English Verb Phrase II Flashcards
In light of the magnitude of the differences
Phrase
Cannot account for sth without reference to (the fact that)
Cannot explain sth without
Inflict blows
In 1960 the forces of nature inflicted even crueler blows that they had the previous year.
The cream of the crop
Fig. the best of all.
This particular car is the cream of the crop.
These three students are very bright. They are the cream of the crop in their class.
Without fanfare
Secretly
Although they refrained from publishing race- specific job listings, companies continued to practice discrimination without fanfare.
Weigh on
To be oppressive to
The combination of discrimination and deindustrialization weighed most heavily on the job opportunities of young African American men.
Bear the brunt of
fact that African American workers, because of entrenched workplace discrimination, bore the brunt of economic restructuring
By any means
In any way possible; to any extent
He is not by any means an easy opponent.
By no means
In no sense; certainly not
This remark by no means should be taken lightly.
In the service of
Selective incentives played a part, but they were in the service of some large objectives.
Areas of jurisdiction
The latter were headed by Party secretaries who became the most powerful figures in their areas of jurisdiction.
Under the harshest of circumstances
Olin is credited with keeping the family alive under the harshest of circumstances.
Take issue with
Other scholars took issue with the Maoist thesis that peasant rebellions were the motive force of historical development in traditional society.
Confine mostly to academic and literary circles
Phrase
By design
Adv. 1. by design - with intention; in an intentional manner; “he used that word intentionally”; “I did this by choice”
advisedly, by choice, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely
