English Bites Flashcards
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finish off
A
finish up
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ought to
A
should to-oblige to
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make sure
A
be aware-be careful
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losing balance
A
falling over
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caught up with
A
involve with
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knitting
A
knitter knit a knitted garments with knitting needles
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hopes are pinned on
A
hope sb win
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dextrous
A
skilled-handy
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continental
A
European
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hard at it
A
put in a big effort
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down under
A
Australia-outside of Europe
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cycle-race-ride
A
cyclist-racer-rider
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get the chance
A
be lucky
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see in the flesh
A
see quickly-seeing not slow enough
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up close-close-up
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very near
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next to
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close to
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comes close
A
very similar-almost reaches it
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illegal
A
illicit
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beat around the bush
A
avoid directly discussing the issue
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give off
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release
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in cold blood
A
cold-bloodedly
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stick to his gun
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not going to change hid mind
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hang for murder
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death penalty sb in charge with assassination
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capital punishment
A
legal killing sb
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hang by the neck
execution by hanging
26
public protest
mass protest
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in cold blood murder
deliberately murder
28
deterrent
acting to deter or hinder
29
curl your toes up in something
to fail-better to leave
30
know by word of mouth
hearing from people you talk to-advice from friends
31
take pride of place
being most important
32
bizarre
strange
33
a window of opportunity
chance to do sth won't happen again
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away they go
start an activity
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having a go
to try-make an attempt
36
having a bash
to try-make an attempt
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leave work behind
forget about your job for a while
38
homosexuals
intrested in the same gender-queer
39
heterosexual
sexually attracted to the opposite sex
40
anti-discrimination
treating people unfairly
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lesbian
opposed to gay
42
aborigine
indigenous
43
a whole heap
a lot
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a heap of x
a lot of x- many x
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heaps good
very good
46
narrow it down
finding out exactly what you need to know
47
put the options the table
to discuss it
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nut out
think about and solve the problem
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back in the day
in the past
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break down
separate into
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Blown up
make x larger
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up the ante
increase the challenge
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get a kick out of x
really like-to enjoy it
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not realistic
abstract
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bring it on
let it happen
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the whole gamut
the full range
57
pick up
improving or increasing
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pick up
getting or gaining
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pick up
so somewhere and collect something
60
laid back
relaxed & casual
61
reveal
expose(opp of conceal)
62
clamp down
stop x
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gentrified
professional/middle class of people
64
gentrify
make a place attractive for professionals
65
line up
form a queue
66
in the street
any public space
67
use x up
don't have any of x left-finish
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take it out
to win it
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malarky
nonsense-silliness
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luck turned
winning instead of losing
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contest
competition
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going out
losing-not playing anymore
73
go out
fire stope burning
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go out
a lite no longer shining
75
go out of fashion
not popular anymore
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live in X
inside X - live in home or live in Australia
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live on Y
around and about Y - live on an old street
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keep everything up to scratch
keep everythings working properly
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the end of the line
last palce
80
this is our local
this is where we socialise
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work out
happen in the way expected
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work out
exercise
83
from scratch
from beginning
84
babes
attractive women
85
odd one out
someone who is a bit different/or doesn't fit in
86
being called names
being insulted
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every level every front
any situation
88
what's that like?
is a rhetorical question(no answer is needed)
89
without fail
always happen
91
open up
allow entry
92
fell a tree
cut it down
93
what have you
and things like that
94
head off to x
go to x
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head off down
go down
97
latch onto
attach firmly
98
on and off
sometimes yes, sometimes no
99
a day off
a day spend on not working
101
down in the dumps
feeling sad
102
put them up
have a guest stay in your house for a short time/Accommodate
103
got behind it
support it-be involved and intrested
104
talk of the town
something everyone's talking about
105
critters
slang for creatures
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joey
wallaby-baby kangaroo
107
bushwalking
walking in the bush or wild country
108
where we're coming from
ideas or philosophy people have
109
coming up to
approaching-nearly-close to
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going strong
continuing to be successful
111
going from strength to strength
improving on something
112
bicentenary
200th anniversary
113
pocket dial
dialing blind while phone is in pocket
114
drop in
visit casually
115
open mind
being prepaid to consider new things
116
housed in town
living in town(sound like houzed)
117
set about it
start doing it with purpose
118
conservative
not liking changes or new ideas
119
radical
against what most people think or believe
120
people from all walks of life
people all do sort of jobs and from all background
121
all walks of life
all occupations and backgrounds
122
get the buzz out of it-get quite a buzz
enjoy
123
get the kick out of it
enjoy
124
X get on with Y
X,Y liked eachother
125
get on with the story
continue the story
126
he is really something else
special & different
127
experiencing first hand
experiencing by your own, not hearing from x
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day-to-day
all little daliy things
129
day in, day out
every day for a long period of time
131
stuck to
continuing
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rocking up
arriving(usally where you'll have fun, like party)
133
by far
by a large amount
135
southern hemisphere
Australia-New Zealand-parts of Africa, ?
136
something mint in the box
in perfect condition
137
I'm not fussed about it
not upset about it
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thrill of the hunt
exitement of searching for something
139
addictive
Tobacco is highly addictive!
140
butterflies in my stomach
feeling very nervous
141
fall down
fall over
142
nerve-racking
makes feel nervous or afraid
143
hold your breath
not to breathe
144
figure out
think about
145
hold it flat
push the pedal hard to go faster
146
full throttle
push the pedal hard to go faster
147
accelerate hard
push the pedal hard to go faster
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speed up
go faster
149
A:nice to meet you. B:Same here
B agreed A by that
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cloudes come over or come in
then clear
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being up close
closer than usual
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close up
a close video shut or picture
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inclose-close in
very near
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picky-fussy
people who are difficult to please
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pick and choose
to choose very carefully
156
interaction
ta-aamol
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need a hand
need help
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skipper of boat
the captian or person in charge
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humungous
very big
160
hand out to everybody
to give something to each person present
162
run into
crash into it-hit it
163
every so often
sometimes
164
crisp weather
cool and dry weather(not rainy)-fresh weather
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autumnal weather
exactly expected weather in autumn
166
wintry-summery(but spring like)
like winter-like summer
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intermingle
mix together(inter=together,between)(mingle=mix)
168
inter-building competition
competition between buildings
169
intercity
between cities
170
interconnect
connect together
171
quit a number of builings
many buildings
172
camaraderie between
feeling of friendship among
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creat a rapport
ability to communicate well(the last T is silent)
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kerbside recycling
collecting recycles from all homes
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legistlation
set of law
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In an effort to
trying to-attempt to
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to tackle
deal with
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littering
throwing rubbish on the ground
179
furious debate
big argument
180
pluck figures out of the air
make numbers without thinking of them
181
fair-weather friends
friends only in good times
182
under the weather
feeling sick
183
make hay while the sun shines
make use of a good opportunity
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a place in the sun
a nice place to be
185
under the sun
in the whole word
186
take a raincheck
delay something
187
rainy day
future days when it might not be good
188
rain on my parade
spoil my plans-stop me enjoying
189
right as rain
perfectly well
190
rain cats and dogs
rain very heavily
191
under a cloud
in doubt-not trusted
192
storm in a teacup
big fuss over something small
193
put the wind up you
to make someone feel anxious about their situation
194
make you feel cross
to make someone feel anxious about their situation
195
pretty spacious
very roomy or large
196
two-storey house
a hous with two level
197
cream brick house
red brick house
198
townhouse
a house part of block of houses
199
take off the last letter
ignor the last letter
200
fortnightly
twice a week
201
to bus
catching bus or getting bus for travel
202
to bike
riding bike
203
icing in the cake
having the good thing even better
204
uniformity
regularity-always the same
207
six figures
between $100,000 and $999,999
208
earning in the hight six figures
earning close to a million
209
upwards of
more than
210
diverse
varied-of different types
211
g'day
good day
212
tucker-chow-grub-nosh
food
213
fill someone up
feed them full of food
214
the then Governor
the person who was Governor at the time
215
Cattle drive
moving large group of cattles to another place
216
emporium
shop-store-retail centre
217
lollies
sweets-kids love lollies include minties,chicos,jelly babies
218
give it a shot
try it
219
replicate something
make a copy of something-imitate
220
copycat
informal word for someone who copy
221
crazy about x
like x
222
straight away
immediately
223
off the top of her head
to know in instantly-not remembering very hard
224
as opposed to
to contrast things
225
be opposed to something
to disagree with something
226
take your time
do not hurry
227
hit me
tell me what you want!
232
to feel out of place
to feel like you're somewhere you don't know much about
234
look back at x
think about x happened in past
235
fair enough
all right
238
getting the hang
begin to undrestand
239
ups and downs
goodthings and badthings
240
jump in head first
deal with it directly
241
sick and tired of x
being annoyed of x
242
my foot
firmely disagree with what was said
244
a shot
a try
245
pick the game up
how to play it
246
getting there
achiving what you want to do
247
broaden the mind
to be exposed to different point of views
248
realise your potential
to do as well as you possibly can
249
pass out
fail
250
muck around
have fun and be a bit silly
251
mess around
have fun and be a bit silly
252
so far
upto know
253
who would have thought
is used to show how surprised are you
254
bon appetit
enjoy your food or ?(French phrase)
255
As it turned out
used to say what happened in the end
256
dressed up
with best clothes
257
to elongate
try to make x appear longer or taller
258
on the spot
the place things happen
259
ready-made
already made
260
paired up with someone
agreed to work with
261
team up with someone
agreed to work with
262
patch it up
fix the minor damages
263
patch me up
put on bandage on injuries
264
sneak peek
looking at something before most people are able to
265
passed on
transferred to next
266
behind the scenes
place most people cannot go
267
in the wild
not in the zoo but in natuaral environment
268
eye-opener
telling you something that didn't know
269
coarse
rough-not soft
270
members of the puplic
people
271
depict
show
272
would have lived
might have live-not real maybe lived
273
window shopping
just looking what the shops have offer
275
dish up
put the food in plates
276
make my day up
make me happy
277
make a fool of yourself
look stupid or ridiculous
278
you bet
for sure-sertainly-absolutely
279
every body was turned up
every body was there
280
although-though-even though
using when something is surprising or unexpected
281
I can relate to that
I share the same feelings
282
a rush
a feeling of excitement
283
run through x
to explain it
284
come true
actually happens
285
to hold on something
to hold firmly
286
you'll be right
is use to reassured thing are going to be wrong
287
having butterflies in stomach
to feel nervous
288
participants
people who join
289
to take part
to join-to participate
290
to do like anything
to do a lot-to do enthusiastic-to do passionately
291
haven't ever
have never
292
not ever
never
293
show the ropes
explain how to do
294
a piece of cake
easy to do
295
next to impossible
verey difficult
296
freak out
lose your nurve and get sxared
297
now and then
occasionally-sometimes
298
now and again
occasionally-sometimes
299
chit chat
talking with people
300
hang out
spending a lot of time
301
and all that
as well as other similar things
302
close to my heart
take care too much
303
going to be doing
doing in future
304
will be doing
doing in future
305
to talk along those lines
to talking encouragingly
306
along those lines
about something mentioned
307
don't let me down
to disappoint me by not doing x
308
get along with
have friendship with
309
turn me into a hunter
teach me how be a hunter
310
to bag a bargain
to get it-to seise it
311
all on my own
without someone else-by myself
312
vintage car-vintage wine
old car-old wine which is desirable
313
you do the honours
have the privilege for doing as the first one
314
you do the honours
said about serving drinks or greeting and introducing guests
315
an acquired taste
taste bad now but you could get to like it
316
a nerve-racking
feel very nervous or worried
317
go with x
agree with x
318
take me through it
teach me
319
verbal agreement
not written commitment
