Chapter 16 Flashcards
ton
a bunch, a lad, a lot, a pile, a stack
“I can’t go out with you tonight because I have to do a ton of homework”
dread doing something (to)
fear doing something in the future
“I always dreaded going to the dentist when I was a child”
lug something (to)
carry something heavy
“He had to lug two heavy suitcases from one side of the airport to the other”
head somewhere (to)
go somewhere
“It’s getting late. I think I’m going to head home now”
live out of one’s suitcase (to)
stay in different places briefly, never unpacking
“She lived out of her suitcase while she was traveling around Europe”
knock around somewhere (to)
travel around somewhere
“He wants to spend about two weeks knocking around southern California”
looking foward to doing something (to)
excited about doing something in the future
“She’s looking forward to seeing you at the baseball game on Saturday”
feel out of place (to)
feel uncomfortable somewhere
“I didn’t have a good time at the party because I felt out of place”
go back to square one (to)
return to the beginning, start over
“He had to go back to square one after he lost his job at the assembly plant”
get the ball rolling (to)
get the process going
“I’m certain my business plan will be success if I can just get the ball rolling”
bide one’s time (to)
wait patiently
“Just bide your time. I’m sure you’ll find a job after you graduate from business school”
turn up (to)
show up
“Only a few students turned up for the lecture this afternoon”
miss the boat (to)
miss an opportunity or chance
“She really missed the boat when she didn’t go for an interview at that company”
get in on the ground floor (to)
get involved with something at the start
“If you want to make money on that stock, you should get in on the ground floor”
get back one’s feet (to)
become independent again
“It took him a while to get back on his feet after the car accident”
foot the bill (to)
pay the bill
“My parents will foot the bill if I decide to go to the college next year”
pay one’s own way (to)
pay for something yourself
“I’m going to pay my own way when I go to university next year”
weigh on one’s mind (to)
worry someone
“Tomorrow’s final exam is weighing on my mind”
get someone down (to)
depress someone
“That movie had depressing ending. It really got me down”
old flame
ex-lover
“I saw my old flame when I went to the mall on Sunday afternoon”
give someone the cold shoulder (to)
ignore someone
“She was angry at her boyfriend, so she gave him the cold shoulder”
cross paths (to)
meet by chance, run into someone
“I don’t think we’ll ever cross paths again”
bon voyage party
farewell party
“My friends are throwing me a bon voyage party at the apartment tonight”
get underway (to)
get started
“Do you know what time the rock concert gets underway”
sharp
exactly, on the dot
“I’ll meet you in front of the movie theater at 7:00 sharp”
swing by somewhere (to)
stop by somewhere, visit somewhere
“She’s going to swing by the apartment after she gets off work”
wouldn’t miss something for the world
would never miss something
“I wouldn’t miss your graduation ceremony for the world”
