Brooklyn Nine Nine Flashcards
Candid
Truthful and straightforward, frank
Travesty
A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
Ex.
The absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice.
Put someone up to something
Ex.
But bring it up naturally, so she doesn’t think I put you up to it.
Throw someone under the bus
To someone else to suffer to save oneself or gain personal advantage
Ex.
You had it coming for throwing me under the bus.
Hula hoop
A hoola hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist
Thumb tack
Drawing pin
Shiv
A knife or a razor used as a weapon
stick one’s neck out
take a risk
Ex.
I know I am asking you to stick your neck out, but please trust me.
nudge
the act of pushing someone or something gently
(to push something or someone gently, especially to push someone with your elbow (= the middle part of your arm where it bends) to attract the person’s attention:);
Ex.
But could it be gently nudged into hyper-speed?
thrift
the careful use of money, esp. by avoiding waste:
Ex.
She learned thrift from her mother.
stall
stop or cause to stop making progress;
to delay taking action or avoid giving an answer in order to have more time to make a decision or get an advantage:
Ex.
She says she’ll give me the money next week but I think she’s just stalling (for time).
Put somebody away
Put someone behind bars
Ex.
- Jake, you put away 15 high-ranking mafia guys.
-Yeah, and one of them got away.
Forthright
Straightforward and honest
Ex.
I think I like this new forthright and confident version of Charles.
Have/keep one’s ear to the pavement
To pay attention to everything that is happening around you and to what people are saying.
Ex.
So much time with your ear to the pavement, it’s a pity a truck hasn’t run over your head.
conflict of interests
A conflict of interest occurs when an individual’s personal interests – family, friendships, financial, or social factors – could compromise his or her judgment, decisions, or actions in the workplace.
Ex.
This is clearly a conflict of interest, so I am just gonna talk to the judge, and have you kicked off the case.
folly
foolishness
Ex.
To believe all men honest is folly, to believe none is something worse.
unimpeachable
not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized; entirely trustworthy.
Ex.
an unimpeachable witness.
ration
a limited amount of something that one person is allowed to have, especially when there is not much of it available;
allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a commodity).
Ex.
During the war, no one was allowed more than their ration of food, clothing and fuel.
We should start rationing the food, and we should tell people that we’re in for a long night.
I feel you
I understand, agree with, or can relate to what you’re saying
Ex.
No, I feel you, that’s too much money to pay for a concert. I’m OK with skipping it.
quash
put an end to; suppress.
Ex.
We have to start putting people in detention, we have to quash this.
“a hospital executive quashed rumours that nursing staff will lose jobs”
out of line
behaving in a way that breaks the rules or is considered inappropriate.
Ex.
The copy room is now a detention center for anyone who gets out of line.
on edge
tense, nervous, or irritable.
Ex.
Captain, please forgive me. I’m just a little on edge because I am trying to quit smoking.
go cold turkey
to withdraw suddenly and completely from an addictive substance or some other form of dependency.
Ex.
I’m going cold turkey, and it makes me irritable.
dunk
to put something into liquid for a short time:
Ex.
Every time I’d feel a food craving, I would dunk my head into ice water and reset my brain.
Dunk the sponge in water every once in a while to stop it from drying out.
