Chapter 11 Flashcards
round of drinks
a number of drinks bought for a group
“I’ll pay for a round of drinks at the bar if you guys help me tonight”
crazy about something/someone
love something/someone
“She’s just crazy about that famous actor. She thinks he’s so handsome”
bummed out
depressed, sad, unhappy
“I was bummed out when I didn’t get the job that I applied for”
mope around (to)
move around in a sad manner
“He’s been moping around ever since his girlfriend broke up with him”
hear through the grapevine (to)
hear gossip. hear a rumor
“I heard from the grapevine that the company might hire some new employees”
fool around on someone (to)
cheat on someone, have an affair
“He has been fooling around on his wife for at least a year”
bouncer
doorman at a bar/disco
“The bouncer at that bar has a temper, so I’d be careful around him”
muscle-bound
very muscular
“I saw a muscle-bound guy playing touch football at the beach today”
jerk
terrible man
“Sometimes my older brother acts like a real jerk”
cheat on someone (to)
fool around on someone, have an affair
“She cheated on her boyfriend while he was on vacation in Italy”
lady’s man
lady killer, playboy, stud
“I think he’s a lady’s man because he’s with a diferent woman every weekend”
give someone a dirty look (to)
scowl/sneer at someone
“She gave her ex-boyfriend a dirty look when she saw him at the disco”
pissed off
angry, mad, teed off, ticked off
“I was pissed off at my sister when she borrowed my sweater without asking first”
turn on the charm (to)
become charming
“Your friend is quite charismatic. He can really turn on the charm when he wants to”
like night and day
totally diferent
“She acts differently outside the office. It’s like night and day”
stick it out (to)
endure it
“I don’t like my job, but I’m going to stick it out because I need the money”
leery
apprehensive, wary
“I was a little bit lerry about learning how to snowboard, but now I love it”
short fuse
a quick temper, get angry easily
“I wouldn’t tease him too much if I were you. He has a very short fuse”
get into a scrap (to)
get into a fight
“I almost got into a scrap over the last parking space in the garage”
on the house
free
“My dinner was on the house because the waiter spilled coffee all over me”
have a soft spot for someone (to)
fond of someone
“My father has Always had a soft spot for my best friend from high school”
opening line
a sentence used to start talking with the opposite sex
“He started a conversation with the woman by using an opening line”
hammered
bombed, drunk, intoxicated, loaded, smashed
“He was so hammered that he couldn’t drive home last night after the party”
drink like a fish (to)
drink a lot of alcohol
“I can’t believe how much alcohol your friend can hold. He drinks like a fish”
hangover
sickness caused by drinking too much alcohol
“I had such a hangover this morning that I didn’t get out of bed until noon”
toss one’s cookies (to)
barf, puke, throw up, vomit
“He tossed his cookies after eating the undercooked fish for dinner”
one for the road
one final drink before leaving somewhere
“We don’t have to leave for another 30 minutes. Let’s have one for the road”
