BBC Flashcards
Take something with a pinch of salt
not completely believe sth you are told because you think it’s unlikely to be true
Track record
The achievements or failures of someone’s past performance
Come to pass
(Old-fashioned )
Take place,happen
Dystopian
Person who imagines or foresees a dystopian future where there is great suffering and injustice in society
Crop up
Appear or happen unexpectedly
Get rid of
To remove sth that you don’t want any longer
Gourmet food
High-quality food which is more unusual than ordinary food and is often more expensive
Fancy
Special,unusual and decorative
Pretentious
Trying to appear more important or clever than it really is
Turn (someone) off
Cause someone to stop feeling interested or excited
Sarcastic
Mocking and insulting by saying the opposite of what you really mean
Posh
Fashionable, smart , expensive and exclusive
diner
A person who is eating,typically a customer in a restaurant
Culinary
Of or for cooking
Stuff
(Informal) material objects and possessions
take credit ( for something )
accept praise and recognition given fir doing something good, whether or not you deserve it
The flip of a coin
Something based on luck or random chance
Pull yourself up by your bootstraps
Improve your situation through your own efforts, without help from anyone else
Well off
Rich enough to be able to have most of what you want
Empathy
Ability to experience someone else’s feelings by imagining what it would be like to be in their situation
Crave (v.)
Have strong feeling of wanting sth, desire sth intensely
(Be) left out
Feel unhappy because you have been excluded from sth
Turn to (someone)
ask someone for help, advice or support
Bring (someone ) together
Help people or groups to become friendly or to do sth together
Dementia (n.)
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adolescent
a person aged 10 to 19
Between childhood and adulthood
To be fed sth
Given content by a social media platform
revenue
The money a company earns, which could come from sales or advertising
Onus
Responsibility or duty
A losing battle
A fight you can not win
Engineer sth out
Design or plan in such a way that sth is not required
Geared around
Organized and prepared towards a certain activity or purpose
Swim against the tide
Not following what most people aren’t doing
Drive someone towards
Push someone towards accepting a new condition
