similar:
productive
creative
Full circle moment
through a series of developments that lead back to the original source, position, or situation or to a complete reversal of the original position. usually used in the phrase come full circle 紆余曲折を経て元に戻る
Skiplagging
the practice of booking a less-expensive flight option with a layover city without planning to fly the entire route
Skiplagging, also referred to as “hidden-city” or “throwaway” ticketing,
Sputtering
make a series of soft explosive sounds, typically when being heated or as a symptom of a fault.
“the engine sputtered and stopped”
Hot potato
a controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with.
“dog registration has become a political hot potato”
Cataclysmic
relating to or denoting a violent natural event.
“a cataclysmic earthquake”
Similar:
disastrous
catastrophic
calamitous
tragic
devastating
ruinous
terrible
violent
awful
Opposite:
fortunate
beneficial
INFORMAL
used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome.
“the concert was a cataclysmic failure”
Leave me grinning ear to ear
to look extremely happy
At the helm of
In charge of
Nail the game
to make (something, such as a victory) certain to happen. They need to score another touchdown to nail down the victory.Apr
Wine flight
fancy phrase for a selection of wines
Curated
selected, organized, and presented using professional or expert knowledge.
“individuals still desire curated news content
curation 【名】キュレーション◇人力で情報を収集、整理、要約、公開（共有）すること
wild card
万能札 a playing card that can have any value, suit, color, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it.
a person or thing whose influence is unpredictable or whose qualities are uncertain
The shit hit the fan
a situation suddenly causes a lot of trouble for someone:
I don’t want to be here when the shit hits the fan.
Middle ground
an area of compromise or possible agreement between two extreme positions, especially political ones.
“each party wants to capture the votes of those perceived as occupying the middle ground
Shaken up
to upset or frighten someone by shocking or surprising them
Thoroughfare
a main road in a town.
“the teeming thoroughfares of central London”
Similar:
street
road
roadway
avenue
Get a cut
take a part of something
Homestretch
the concluding straight part of a racecourse.
“he drifted in back of the pack halfway down the homestretch” 最後の直線
Make a point
make a special and noticeable effort to do (a specified thing).
“she made a point of taking a walk each day”
Similar:
make an effort to
Lap up
to accept or receive something with great pleasure, without thinking about whether it is good, true or sincere. It’s a terrible movie but audiences everywhere are lapping it up. She simply lapped up all the compliments.単純に喜ぶ
Situate yourself
consider something as being part of something else or related to something elsesituate something in something いつもの事と自分自身に言い聞かせる思い込ませる
Sunday scares
日曜日恐怖症 サザエさん
Bare minimum Monday
workplace trends where employees do the least possible work on Mondays to avoid burnout during the remaining workdays
Limp finger grab
シナっとした握手
Theatrics
演技 dramatic performances.
excessively emotional and dramatic behavior.
noun: theatric
“stop your theatrics”
Save the theatrics
演技は控えろ
Think of one’s feet
to make a quick decision or give an answer quickly: we’ll thought
I’d never heard about the company before, so I had to think on my feet.
Bad taste in the mouth
to make someone feel bad or disgusted. The whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth.
Sickroom
診療室 学校の休憩所
Suck one’s teeth
disgust, defiance, disapproval, disappointment, frustration or impatience.”Jul
Guard down
to relax and stop being careful and alert.
Gain cult status
liked very much by a particular group
Turn on its head
To turn upside-down; to invert. The crisis turned the formulas that had seemed to work on their head. (transitive, idiomatic) To completely change. quotations
