Aug - Nov 2024 Flashcards
manifold
різноманітний
omnipresent
всюдисущий, повсюдний
It gnawed at me
Це гризло мене
the emotional heft
емоційний тягар (вага)
heft
вага, тягар, вплив
leave someone to their own devices
залишити когось самого по собі, на власний розсуд
to forage
шукати їжу, «полювати»
insidious
stealthy
on the cards
вірогідний, likely to happen
to tally
підраховувати
slums
трущоби
brazen
нахабний, безсоромний
unabashedly
безсоромно, беззастережно
sketchy
підозрілий, сумнівний
get a grip (on yourself)
візьми себе в руки
spinning your wheels
to waste time doing things that achieve nothing; neither progress nor regress, but remain in a fixed, neutral position; to make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere; to fail to do or achieve anything satisfactory
turncoat
one who switches to an opposing side or party; traitor
not pulling their punches
they say exactly what they think, even though this might upset or offend people; be forceful, severe, violent
to pull punches
be less forceful, severe, or violent than one could be
to flip something on its head, to turn something on its head
перевертати з ніг на голову (метафорично)
raunchy
непристойний, sexually explicit, rude or offensive because of showing or talking about sex in an obvious way, obscene, dirty
won by a landslide
переміг з великим відривом
vexation
роздратування, прикрість, неприємність, досада
tight-lipped
refusing to say very much about something
contemptible
нікчемний, жалюгідний
on a moment’s notice / on a minute’s notice
immediately
uptight
anxious or angry and not able to relax, напружений
as hard as nails, as tough as nails
безсердечний, черствий, не сентиментальний, not feeling or showing any emotions such as sympathy, fear, or worry
statute of limitations (on/for)
строк позовної давності; loss of the possibility to enforce an existing claim due to the expiry of time
under the wire
at the last possible moment
affront (an affront to)
insult; a remark or action intended to insult or upset someone
affronted
insulted, offended
stuffy
self-important; pompous; old-fashioned
turf war
a fight over territory or resources; a fight or an argument to decide who controls an area
to bungle
The police bungled the investigation. to do something wrong, in a careless or stupid way; to do something badly, or spoil something.
retaliate
to take revenge, to strike back
intercept
перехопити
cut-throat (business, competition)
Very intense, aggressive, and merciless (competition or person in a competition)
fan the flames (of something)
to make a dangerous or unpleasant mood or situation worse; підливати масло в вогонь
fire away!
used to give someone permission to begin speaking, typically to ask questions
equestrian
having to do with horseback riding
joined at the hip
inseparable; always together
ordeal
an experience that is very painful, difficult, or tiring
down in the mouth
unhappy, sad
to lay the ghost
to finally stop being worried or upset about something that has worried or upset you for a long time
be on good, great, better, etc. form
to be feeling or performing well
diffident (about)
modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
to dismiss someone/something out of hand, to reject someone/something out of hand
to reject or dismiss immediately and do not consider believing or accepting it
hold the fort
take responsibility for a situation while another person is temporarily absent
level-headed
sensible, calm and able to deal easily with difficult situations
foul (temper, smell, day at work)
extremely unpleasant
cast aside, away, off
to ged rid of
unconscionable (policy)
shockingly unfair or unjust; not right or reasonable; excessive
i wash my hands of you; he washed his hands of it
Refuse to accept responsibility for; abandon or renounce
here’s the kicker
This next point is a really surprising or ironic twist or turn of events
progeny (the UK)
descendant; offspring (of an animal or plant)
to be big on something; he’s not big on keeping his promises; i’m not big on kids
to like something very much
crudeness
ack of sophistication; the fact of being offensive or rude; the crudeness of his language
honcho
the person in charge
kiss of death
it is certain to cause something else to fail; An action or relationship that is ultimately ruinous
lamentably
in a way that deserves severe criticism or is very bad
blemish; a blemish on his record; a blemish on my family name
a mark or fault that spoils the appearance; a mistake or fault; a noticeable imperfection; a defect or flaw
top-shelf
excellent; of a high quality
pious
devoutly religious; pretending to have sincere feelings:
girder
балка; a large iron or steel beam or compound structure used for building bridges and the framework of large buildings
star-crossed
unlucky
star-crossed lovers
their love is doomed by the stars and they cannot be together
go to one’s head; The drink the host made for him really went to his head
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
to crowd someone; don’t crowd me
to make someone feel uncomfortable by standing too close to them or by watching them all the time
breathe a word
проговоритися; to tell a secret
ulcer
виразка, язва
in cahoots
у змові, змовились; in an alliance or partnership mostly up to no good
that’ll put hair on your chest! that’ll put hairs on your chest!
said to someone who is going to drink something that contains strong alcohol or eat something satisfying that will make their stomach feel full (humorous)
clambake
a gathering characterized by noisy sociability
corkscrew
відкривачка, штопор
crummy
задрипаний, убогий, жалюгідний. dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality (informal)
custard
заварний крем
Goose-pimply, get goose pimples
the hairs on your skin stand up
washed up, all washed up
no longer successful, skillful, popular, or needed
chump
бовдур, дурень; a stupid or foolish person
to rub out
to destroy completely; стирати
to revere
шанувати, гоибоко поважати
sloppy
недбалий, неохайний
they slipped through our hands, they slipped through our fingers
we lost them; we failed to catch or get them
gait
хода, походка
gutless
безхарактерний, боягузливий
perturbing
causing worry, upset, or concern : unsettling
across the board
everywhere, on every level, in every case
retaliate
to take revenge, strike back
to scorn, scorn
зневажати, зневага
trot out
похизуватися, продемонструвати; to show someone or something in public in order to get attention; to bring out for others to see or admire
run-of-the-mill
lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary, average
jump the gun (on sth)
to do something too soon; before the official start
to rain on one’s parade, to rain on the parade
to spoil something; do something that spoils someone’s plans
to get something on the cheap
to get something for a low price
to implicate
to show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal
insidious
підступний
insidiously
підступно
running on fumes
з останніх сил
running on empty
If you are exhausted but keep going, you are running on empty.
