b2 Flashcards
come over
to visit someone’s home
Ron came over for dinner the other night
Give you the scoop
to provide someone with the latest information especially insider or exclusive details
Hey I’ve gor the scoop on the new company policy
keep to myself
to spend a lot of time alone, not talking to other people very much
suit yourself
expressing that someone is free to make their own choice, even if it differs from your own
rain check
is casual phrase people use when they can’t accept an invitation but want to do it another time. It’s like I can’t make it now but let’s do it later
Inundate
to be overwhelmed – usually by a large amount of something
fend off
defend yourself against something
she tried to fend off the bees with her jacket
recluse
is someone who lives in seclusion and avoid other people - kind of like a real-life hermit
lives in seclusion
someone chooses to stay away from other people and society
hermit
is someone who intentionally lives alone and avoids people
busybodies
are people who meddle in other people’s business - nosy, always asking questions, and can’t seem to mind their own
float smt
Something floats when it’s light enough—or shaped in a way—that it can stay on the surface of a liquid, like water, without sinking. This happens when the object pushes down less than the water pushes up (that upward force is called buoyancy). So even heavy things, like ships or floating houses, can float if their shape spreads their weight out enough.
to soil
make something dirty
knock it off / cut if out
stop doing it
burrow
a hole dug by animal
gobbles up
eating quickly and greedily
smooth
perfectly regular without any holes , lumps
rought
having an irregular surface with holes lumps etc
firm
not soft but not completely hard