Chapter6 Flashcards
Have sb’s (best) interests at heart
Care about sb and want to improve their situation
All mums have the family’s best interests at heart, and will go out of their way to help their kids.
Go out of your way (to do sth)
Do sth that you do not have to do and that involves making a special effort to help or please sb.
All mums have the family’s best interests at heart, and will go out of their way to help their kids.
Go to great lengths to do sth
Try in a determined way to achieve sth
When things went wrong and Dad left us, Mum went to great lengths to hold the family together.
A shoulder to cry on
A person who gives you sympathy
When we needed a shoulder to cry on, it was Mum we turned to. She was always there for us.
Turn to sb/sth
Go to sb/sth for help or advice
When we needed a shoulder to cry on, it was Mum we turned to. She was always there for us.
Set sb apart (from sb)
Make sb different from or better than others
What sets her apart from the other mums is her concern for others.
Thank your lucky stars
Feel very grateful and lucky about sth.
We thank out lucky stars that she’s out mum!
Have things/it (all) your own way
Get or do what you want, even when other people want sth different (also have/get your own way)
My sister always wants to have things her own way, so I have to put my foot down with her.
Put your foot down
INF use your authority to stop sb doing sth
My sister always wants to have things her own way, so I have to put my foot down with her.
Twist sb round your little finger
INF you can persuade them to do anything you want
She thinks she can twist me round her little finger, but she can’t!
Sure of yourself
(Often disapproving) very confident
My brother’s very sure of himself and he’ll stop at nothing to get what he wants. He’d walk all over my parents if he had the chance.
Walk all over sb
Do anything to get what you want, without caring about its effect on others
My brother’s very sure of himself and he’ll stop at nothing to get what he wants. He’d walk all over my parents if he had the chance.
Push sb around
Give sb orders in a rude or unpleasant way
When we were kids, my older sisters used to push me around and pick on me because I was small. It took me years to learn to stick up for myself.
Pick on sb
Treat sb unfairly by blaming or criticizing them
When we were kids, my older sisters used to push me around and pick on me because I was small. It took me years to learn to stick up for myself.
Stick up for sb/yourself
Support or defend sb/yourself
When we were kids, my older sisters used to push me around and pick on me because I was small. It took me years to learn to stick up for myself.
