Chapter 55 Flashcards
and I’ve called an emergency rehearsal so that we can ________ and get used to our new instruments
shake off the rust
of course, we can’t get started until I convince Matt to play the pronographic ______________
six-string
Jesus. SEan _____ his eyes like the image is blinding him
shields
we can _____ a little tape bikini
fashion
better ? I hand the instrument off to Matt
Much he says _____ the strap ____ his head
lifting the strap over
SEan _______ t his ancient synthesizers
plunks away
plunk
[ I usually + adv/prep ] also plonk to play a musical instrument, usually not very well but often loudly:
I really enjoy plunking away on the piano.
make 3 sentences with plunk
[ I usually + adv/prep ] also plonk to play a musical instrument, usually not very well but often loudly:
I really enjoy plunking away on the piano.
Evertime the fear starts to _______, I tell myself, Helen you are not in this alone.
set in
set in
set in
— phrasal verb with set UK /set/ US /set/ verb present participle setting, past tense and past participle set
When something unpleasant sets in, it begins and seems likely to continue in a serious way:
This rain looks as if it has set in for the rest of the day.
If you get bitten by a dog, you have to make sure the wound is cleaned well, or an infection could set in.
Despair seems to have set in among the team.
make 3 sentences with set in
set in
— phrasal verb with set UK /set/ US /set/ verb present participle setting, past tense and past participle set
When something unpleasant sets in, it begins and seems likely to continue in a serious way:
This rain looks as if it has set in for the rest of the day.
If you get bitten by a dog, you have to make sure the wound is cleaned well, or an infection could set in.
Despair seems to have set in among the team.
ballsy
ballsy
adjective UK /ˈbɔːl.zi/ US /ˈbɑːl.zi/ us informal
brave and determined:
She’s one ballsy lady!
she grabs the mic from the stand and _____ the cable
unfurls
lapel
noun [ C ] UK /ləˈpel/ US /ləˈpel/
a strip of cloth that is part of the front of a jacket or coat. It is joined to the collar and folded back onto the chest:
A flower was pinned to/in her lapel.