Chunks 2 Flashcards

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Vague

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Muğlak, bulanık, amaçsız
But a theory built out of vague words like these isn’t going to be very productive

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Would better

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first we’d better try to make our counter-intuitive position seem more intuitive, or we might not have any readers left by part Four.

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Take place

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In fact, many psychologists believe that the plateaus are where the real learning is taking place.

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Been to

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I’ve never been to that cafe
Have you ever been to NY
Traveling and movement’tan bahsedildiği için go yerine been to denir

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Müsrif, savurgan

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Extragavant

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built upon

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Üstüne inşa etmek
-e dayalı olmak
These experiences built upon one another

The project will build upon existing knowledge (same as build on)

The future development will build upon this historical trait

Program will build upon the skills learned in previous sessions.

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Aydınlanma, Aydınlanma anı

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Epiphany

After one conversation with Steve in particular, I had an epiphany.

I had my own epiphany when I suddenly realized that I am fluent in Spanish.

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How did it go? Your meeting

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It went great
How did the job interview go?
It didn’t go well

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Go bad

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The cheese went bad
The apple went bad

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Go well with sth

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Two things look good together (matching)

The couch goes well with the curtains

The music doesn’t go well with the mood of the film

These jeans go well with anything

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Turn out

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She painted the room blue and she liked the result. So, it turned out good (because you are happy with the result)

I cooked chicken to my family but I burned it. It didn’t turn out good.

It turned out great

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12
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Happen

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Don’t worry; it happens to most of us

Başına gelmek.

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13
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Find out

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The two phrases can sometimes be used interchangeably, but generally “find” would refer to locating a missing, or misplaced, person, place, or thing. In other words, a physically existing object. “Find out” generally refers to obtaining information about a person, place, or thing.

I can’t find my books.
Did you find a job in Miami?
The police have found out the location of the criminal.
The motive of the criminal was soon found out.
Could you please help me find out the solution to this problem?

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14
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Concern (v)

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In the experiment, dogs were visibly concerned, while cats simply paid more attention to what was going on.

I’ve been concerned about my health lately.

Sometimes people are concerned about losing muscle mass.

The government should be very concerned with the welfare of its people.

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15
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Chill out

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To relax
I was chilling out with my friends ( I was relaxing…)

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16
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Connectors to give ideas

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In my opinion…
In my view…from my point of view
To my mind…
I would say…

As far as I know
It seems to me

17
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Smooth sailing

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The first one implies that once you find your love, it’s smooth sailing.

18
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Take On board

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The best practise for most people is to take on board the principle of the approach.

President John F. Kennedy called Shepard after he was taken on board the aircraft carrier that retrieved him from the ocean.

It takes five to seven hours to get rid of just half the caffeine that you take on board.

Some people can have heart problems, heart palpitations, if they take onboard too much caffeine.

19
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Relentless

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without stopping, harsh or inflexible.

a patient but relentless taskmaster

He has been called the most ​relentlessly curious man in history.

He is campaigning relentlessly, trying to build support.

20
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Plumber

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