A Flashcards
1
Q
To abide with
A
To remain with
2
Q
To account for
A
To explain; to be responsible for
3
Q
The old Adam
A
The natural, primitive instincts.
4
Q
To take advantage of
A
To gain through another person’s ignorance or innocence; to act at a propitious or fortunate moment; to profit by.
5
Q
On the alert
A
In the state of awareness, ready for anything that may happen.
6
Q
All and sundry
A
Everybody
7
Q
To run amuck
A
To act excitedly, wildly- in frenzied thirst for blood.
8
Q
An Apple of discord
A
A cause of contention or dispute.
9
Q
Tied to one’s mother’s apron - strings
A
(Of a child) strictly obedient to or relying upon one’s mother; (of an adult) humiliatingly dependent on or subservient to one’s mother.
10
Q
To reduce to ashes
A
To Destroy completely
