Chapter 10 - Ishu Flashcards
take some doing; take a lot of doing i.
to be hard work; to be difficult i.
Ex.: Getting it finished by tomorrow will take some doing.
to be hard work; to be difficult i.
take some doing; take a lot of doing i.
Ex.: Getting it finished by tomorrow will take some doing.
dip v.
[int, trans] to go downwards or to a lower level; to make something do this; fall v.
Ex.: The sun dipped below the horizon.
Ex.2: Sales for this quarter have dipped from 38.7 million to 33 million.
Ex.3: The road dipped suddenly as we approached the town.
Ex.4: The plane dipped its wings.
[int, trans] to go downwards or to a lower level; to make something do this; fall v.
dip v.
Ex.: The sun dipped below the horizon.
Ex.2: Sales for this quarter have dipped from 38.7 million to 33 million.
Ex.3: The road dipped suddenly as we approached the town.
Ex.4: The plane dipped its wings.
cascade pron.
/kæˈskeɪd/
outshine v.
to be more impressive than sb/st; to be better than sb/st v.
Ex.: He far outshone the rest of the class.
to be more impressive than sb/st; to be better than sb/st v.
outshine v.
Ex.: He far outshone the rest of the class.
put off v.
to change st to a later time or date; postpone, delay v.
Ex.: We’ve had to put off our wedding until September.
Ex.2: He keeps putting off going to the dentist.
to change st to a later time or date; postpone, delay v.
put off v.
Ex.: We’ve had to put off our wedding until September.
Ex.2: He keeps putting off going to the dentist.
finalize pron.
/ˈfaɪnəlaɪz/
paperwork n.
[unc] all the documents that you need for something, such as a court case or buying a house n.
Ex.: How quickly can you prepare the paperwork?
[unc] all the documents that you need for something, such as a court case or buying a house n.
paperwork n.
Ex.: How quickly can you prepare the paperwork?
somber a. /ˈsɑːmbər/
sad and serious; melancholy a.
Ex.: Paul was in a sombre mood.
Ex.2: The year ended on a sombre note.
sad and serious; melancholy a.
somber a. /ˈsɑːmbər/
Ex.: Paul was in a sombre mood.
Ex.2: The year ended on a sombre note.
(formal) reprimand pron.
/ˈreprɪmænd/
mean (sb) no harm; not mean (sb) any harm i.
to not have any intention of hurting sb i.
to not have any intention of hurting sb i.
mean (sb) no harm; not mean (sb) any harm i.
but then; then again; but then again i.
(informal) used to introduce additional information or information that contrasts with st that has just been said i.
Ex.: She was early, but then again, she always is.
Ex.2: ‘So you might accept their offer?’ ‘Yes, then again I might not.’
(informal) used to introduce additional information or information that contrasts with st that has just been said i.
but then; then again; but then again i.
Ex.: She was early, but then again, she always is.
Ex.2: ‘So you might accept their offer?’ ‘Yes, then again I might not.’
fuckup n.
a person who has a tendency to make a mess of things n.
a person who has a tendency to make a mess of things n.
fuckup n.
live up to st v.
to do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to v.
Ex.: He failed to live up to his parents’ expectations.
Ex.2: The team called ‘The No-Hopers’ certainly lived up to its name.
to do as well as or be as good as other people expect you to v.
live up to st v.
Ex.: He failed to live up to his parents’ expectations.
Ex.2: The team called ‘The No-Hopers’ certainly lived up to its name.
not all, everything, etc. sb’s cracked up to be i.
(informal) not as good as people say i.
Ex.: He’s not nearly such a good writer as he’s cracked up to be.
(informal) not as good as people say i.
not all, everything, etc. sb’s cracked up to be i.
Ex.: He’s not nearly such a good writer as he’s cracked up to be.
abduct pron.
/æbˈdʌkt/
alien pron.
/ˈeɪliən/
grocery pron.
/ˈɡrəʊsəri/
hover v. /ˈhʌvər/
[int] (of a person) to wait somewhere, especially near sb, in a shy or uncertain manner v.
Ex.: He hovered nervously in the doorway.
Ex.2: He hovered over her, waiting for an answer.
[int] (of a person) to wait somewhere, especially near sb, in a shy or uncertain manner v.
hover v. /ˈhʌvər/
Ex.: He hovered nervously in the doorway.
Ex.2: He hovered over her, waiting for an answer.
take (your) leave (of sb) i.
(formal) to say goodbye i.
Ex.: With a nod and a smile, she took leave of her friends.
(formal) to say goodbye i.
take (your) leave (of sb) i.
Ex.: With a nod and a smile, she took leave of her friends.
