Fixed expressions and idioms Flashcards
(make/do) somebody a good turn
do somebody a good turn
=to do something helpful for SB
( ) the same breath as SB/Sth
in
〜と関連づけて
After all
結局のところは
get hold of Sth/SB
get a hold of
（人を）つかまえる（話すために）
（モノを） 手に入れる
hemmed in
〜に取り囲まれている
sense of comunity
コミュニティー意識
to have a good grounding ( ) Sth
to have a good grounding in Sth
*grounding(n)…base
=good start
しっかりとした基礎がある
to move up the ladder of success
昇進する、（とんとん拍子に）出世する
to go the extra mile
to do sth little harder in order to achieve Sth
to do Sth at your expense
to pay for Sth by yourself
to pop into somewhere
Quickly go into Somewhere
to be hooked on Sth
to be addicted to Sth
Sth slips your mind
Forget to do Sth
to look a million dollars
(About appearance)
Good looking, looks nice
to go over the top
to exaggerate
to put on an act
一芝居うつ、気取る
for the time being
at the moment
feel ( ) my bones
feel in my bones
確かな予感がする
have a good intuition
勘がいい
have a deep faith in Sth
Sthを心から信じている
as a consequence of
〜の結果として
as far as
〜の所まで、〜の範囲まで、〜に関する限りは
be lacking in Sth
Not having enough of Sth
at ease
Feeling relaxed, especially in a situation in which people might feel a little nervous
*He appeared at ease =He looked like he wad relaxed.
to enter someone’s head
頭に思い浮かぶ
erupt in enthusiasm
沸き起こる
take no notice
=not take any notice of STh
ignore Sth/SB
take Sth into account
=take account of Sth
to consider particular fact
〜を考慮に入れる
*occur to SB
It occurred to SB to do Sth
It occurred that +clause
sbの頭をよぎる
〜することをsbが思いつく
make one’s name
become famous
out of sigh
見えないところに
at risk of becoming
〜になる危険因子
take to the skies
to fly sky
be armed with Sth
armed(adj)
carrying weapons
武装した
in the way of Sth
as a form or means of Sth
to ( ) eye contact
make
in excess of Sth
more than
to be in awe of Sth
A feeling of great respect
to be bewildering ( )
By
confusing
Sth is no mean feat
not easy but very impressive
至難の業である、たいしたものである
Set SB apart from （SB）
〜を（〜から）際立たせる
to have old hand at Sth
Good at Sth,skilful
to make SB’s hair stand on end
to be very frightened by Sth
to give SB a helping hand
to help SB
to give SB a new lease of life
再出発させる、立ち直らせる
stand a chance
It’s possible you will do it.
=have a chance
join force with SB
to work together
be in dire need of STH
〜がどうしても必要
See no point in
no meaning
in the interests of
in order to make a situation
〜のために
(STH) on the part of SB
(STH) done by SB
*Quick action on the part of the Police is…
escape SB’s notice/attention
Not noticed
to pour money into Sth
to invest a lot of money into Sth
to be finding your feet
getting used to
to take for granted
=to have a roof of over your head
not appreciated 当たり前のことだと思っている
It’s not rocket science.
When SB is finding Sth difficult but its actually quite simple
a raw
An argument
Sth makes you flip.
=to flip out
Sth causes you to suddenly get anger.
to seethe with anger/rage
=to be seething
to feel very angry about Sth but not visible show it
煮え繰り返る、怒りで震えんばかり
to lose your cool
to keep your cool
to become angry
the final/last straw
the last problem in a series of problems that finally makes you give up, get angry 最後の決定的な出来事
to have a lot on your plate
to be busy
