Catch Me If You Can Flashcards
Churn
to move something, especially a liquid, with great force:
The sea was churned up by heavy winds.
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to mix milk until it becomes butter
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If your stomach is churning, you feel ill, usually because you are nervous:
I had my driving test that morning and my stomach was churning.
Con
a trick to get someone’s money or make someone do what you want:
It’s a con - you get half the food for twice the price!
to make someone believe something false, usually so that that person will give you their money or possessions:
be conned into She felt she had been conned into buying the car.
con someone out of something Thieves conned him out of his life savings.
Crawl
to move along on hands and knees or with your body stretched out along a surface:
crawl across The child crawled across the floor.
Megan has just learned to crawl.
The injured soldier crawled to safety.
He had to crawl along a ledge and get in through a window.
To weather the storm
If someone or something weathers the storm, they successfully deal with a very difficult problem:
In the next few days we will see if the ambassador can weather the political storm caused by his remarks.
I just need you guys to help me weather the storm
