BBC Flashcards

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Take something with a pinch of salt

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not completely believe sth you are told because you think it’s unlikely to be true

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2
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Track record

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The achievements or failures of someone’s past performance

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3
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Come to pass

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(Old-fashioned )
Take place,happen

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4
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Dystopian

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Person who imagines or foresees a dystopian future where there is great suffering and injustice in society

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5
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Crop up

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Appear or happen unexpectedly

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6
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Get rid of

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To remove sth that you don’t want any longer

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7
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Gourmet food

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High-quality food which is more unusual than ordinary food and is often more expensive

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8
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Fancy

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Special,unusual and decorative

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9
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Pretentious

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Trying to appear more important or clever than it really is

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10
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Turn (someone) off

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Cause someone to stop feeling interested or excited

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11
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Sarcastic

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Mocking and insulting by saying the opposite of what you really mean

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12
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Posh

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Fashionable, smart , expensive and exclusive

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13
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diner

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A person who is eating,typically a customer in a restaurant

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14
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Culinary

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Of or for cooking

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15
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Stuff

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(Informal) material objects and possessions

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16
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take credit ( for something )

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accept praise and recognition given fir doing something good, whether or not you deserve it

17
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The flip of a coin

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Something based on luck or random chance

18
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Pull yourself up by your bootstraps

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Improve your situation through your own efforts, without help from anyone else

19
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Well off

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Rich enough to be able to have most of what you want

20
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Empathy

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Ability to experience someone else’s feelings by imagining what it would be like to be in their situation

21
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Crave (v.)

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Have strong feeling of wanting sth, desire sth intensely

22
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(Be) left out

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Feel unhappy because you have been excluded from sth

23
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Turn to (someone)

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ask someone for help, advice or support

24
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Bring (someone ) together

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Help people or groups to become friendly or to do sth together

25
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Dementia (n.)

A

زوال عقل

26
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adolescent

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a person aged 10 to 19
Between childhood and adulthood

27
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To be fed sth

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Given content by a social media platform

28
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revenue

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The money a company earns, which could come from sales or advertising

29
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Onus

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Responsibility or duty

30
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A losing battle

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A fight you can not win

31
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Engineer sth out

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Design or plan in such a way that sth is not required

32
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Geared around

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Organized and prepared towards a certain activity or purpose

33
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Swim against the tide

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Not following what most people aren’t doing

34
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Drive someone towards

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Push someone towards accepting a new condition