ESLPodcast 51 - Staying In Flashcards
to remain at home, to not leave one’s home.
It’s Friday night and my roommate and I feel like ……… We’ve both had a tough week at work and decided to have a low-key evening.
My friends invited me out on Saturday, but instead I stayed in and watched television.
Quiet; modest; unassertive
It’s Friday night and my roommate and I feel like staying in. We’ve both had a tough week at work and decided to have a ….. evening.
She is low-key but is happy to talk about things that Wayans doesn’t do for himself (1965+)
just released movie/book
On my way home, I stopped at the video rental store and rented a couple of movies. I got a …… and a classic.
new release
есть вне дома
My roommate and I were feeling too tired t…….. so we decided to order in.
to go out to eat
меню на вынос Food purchased from a takeaway
My roommate and I were feeling too tired to go out to eat so we decided to order in. We mulled over the …… menus from restaurants that had delivery service and couldn’t decide which restaurant to order from.
take-out
заказать еду на дом
My roommate and I were feeling too tired to go out to eat so we decided to ……. We mulled over the take-out menus from restaurants that had delivery service and couldn’t decide which restaurant to order from.
to order in
A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome
My roommate and I were feeling too tired to go out to eat so we decided to order in. We mulled over the take-out menus from restaurants that had delivery service and couldn’t decide which restaurant to order from. The trouble was that we had never eaten at the two restaurants nearby. Ordering from either one would be …….
crapshoot
To be very hungry
About a half hour later, the delivery person came to the door. I asked him if I could pay with a credit card and he said, “Sure.” I handed him my card and he wrote down the number. Then, I signed the slip and I added a tip to the total. He gave me a copy of the slip as a receipt and then handed me the pizza. I was really glad to get it. I was ……..
to starve
Thoroughly ready; prepared.
With our movies and the pizza, we were ……. There’s nothing like a night at home vegging out to get over a hectic week.
I’m all set to leave for my vacation.
To relax by not moving much.
With our movies and the pizza, we were all set. There’s nothing like a night at home ….. to get over a hectic week.
to veg out
Very busy with activity and confusion; feverish.
With our movies and the pizza, we were all set. There’s nothing like a night at home vegging out to get over a ….. week.
The city center is so hectic at 8 in the morning that I go to work an hour beforehand to avoid the crowds
