Books_12 Flashcards

Question

**Plump for [sth]**

Answer 1

Choose / Appoggiare, preferire - *Money or time? I'd plump for time*

Answer 2

1. Public demand or protest - *The crowd outside the gate clamored to see the king*. 2. Demand [sth] noisly -*The children were clamoring for ice cream*

Answer 3

**Intimidate** - *This politician is steadfast and does not allow his opponents to cow him.*

Answer 4

**Impertinente**, **sfacciato** - *Inviting yourself to a party is a brash thing to do.*

Answer 5

Press agent / esperto di comunicazione

Answer 6

Make (also physical) effort / sforzarsi - *We all need to exert ourselves, if we are going to finish this project on time.*

Answer 7

Be very angry / fremere di rabbia - *Jenny was seething when she discovered her brother wrecked her car.*

Answer 8

Fit, **force into small space** - *Craig shoehorned the book between two others on the shelf*

Answer 9

Revamp / revisionare, correggere, modernizzare - *The school overhauled its entire curriculum*.

Answer 10

1. Literally, to eat something at a slow pace and in small bites. 2. To erode something in small increments over time.

Answer 11

1. **Break** - *The course is on hiatus while the professor is ill.* 2. medical: **fissure** *- The procedure will correct a hiatus in the heart tissue*

Answer 12

**An example that demonstrates a point being made as truthful or correct** - *It's important to always encrypt your data so hackers can't steal it. The recent data breach is a case in point.*

Answer 13

Something that is unprotected and vulnerable to an easy attack / **easy target** - *When my car broke down in a bad neighborhood, I felt like a sitting duck, just waiting to get robbed.*

Answer 14

To become uncontrollably angry, to lose control of one's temper.

Answer 15

To endure a period of hardship or disorder / to experience something and survive it.

Answer 16

1. To maintain a good distance from someone or something. 2. By extension, **to avoid interacting or dealing with someone or something**. -*We've been giving John a wide berth ever since he dumped our good friend.*

Answer 17

Progress or advancement that is free from hassle and easy to achieve - *Organizing the event was really stressful, but it was pretty smooth sailing on the day*

Answer 18

To accept the responsibility or blame for a problem or mistake - *The CEO fell on his sword when widespread corruption in the company was exposed.*

Answer 19

**To prepare for a challenging situation** - *My mother-in-law is coming to town this weekend, so I better batten down the hatches.*

Answer 20

**To leave a situation alone so as to avoid worsening it** - *Oh, don't mention that fight they had months ago—let sleeping dogs lie!*

Answer 21

Used to humorously or sarcastically emphasize a question that undercuts another person's self-assuredness / **Answer this question**- *You act like you have it all figured out, but riddle me this: How are we supposed to get that much cash in less then aday?*

Answer 22

**Completely unacceptable or inappropriate** - *Disrupting my class is beyond the pale, young lady—go to the principal's office!*

Answer 23

1. **To become defensive** - *I'm not questioning your decision, so don't circle the wagons—I'm just looking for some more information* 2. To confer only with people within a trusted group - *Callie's new group of friends really circles the wagons, so she hardly talks to me anymore.*

Answer 24

To still be confused about something even after it has been explained to you. *I've read the instructions twice and I'm still none the wiser*

Answer 25

Steep zigzagging path / tracciato a tornanti

Answer 26

Worry, trouble // rodere, consumare