Day 16 Flashcards
Make a fool of yourself
a person who behaves in a silly way without thinking:
- [ as form of address ] You fool, you missed your chance!
- He’s a fool if he thinks she still loves him.
- He said he would pay me back and like a fool, I believed him.
- I felt like a fool when I dropped my phone in the toilet.
- [ + to infinitive ] He’s a fool to think she still loves him.
Resort
a place where many people go for rest, sport, or another stated purpose:
- a tourist resort
- a holiday resort
- a seaside/beach resort
- a ski resort
Adds up
to calculate the total of two or more numbers:
- If you add those four figures up, it comes to over £1,500.
- She added the bill up.
- UK I’m not very good at adding up!
Avail
use, purpose, advantage, or profit:
- We tried to persuade her not to resign, but to no avail (= did not succeed).
- My attempts to improve the situation were of little/no avail.
Imply
to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly:
- [ + (that) ] Are you implying (that) I’m fat?
- I’m not implying anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight?
- I detected an implied criticism of the way he was treated.
Fetch
to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back:
- [ + two objects ] Could you fetch me my glasses/fetch my glasses for me from the other room, please?
- I have to fetch my mother from the station.
On the flip side
С другой стороны
Set the record
to write or say something in order to make the true facts known:
- She’s decided to write her memoirs to set the record straight once and for all.
Evaluate
to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something:
- It’s impossible to evaluate these results without knowing more about the research methods employed.
- [ + question word ] We shall need to evaluate how the new material stands up to wear and tear.
Take credit
Взять заслуги на себя
Your biggest fear is that others will take credit for your work.
Cross wires
When you get your wires crossed, you are confused about something or have misunderstood a person or a situation.
Pull wool over eyes
to deceive someone in order to prevent them from discovering something
Astray
away from the correct path or correct way of doing something:
- The letter must have gone astray in the post.
- I was led astray by an out-of-date map.
- Her parents worried that she might be led astray (= encouraged to behave badly) by her unsuitable friends.
Foolish
unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment:
- That was a rather foolish thing to do.
- She was afraid that she would look foolish if she refused.
- It was foolish of them to pay so much.
Restrain
to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something:
- When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.
- She was so angry that she could hardly restrain herself.
- You should try to restrain your ambitions and be more realistic.
- Growth in car ownership could be restrained by increasing taxes.
