C1 Vocabulary Part 2 Flashcards
To get out of hand
Втрачати контроль над чимось
To have one’s hands full
Бути зайнятим.
Julie’s have her’s hands full now so she can’t help us
To give someone a hand
Допомагати комусь.
When Vivian was in a trouble, Mike gave her a hand
To have at hand
Мати щось “під рукою”.
Do you have nails at hand now? I’m renovating my house so i need some
To try somebody’s hand at
Спробувати щось нове.
Henry tried his hand at cooking yesterday. It was very good for the first try
To caress
Пестити.
She caressed the girl’s forehead
A foreplay
Прилюдія
To take after
Бути схожим на когось.
John is taking after Michaela a little bit
To take revenge on something
Помститися за щось.
Fiona destroyed Monica’s house of cards so she want to take revenge on it
To take advantage of
Скористатись чимось.
He took advantage of a situation and applied for new job
To take a hint
Розуміти натяк.
Victoria invited Mike to the cinema but he does not took a hint
To promise the moon
Обіцяти неможливе.
Stop promising the moon to me and start making real actions
To mock (mock)
Насміхатись, знущатись.
Іменник: несправжній, пробний
In the nick of time
В найкоротші терміни,
Встигнути вчасно.
We arrived at the airport in the nick of time and made our flight
A plum job
Легка робота з чудовою зарплатнею.
Mark has really landed a plum job. Now he can sit back, put his feet up and look forward to a happy retirement
A flashback
Раптовий яскравий спогад з минулого.
Seeing her childhood home brought back a vivid flashback of her early years
To be in hot water
Бути у проблемах.
The Minister was in hot water last week after admitting he lied about attending a controversial meeting
To get along
Ладнати, подружитись.
Do you get along with your coleagues?
To concur
Погоджуватись, дійти згоди.
The experts panel concurred with the findings of the research study
To mitigate
Пом’якшити.
The government implemented new policies to mitigate the effects of climate change
Skimpy
Мініатюрний, відкритий (одяг).
The actress wore a skimpy swimsuit for the beach scene in the movie
On the high street
Масмаркет, те, що продається всюди.
You can find trendy dresses like this on the high street in many fashion boutiques
Clingy
Тугий, обтягуючий одяг.
He wore a clingy, form-fitting shirt that highlighted his athletic physique
Off the peg/rack
Масмаркет.
I bought this suit off the rack because i needed something quickly for the job interview
