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Creativity Flashcards

1
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To wander in search of fun or pleasure.

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Gallivant around

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2
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смыться, отчалить,свалить

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Swan off

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3
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From memory or without much or careful consideration
навскидку

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Off the top of my head

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4
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To waste one’s time and energy engaging in trivial, aimless, or futile activities and failing to make any progress as a result.

не делать успехов, топтаться на одном месте

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Go around in circles

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5
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To be able to think clearly in times of stress, especially when forming a solution to a pressing problem.
на ходу

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think on my feet

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6
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самодельное решение

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makeshift solution

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7
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A particularly inspired, clever, or innovative act, idea, or decision.
гениальная мысль

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a stroke of genius

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8
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rude slang Something that is extremely confusing or mind-boggling. ( ебать мозги)

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mind fuck

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To continue to discuss, mention, or gripe about someone or something in a very persistent and irritating manner. (надоедливо толковать об одном и том же, “завести волынку”

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Harp on about

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10
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Врожденный

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Innate

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11
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Две стороны одной медали

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two sides of the same coin

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12
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to make something more attractive, lively or exciting

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Zhoosh up

They instantly bonded in their mission to zhoosh up the style, look, and living arrangements of hapless straight men.

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13
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Thrift flipping

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Thrift flipping is the process of buying items from thrift stores in your area or online, fixing them up, and reselling them.

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14
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Подкрасить

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A lick of paint

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15
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Хорошо подчищаю ( перебирать вещи )

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have a good clear out

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16
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Выбрасывать

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Chuck

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17
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Я не расточительна

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I’m the opposite of wasteful

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18
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Я - полная противоположность расточительности. На самом деле, моя лучшая половина обвиняет меня в накопительстве.

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I’m the opposite of wasteful. In fact, I’ve been accused of being a hoarder by my better half.

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19
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Засорять/загромождать помещение

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cluttering up the place

20
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Творческая жилка

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Creative Streak

21
Q

Рукожоп

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Two Left Hands

22
Q

всякая всячина

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Bits and bobs

23
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забацать

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Knock smth up

24
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Громко включать музыку

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Blare music / have their music blaring

25
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Мой кошмар

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My idea of hell

26
Q

свинарник

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a pig-sty

27
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от этого у меня скрутило живот
Начало тошнить

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Made my stomach turn

28
Q

Мурашки по телу

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Made my skin crawl

29
Q

делать всё возможное для кого-либо, служить верой и правдой/

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Wait hand and foot on

30
Q

на побегушках

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beck and call

31
Q

To look after or take care of oneself without assistance from anyone else.

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Fend for themselves

Moving to a new country for college really made me learn to fend for myself.

32
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To consider or muse over some idea or plan.

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Toy with the idea

33
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To relocate from one’s current residence.( Primarily heard in UK, Ireland.)

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Up sticks

The more I think about how much we love the coast, the more I think we should just up sticks and find a place near the beach.

34
Q

ненадежный, неопределенный
informalTo be rather questionable or uncertain. Typically used with an intensifier or mitigator, such as “very,” “a bit,” “a little,” etc.

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Iffy

It sounds like a good deal, but the specific details are still pretty iffy. We shouldn’t sign anything until we’re sure that it’s the right move.

35
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В последнюю минуту ( узнать что/то)

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At short notice
I haven’t prepared because she only told me about the lesson at short notice.

36
Q

Экономить

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Eke out money

37
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A second-hand (not new) item, usually a piece of clothing, that is passed down for continued use, often from an older sibling to a younger one.

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Hand-me-downs

38
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незаконный выброс отходов /
выбрасывание бытового мусора в неположенном месте

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Fly-tipping

39
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неудобный

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Fiddly

40
Q

беспорядок

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Clutter

I don’t like the place to be cluttered-up.

41
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Ком в горле

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Lump in my throat

42
Q

Лежать в постели

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Tucked up in bed

43
Q

Не хотела обидеть

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No offence intended

44
Q

The best; without rival

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Second to none

Of course my daughter will go to Harvard—it’s second to none!The owner is a famous pastry chef, so the desserts here are truly second to none.

45
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Между

A situation in which the outcome cannot be predicted or a decision between two things is very close

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Toss-up between
If you ask me, it’s a real toss-up between both teams. They’ve both done so well this season that it’s hard to predict who will win.

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