Chapter 55 Flashcards

1
Q

and I’ve called an emergency rehearsal so that we can ________ and get used to our new instruments

A

shake off the rust

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of course, we can’t get started until I convince Matt to play the pronographic ______________

A

six-string

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3
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Jesus. SEan _____ his eyes like the image is blinding him

A

shields

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4
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we can _____ a little tape bikini

A

fashion

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5
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better ? I hand the instrument off to Matt

Much he says _____ the strap ____ his head

A

lifting the strap over

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6
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SEan _______ t his ancient synthesizers

A

plunks away

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plunk

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[ 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.

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make 3 sentences with plunk

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[ 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.

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9
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Evertime the fear starts to _______, I tell myself, Helen you are not in this alone.

A

set in

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set in

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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.

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make 3 sentences with set in

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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.

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ballsy

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ballsy
adjective UK ​ /ˈbɔːl.zi/ US ​ /ˈbɑːl.zi/ us informal

brave and determined:

She’s one ballsy lady!

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13
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she grabs the mic from the stand and _____ the cable

A

unfurls

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lapel

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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.

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