Chapter 6 Flashcards
hit somewhere (to)
visit somewhere
“Why don´t we hit the library after we finish school today?”
mark down (to)
reduce in price
“They’re having a sale. All their tennis shoes are supposed to be marked (way) down”
break the bank (to)
spend all of one’s savings
“I’d like to buy a new suit today, but I don’t want to break the bank doing it”
jam-packed
crowded, mobbed
“The subway was jam-packed during rush hour this morning”
snap up something (to)
buy/take something quickly
“The customers snapped up the sale merchandise in less than 15 minutes”
right up one’s alley
perfectly suited to someone
“I think the beautiful blouse you found in that store is right up your alley”
take in (to)
reduce the waist size of one’s pants/skirt
“These pants are too big. I’m going to ask the tailor to take them in”
run (to)
cost
“How much does that flashy sport car run?”
steep
expensive
“I can’t afford to buy a house in that district because the prices are really steep”
shell out (to)
fork out, spend
“He shelled out a lot of money when he redecoreted his entire apartment”
cash
dough, money
“How much cash did you spend on dinner at that Italian restaurant?”
rack
a stand used to display clothes
“Could you please put this coat back on the rack for me?”
first thing in the morning
very early in the morning
“If we’re going skiing tomorrow, we’ll have to leave first thing in the morning”
have one’s name on it (to)
perfectly suited to someone
“It’s too bad they didn’t have my size because that shirt had my name on it”
long gone
bought/left/taken a long time ago
“I’m sure our friends are long now that the concert’s over”
get a load of something/someone (to)
look at something/someone
“Get a load of the view from this apartment. It’s unbelievable”
clash (to)
do not match in color or design
“Do you think this shirt clashes with the pants I’m wearing?”
there’s no account to taste
there’s no explaining someone’s style
“I can’t believe what he’s wearing. There’s certainly no account for taste”
full of oneself
arrogant, conceited, smug, snobby
“I don’t like her because she always look so full of herself”
dressed to kill
dressed up
“She was dressed to kill when she went to her high-school graduation party”
last resort (a)
a final option
“I wouldn’t go to that terrible restaurant even as a last resort”
shoot one’s mouth off (to)
speah in an inappropriate manner
“That student often gets into trouble because he shoots his mouth off in class”
dressed to the nines
dressed up
“She was dressed to the nines when she went out on her big date”
sell oneself short (to)
underestimate oneself
“You have plenty of hability and experience. Don’t sell yourself short”
for the time being
for now
“What do you say we just relax in the park for the time being”
hit the spot (to)
satisfying
“A hot cup of coffee would really hit the spot right now”
melt in one’s mouth (to)
food that easily dissolves in one’s mouth
“This steak is so tender that it almost melts in your mouth”
