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Deck 36 Flashcards

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1
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a bill

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the beak of a bird

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a calf

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a young cow, or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants and whales

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a cub

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a young lion, bear, wolf, etc.

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cottonmouth

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a very dry mouth from smoking pot

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a pound cake

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a type of cake traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar
= pol. “babka”

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a zaddy

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a really handsome guy who is very appealing and looks really fashionable

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to psych out

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to cause someone to lose confidence in dealing with a difficult situation

  • ‘He hit a couple of bad shots at the start and I think it just psyched him out.’
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a stork

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a large, white bird with very long legs that walks around in the water to find its food
= pol. “bocian”

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to revoke

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When you revoke something, you officially cancel it, like when you revoke your sister’s “coolest sibling” award because she shows your friends funny pictures of you from when you were little.

  • ‘They revoked the ban on smoking.’
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a booby trap

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a device or setup that is intended to kill, harm, or surprise a person or animal, unknowingly triggered by the presence or actions of the victim

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to cut sb some slack

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to not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time

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the stocks

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(in the past) a wooden frame that was fixed around someone’s feet, hands, and sometimes head, so that they were forced to sit or stand for a long time in public as a punishment

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amber

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a hard, transparent, yellowish-brown substance that was formed in ancient times from resin (= a substance produced by trees) and is used in jewellery

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to have someone pegged as something

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to think of someone in a certain way

  • ‘Susan pegged the new employee as a lazy worker.’
    = mieć kogoś za kogoś
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to wing it

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to improvise, to do something without proper preparation or time to rehearse

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suede [sweyd]

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leather whose surface has been made slightly rough so that it is soft but not shiny
= zamsz

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a fortnight

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a period of two weeks

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to jeer at someone

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o laugh or shout insults at someone to show you have no respect for them

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to scram

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to go away quickly

  • ‘Get out of here! Go on, scram!’
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reverential

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caused by, or full of respect and admiration

  • ‘He opened the ancient book with reverential care.’
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across the board

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applying to or having an effect on everyone or everything

  • ‘The cutbacks might be across the board.’
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a mohawk

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a hairstyle, often worn in punk fashion, in which the hair is removed from the sides of the head and a central strip is made to stand up from the head

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maggit

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blind pissed / drunk

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sweepstakes

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a competition for a prize (often on a horse race), esp. for money, in which those who win are chosen by chance

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marauding

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going from one place to another killing or using violence, stealing, and destroying (wrecking havoc)

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digs

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temporary living quarters

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the onus

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the responsibility or duty to do something

  • ‘The onus is on the landlord to ensure that the property is habitable.’
  • ‘We are trying to shift the onus for passenger safety onto the government.’
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a function

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a social event or official ceremony

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overnight

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to send a letter or package to be delivered by the end of the next day

  • ‘I told him to overnight the contract to me.’
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subterfuge

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a trick or a dishonest way of achieving something

31
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yet another

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You get the first one, then you get another of them, and then you get yet another of them.

32
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a bootleg (n./adj.)

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a product that is illegally made, copied, or sold

33
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off balance

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surprised or confused, so that it is difficult to behave or react as you usually would

34
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to suck up to someone

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to try to make someone in authority approve of you by doing and saying things that will please them

35
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obsequious [uhb-see-kwee-uh s]

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too eager to praise or obey someone

36
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does the carpet match the drapes?

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a question indicating that one’s pubic hair matches the hair on their head

37
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endgame

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pertaining to a couple you ship (esp. on a TV show) that you hope ends the series together

38
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to put in a good word for someone

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to say positive things about someone

39
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pesty

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harmful, troublesome, annoying

40
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to malign

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to say false and unpleasant things about someone, or to criticize someone unfairly

41
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oomph

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the quality of being exciting, energetic, or sexually attractive

42
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a bassinet

A

a cradle

43
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get on top of someone

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If a difficult situation gets on top of you, it makes you feel so upset that you cannot deal with it,

44
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a disparity

A

a great difference

45
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drawers

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underpants

46
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surefire [shur-fahyuhr]

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certain or likely, especially to succeed

  • ‘The film looks a surefire Oscar winner.’
47
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manchildren

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adults that engage in childish behaviour too often; immature for their age

48
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the gutter

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the lowest level, especially of society

49
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to square away something/someone

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to complete all necessary arrangements for something or someone

  • ‘I’ve got my tickets and hotel squared away.’
  • ‘The dishes are done and the kids are all squared away.’
50
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a lapse

A

a brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement

51
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a class action

A

a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member of that group

52
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verbatim [ver-bey-tim]

A

Repeat something you’ve read or heard precisely word-for-word, and you have just quoted it verbatim (using exactly the same words as were originally used).

53
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a paralegal

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someone who works in a law company, or a company’s legal department, and has some legal training, but does not have all the qualifications to be a lawyer

54
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rearward

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located in or toward the back or rear

55
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complacent

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feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder

56
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infantry

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the part of an army that fights on foot

57
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the brunt of sth

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Small companies are feeling the full brunt of the recession (a period when the economy of a country is not successful and conditions for business are bad).

58
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to give sb the stink eye

A

to look at someone in a disapproving way

59
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shoddy

A

badly made or done

60
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to go from strength to strength

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to gradually become more successful

61
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considerate

A

kind and helpful

62
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to put out

A

(especially of a woman) to agree to have sex

  • ‘I wasn’t going to put out just because he’d paid for dinner.’
63
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revenue

A

income received by the government from taxes

64
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svelte

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(of a person) slender and elegant

65
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sloppy seconds

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a slang phrase for having sex with someone soon after the person has had sex with someone else.

66
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a lightweight

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used to describe someone who gets drunk easily

67
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a patty

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a small flat cake of minced food, especially meat

68
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a pitchfork

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a farm tool with a long handle and two sharp metal prongs, used for lifting hay

69
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a mimosa

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an alcoholic beverage made of champagne and orange juice, often consumed early in the morning

70
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to putt

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to try to hit a golf ball into the hole by striking it gently so that it rolls across the green

71
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a rap

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a judgment or a reaction

  • ‘The new show got a bad rap (= was severely criticized) in all the papers.’
72
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to not have much up top

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to be not very intelligent

73
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to wilt

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  1. (of a plant) to become weak and begin to bend towards the ground
  2. (of a person) to become weaker, tired, or less confident
74
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an allotment

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a plot of land rented by an individual for growing vegetables or flowers in the UK

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