C2 Flashcards
By any chance
Possibly (Soften the request, polite way of asking)
1) şans eseri olarak, 2) bir İhtimal
possibly (used in tentative inquiries or suggestions).
“were you looking for me by any chance?”
By any chance, can we meet again next week
By any chance are you going for shopping, I need some eggs
You can use by any chance when you are asking questions in order to find out whether something that you think might be true is actually true.
Are they by any chance related?
Have you got a plaster, by any chance?Do you play the violin by any chance?' – No.’ – `Pity. We could have tried some duets.’
do you have a room available, by any chance?
Convey
To communicate or Express sth, with or without using words
Pls convey my thanks to the staff for the hard work.
Convey a message
Convey a feeling
Convey thanks
His poetry conveys a great sense of religious devotion.
Please convey our condolences to the family.
I tried to convey in my speech how grateful we all were for his help.
You don’t want to convey the impression that we’re not interested.
Flawless
Kusursuz
perfect or without mistakes:
a flawless complexion
a flawless performance
- Being flawless doesn’t help fill you up.
- Consequently, some schemes may produce flawless solutions on one set of grids but can fail on a different grid.
She played the piece flawlessly.
The system works flawlessly.
“how great would it be to embrace your flaws” flaw: kusur
“Being real and being flawed invites real connections to others”
Look out (for)
to search for and find something:
- I’ll look out that recipe I told you about and send it to you.
to watch what is happening and be careful:
- The police have warned shopkeepers to look out for forged notes.
- Look out for a sign to the motorway
-You should look out for your pronunciation when you speak English
- Look out! There is car coming.
To think through [sth]
to carefully consider all outcomes or aspects of something
- We do this by thinking through our weeks before we are in them.
- Let’s take a few days to think through the different options.
Be at a lost
If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation.
- I was at a loss for what to do next.
- The government is at a loss to know how to tackle the violence.
- I am at a loss as to how to approach it with him.
- I am at a loss to know what to wear.
- I’m at a loss to know how to resolve this.
Map out
Set yourself clear long-term goals and map out how you’re going to get there in the time you have available.
Size sth/sb up
to examine something or someone carefully and decide what you think about it, him, or her:
- Voters are still sizing up the candidates.
- The two cats walked in circles around each other, sizing each other up.
to examine something in order to make a judgment or form an opinion:
- After sizing up the opposition, Abe suggested a strategy.
Engross
having all one’s attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.
- They seemed to be engrossed in conversation
- John is completely engrossed in his video game.
- He was so engrossed in his smartphone that he didn’t see me.
- I mean, all I see is kids totally engrossed in their smartphones!
- I was expecting it to be more engrossing.
Plenary/Preliminary
PLENARY is a meeting or session attended by all participants at a conference or assembly.
- There were no open plenaries and no chance to vote on the structure of future events
PRELIMINARY describes something that occurs or is accomplished before the main event. Coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it:
- Preliminary results show that the vaccine is effective, but this has to be confirmed by further medical trials.
- We’ve decided to change the design based on our preliminary findings.
get into
to (cause someone to) become involved in a difficult situation, often without intending to:
Are you trying to get me into trouble?
I try to get my son into the habit of reading
It was the best gateway for me to get into the habit of eating greens.
but again, just like most people, you can’t seem to get in the habit of doing it.
TAKE ON
to be responsible for
* He’s going to take on the new project.
* She isn’t taking on any new students at the moment.
* Could you take on some extra work?
Rely on
The brain relies on a steady supply of nutrients to function optimally.
