Fawzia TELELANGUE Flashcards
to look like butter wouldn’t melt in your mouth
to look very innocent
to be in stitches
to laugh uncontrollably
to legally take in someone else’s child and treat it as one’s own
to adopt
something or someone that behaves very well is as good as gold
as good as gold
to develop from being a child to being an adult
To grow upgrew up” in the simple past
to look after and influence a child until they are grown up.
to bring up
Brought up
to be mean and uncaring
to have a heart of stone
to turn your eyes towards it
To look at
Cristina went to the museum,
to look at the new exhibition
someone who is clearly very angry or upset about something
to have a face like thunder
When we talk about the number of people in a group, we use
‘number + of us/them’
to worry greatly, or be very upset about something
to have kittens
situation in which there are a lot of problems that must be dealt with quickly
Crisis
to know something extremely well
to know something like the back of your hand
(noun) money given for a short time, which is returned if your hotel room is in good condition when you leave
deposit
(adjective) full of activity
lively
The party was extremely lively
(adjective) very pretty; interesting in an old-fashioned way
Picturesque
(verb) to allow more people to buy tickets, reserve rooms, etc. than are available
overbook
(verb) to put something somewhere and then forget its location
misplace
He misplaced his passport and could not get on the airplane
(noun) a feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by being in a moving vehicle such as a ship or car
motion sickness
She had terrible motion sickness when she was on the boat.
to break into pieces, often surprisingly; to disintegrate
fall apartThis table is falling apart.
We need a new one
able to adjust quickly to change and use skills in a variety of ways
adaptableIn my job, I work with children, teenagers, adults and older people so I have to be very adaptable.
(adjective) a person who works hard and pays attention to detail
diligent
He is very diligent. He spent all day correcting tiny errors in the report
(expression) used to talk about the end point of an activity or to emphasize the length of an amount of time
By the time
By the time I get home, it will be dark
someone who is clearly very angry or upset about something
to have a face like thunder
to explain to someone new how things work and how to do a job
to show someone the ropes
the boss
the big cheese
you should do whatever makes you happy
whatever floats your boat
things or people that are very different and have nothing in common
as different as chalk and cheese
formal verb meaning to agree to a suggestion
To assent”
he act of climbing something or moving upwards.
Ascent” is a noun
o ruin someone’s pleasure or plans
to rain on someone’s parade
to describe an event that happens before
We use ‘by the time’
Other people’s circumstances seem more desirable than our own but in reality are often not
the grass is always greener
a person online who tries to create a negative atmosphere
troll
o be a good or kind person though they might not always appear to be so
to have one’s heart in the right place
including all the necessary facts, details or problems which need to be dealt with
Comprehensive
Being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium.
balanced
The rate or a measure of the rate of motion, especially.
speed
Orderly and neat in appearance or procedure
Tidy
A person employed in the civil service
Civil servant
An agreement between parties fixing obligations that each promises to carry out
Bargain
A place of relatively small and definite limits.
Spot
To compose or write in a set form, write out
Draw up
to make progress; improv
To pick up
The dried fruit of a an East Indian plant which is ground to produce a hot condiment.
pepper
A contrivance or an invention serving a particular purpose, especially a machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks.
Device
A tendency upward, especially in business or economic activity.
upturn
Being paid for loss, hurt or damage
indemnification
Being in opposition to something
contravention
a person’s weak spot, either physically or in terms of other qualities
Achilles’ heel
To assent
to agree to a suggestion
a business or individual who finances an event in exchange for being promoted
Sponsor
a practice of an event, such as a concert, speech, play, or wedding, before the real event takes placeRépetition
Rehearsal
Participants
attendees
