Chapter 9 Flashcards
mobbed
crowded, jam-packed
“The department store was mobbed because there was a huge sale”
everybody and his brother
many people
“Everybody and his brother went to the free concert in the park on Saturday”
out of this world
amazing, fantastic, great, unbelieveble
“I thought the pyramids in Egypt were out of this world”
kick off (to)
begin, start
“The party at the community center kicks off at 7 o’clock tonight”
finish with a bang (to)
end something in a dramatic way
“The band finished with a bang by playing their most popular song last”
breathtaking
beautiful, gorgeous, stunning
“I thought she was breathtaking the first time I met her”
par for the course
typical, usual
“He didn’t finish his homework again! That’s par for the course”
run a fever (to)
have a fever/temperature
“She doesn’t feel very good this morning because she’s running a fever”
on the lookout for someone
watch for someone
“I’ll be on the lookout for them just in case they arrive late”
show up (to)
arrive, come
“What time will everyone show up at your house tonight?”
catch (to)
see
“I’d like to catch a movie tonight at the theater near your place”
bored stiff
very bored
“I didn’t like that class. I was bored stiff for the whole lesson”
flirt with someone (to)
show someone that you’re attracted to them
“I think that guy sitting alone at the bar is flirting with you”
have the hots for someone (to)
be very attracted to someone
“I have the hots for that actress since I was a teenager”
hit it off (to)
become good fiend with someone quickly
“She was relieved when her new boyfriend hit it off with her father”
have a crush on someone (to)
be very attracted to someone
“He’s had a crush on that beautiful girl for at least two years”
get someone off one’s mind (to)
stop thinking about someone
“I can’t get her off my mind even though I only met her once”
verge (on the)
close to doing or experiencing
“I was on the verge of going out, but then something interesting came on TV”
chicken out (to)
lose the courage to do something
“I’d like to go skydiving, but I’m afraid that I’d chicken out”
get in touch with someone (to)
contact someone
“He wants to get in touch with you before he goes back to England”
get up the guts to do something (to)
get enough corage to do something
Calvin: “Did you ask her to dance?”
Rick: “Not yet. I have to get up the guts to talk to her”
grab a bite to eat (to)
eat something quickly
“Would you like to grab a bite (to eat) at that diner down the street?”
make a killing (to)
make a lot of money
“He made a killing on the product that he invented”
sit tight (to)
wait patiently
Dave: “Do you want to wait for them a little bit longer?”
Kim: “Yeah. Let’s just sit tight”
better late than never
better to do something late than not at all
Heather: “They finally got here”
Blair: “I guess better late than never”
give someone the silent treatment (to)
ignore someone
“He gave me the silent treatment because I completely forgot about his birthday”
