ESLPOD [117;118;119] Flashcards

1
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to move to a different place, or to make someone or something do this

A

relocate

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2
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used for saying that something is not as good as people say that it is

A

be cracked up to be

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3
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a very firm and simple idea about what a particular type of person or thing is like

A

stereotype

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4
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lacking in intellectual substance and not worth serious consideration

A

frivolous

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5
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behaving in a strange or unusual way; tending to forget things

A

flaky

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6
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if something happens ____, it happens after you have been waiting for it for a long time

A

at long last

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7
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Very soon

A

any minute

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8
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to slide over snow on ____, as a sport or as a way of traveling

A

ski

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9
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I understand her

A

I don’t blame her

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10
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someone who you have arranged to meet as part of a sexual or romantic relationship

A

date

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11
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someone whose job is to serve drinks in a bar

A

bartender

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12
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to try to start a conversation with someone because you are sexually attracted to them, mainly used in American English

A

hit on

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13
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to move your eyes upwards as a way of showing that you are annoyed or bored after someone has done or said something

A

roll one’s eyes

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14
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to understand what is being implied or suggested and to act accordingly

A

take the hint

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15
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used for telling sb. rudely to go away, or that you are annoyed by sth. that they have just said

A

get lost

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16
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a conversation opener with the intent of engaging an unfamiliar person for romance or dating.

A

pickup line

17
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to begin to laugh suddenly.

A

burst out laughing

18
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Don’t show one’s feelings, especially refrain from laughing.

A

keep a straight face