ESL January Flashcards
Up the street
down the street
not immediately next to a street
It’s a set back from (a road or street)
turn left
to hang a left
slepa ulice
dead end
diagonal corner
kitty-corner
asi, okolo
give or take, more or less, approximately, roughly, about, around
putting a little bit of oil on the wheels did the trick
It’ll do the trick!
used
hand-me-down
couch for 2 cose-marching people
love seat
krize stredniho veku
mid-life crises
to exchange ‘car’ for another
to trade in
to start something
to trigger
nestal jsem se IT boyem
I was passed over for the IT boy
entirely, completely
altogether
no longer useful useful
washed up
chodit kolem horke kase
to beat around the bush
independence
autonomy
under my own control
self-directed
to play or be lazy when one should be working
to slack off
nervous and worried about sth in the future
apprehensive
cooperative
collaborative
afraid to take a chance
adverse to risk
to do things that are unexpected
to challenge the status quo
the ability and willingness to fulfill one’s promises
follow-through
to be forgotten
to fall through the cracks
to tell someone what he should do
to exercise authority
to be in control of sth
to take charge
extremely worried and nervous
to be stressed out
to chat
to shoot the breeze
looking dishonest
shifty
a nosy person
busybody
trying to avoid question
evasive
deserving of something
entitled
not to work properly
to act up
to be able to manage a difficult situation
to cope
very tired, exhausted
worn out
to not be able to sleep
to loose sleep
not surprising
no wonder
worn out, no longer working correctly
shot
to accept someone’s offer
to take (one) up on (sth)
work against
counter
sedet na turka
sit cross-legged
