Back to the grind 2 Flashcards

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1
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Laxity

A

Looseness

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2
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Intercede

A

Telling someone to forgive somebody

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3
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Mull

A

Think about something for a long time

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4
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Folly

A

Something stupid

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5
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Relinquish

A

Abdicate, give up

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6
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Roost

A

A place where birds rest or sleep

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7
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Bring someone to heel

A

Make someone obey you

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8
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Be bulldozed into sth

A

Be coerced into doing sth

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9
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Carry a lot of weight

A

Be very important

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10
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Too many chiefs and not enough Indians

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Too many people giving orders and not enough people actually obeying them

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11
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Corridors of power

A

Higher levels of government where most of the decisions are made

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12
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Crack the whip

A

Assert one’s authority

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13
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Draw a line in the sand

A

Demarcate the limit

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14
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Hold the reins

A

Be in charge

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15
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Lay down the law

A

Speak in an assertive and dogmatic manner

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16
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Might is right

A

Those who are powerful can do whatever they like

17
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It’s my way or the highway

A

Someone will only accept their way of doing something

18
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Rule the roost

A

Be in complete control

19
Q

Ramp up

A

Increase

20
Q

Fractious

A

Easily annoyed

21
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Exacerbate

A

To aggravate

22
Q

Undertow

A

Something inconspicuous in relation to the main part

23
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Retread

A

To continue doing something that has already been done (trite, unoriginal)

24
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Eschew

A

Leave out intentionally

25
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Wreak - wrought

A

To cause something to happen in an uncontrolled way

26
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Bereft

A

Devoid

27
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Bogged down in a mire

A

Lack of ideas and action

28
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Stance

A

Attitude

29
Q

Boon

A

An advantage, a blessing

30
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Inebriated, paralytic

A

Drunk

31
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Give a wide berth to

A

Steer clear of a person

32
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Conceit

A

Being too proud of yourself or your actions

33
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Derisive

A

Showing contempt

34
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Frenetic

A

Energetic and uncontrolled