Chapter 13 Flashcards
hop in (to)
get in a vehicle
“Let’s hop in the car and drive over to your house”
get up on the wrong side of the bed (to)
wake up in a bad mood
“He looks terrible this morning. I think he got up onthe wrong side of the bed”
wiped out
exhausted, pooped, tired, tuckered out, worn out
“She was wiped out after hiking through the woods for 5 hours”
rant and rave (to)
scream and shout
“They had a huge argument. They were ranting and raving for most of the night”
get a wink of sleep (to)
a short period of sleep
“He had insomnia last night, so he didn’t get a wink of sleep”
snooze (to)
nap, sleep
“My dog loves to snooze on the big sofa in the living room”
handy
convenient
“It’s really handy having a computer in my dormitory room”
show someone the ropes (to)
tell or show someone how something works
“My older sister showed me the ropes when I was a freshman at university”
give someone a hand (to)
help someone
“Could you give me a hand with the housework today?”
bumper sticker
a slogan or joker on a sticker that is displayed on a car
“I laughed out loud when I read the bumper sticker on the car in front of us”
goof
geek, loser, nerd
“She doesn’t like your brother because he is such a goof”
tailgate (to)
follow another car too closely
“We’re going to have an accident if you keep tailgating that car”
cut someone off (to)
cross someone’s path
“We almost got into an accident when that huge truck cut us off”
butt it (to)
cut in, join a line-up at the front or in the middle
“I really hate drivers who try to butt in at the front of a line-up”
make one’s blood boil (to)
make someone very angry
“His appalling behavior at our wedding made my blood boil”
tuck under/into something (to)
place under/into something
“My father tucked $40 into my pocket just before I left for the dance”
fiddle with something (to)
finely adjust something, manipulate something
“I’ve been fiddling with the DVD player, but I can’t seem to get it to work”
touchy
sensitive
“I wouldn’t talk to him about that. It’s a very touchy subject”
in the sticks
in the countryside
“He grew up in the sticks, but went to university in a big city”
rustic
rural
“The cabin we stay in at last weekend had a rustic charm”
cozy
warm and comfortable
“We felt cozy sitting in front of the roaring fire at night”
unwind
relax
“Playing tennis with my friend on the weekend helps me to unwind”
fidget (to)
move around, restless
“The young girl couldn’t sit still during the trip. She kept fidgeting around in her seat”
drive someone nuts (to)
make someone crazy
“The constant noise from the construction site is driving me nuts”
get some shut-eye (to)
get some sleep
“I feel realy tired today. I think I need to get some shut-eye this afternoon”
