FOMO - Our Relationship With Social Media

Question 1

“Picture this”

Answer 1

phrase

Used to say that the speaker wants you to imagine (in your head) what they are saying

_{And picture this, there I was, alone in the rain with no money in the middle of the night.}

_{Well, picture this, the earthquake was so bad that things were falling on the floor.}

Question 2

To miss out on something

Answer 2

phrasal verb

Not being able to experience or take advantage of an opportunity

_{I really don’t want to miss out on this opportunity.}

_{If you don’t go see that movie then you’re really missing out.}

Question 3

Triggered (by something)

Answer 3

verb

A feeling / result is caused by something

_{That song always triggers happy emotions in me.}

_{The pandemic triggered the current rise in inflation.}

Question 4

“All too easy”

Answer 4

phrase

Used to say that it is easy to make a mistake

_{It is all too easy to put on weight when working from home.}

_{It is all too easy to take the wrong train in Tokyo.}

Question 5

Second-guess

Answer 5

verb

To reevaluate / criticize something that happened in the past

_{He is always second-guessing his boss’ decisions.}

_{Her reactions really made me second-guess my words.}

Question 6

A looming sense

Answer 6

phrase

A feeling that something bad will happen

_{I had a looming sense of failure in my youth.}

_{They have a looming sense that China might invade Taiwan.}

Question 7

Kick (something)

Answer 7

verb

To succeed in giving up an addiction / bad habit

_{He was finally able to kick smoking after many years.}

_{I’m trying to kick my social media habit.}

Question 8

Spring to mind

Answer 8

verbal phrase

To think of something without much effort

_{That songs always springs to mind when I think of Spring.}

_{Did any ideas spring to mind during your conversation?}

Question 9

Per se

Answer 9

adverb

By itself

_{It is not sugar per se that causes this disease.}

_{It’s not the best bar per se, but I like it.}

Question 10

Behind the scenes

Answer 10

phrase

Something happening that cannot be seen

_{Well, behind the scenes they were stealing company secrets for years.}

_{He did a lot of good behind the scenes.}

Question 11

“In the grand scheme of things”

Answer 11

phrase

In the long term / considering everything

_{In the grand scheme of things, this test result really doesn’t matter much.}

_{In the grand scheme of things, it’s better to have friends than money.}

Question 12

A snippet

Answer 12

noun

A small (interesting) part / piece of something

_{I like to just read snippets of news in the morning.}

_{This is just a snippet of what we can expect at the ceremony.}

Question 13

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