fce11 Flashcards
to/in my mind
used to show you are giving your opinion about something SYN in my opinion :
The Internet, to my mind, represents information exchange at its best.
same old same old
used to say that a situation or someone’s behaviour remains the same, especially when it is boring or annoying ‘How’s work going?’ ‘Oh, you know. Same old same old.’
chin
He put his elbows on his knees and rested his chin on his fists.
fa‧cial 1 / feɪʃ ə l / adjective
on your face or relating to your face :
Victor’s facial expression didn’t change.
facial hair
in relation to something formal
used to talk about something that is connected with or compared with the thing you are talking about : Women’s earnings are still low in relation to men’s.
b) formal concerning : latest developments in relation to the disease
with/in regard to something formal
relating to a particular subject :
US foreign policy with regard to Cuba
communication COLLOCATIONS
COLLOCATIONS
phrases
a means of communication (= a way of exchanging information ) There were no roads and no means of communication with the people in the mountains.
communication + NOUN
communication skills Most managers in business spend some time learning communication skills, so that they and their staff can understand each other.
a communication system The natural communication system for humans is speech.
give somebody a dirty look
to look at someone in a very disapproving way :
Susan gave her brother a dirty look.
dag‧ger / dæɡə $ -ər / noun [ countable ]
1 a short pointed knife used as a weapon
2 look daggers at somebody informal to look at someone angrily
make eyes at somebody/give somebody the eye
informal to look at someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractive :
Don’t look now, but that guy over there is really giving you the eye.
disguise / dɪsɡaɪz / noun
something that you wear to change your appearance and hide who you are, or the act of wearing this : His disguise didn’t fool anyone.
She wore dark glasses in an absurd attempt at disguise.
2 in disguise a) wearing a disguise :
The woman in the park turned out to be a police officer in disguise.
b) made to seem like something else that is better : ‘Tax reform’ is just a tax increase in disguise.
stop to think/stop thinking
stop to think/consider etc
It’s time we stopped to think about our next move. Stop thinking: (Don’t think anymore, you’re thinking right now and I don’t want you to do it)
before your very eyes ( also (right) in front of your eyes )
especially spoken if something happens before your very eyes, it happens where you can clearly see it : The murder had apparently taken place before our very eyes.
the naked eye
if you can see something with the naked eye, you can see it without using any artificial help such as a TELESCOPE or MICROSCOPE
can do something with your eyes shut/closed
to be able to do something very easily :
Believe me, you could run that place with your eyes closed.
stick out
Don’t stick your tongue out . It’s rude!
dis‧tinct/ dɪstɪŋkt / adjective
clearly different or belonging to a different type : two entirely distinct languages
distinct types/groups/categories etc There are four distinct types.
distinct from :The learning needs of the two groups are quite distinct from each other.
de‧rive / dɪraɪv / verb
to get something, especially an advantage or a pleasant feeling, from something
derive something from something
Medically, we will derive great benefit from this technique.
derive pleasure/enjoyment etc
Many students derived enormous satisfaction from the course.
pre‧cede AC / prɪsid / verb [ transitive ] formal
to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series → preceding :
a type of cloud that precedes rain
Lunch will be preceded by a short speech from the chairman.
2 to go somewhere before someone else :
The guard preceded them down the corridor.
con‧tempt / kəntempt / noun [ uncountable ]
1 a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect
contempt for
The contempt he felt for his fellow students was obvious.
utter/deep contempt
The report shows utter contempt for women’s judgement.
open/undisguised contempt
She looked at him with undisguised contempt.
The public is treated with contempt by broadcasters.
How could she have loved a man who so clearly held her in contempt ?
beneath contempt :That sort of behaviour is simply beneath contempt (= does not deserve respect or attention ) .
