Gd14 Flashcards
Jim told me to go away, or words to
that effect
The letter said something to the effect
that she was no longer needed
Sorry to be a
kill-joy
A comedy sketch has caused anger online for using a Chinese actress in blackface and giant fake
buttock to depict an African character
The skit, sprinkled with much farcical and stereotypical imagery, was cringeworthy at
best, completely racist at worst
There’s gonna be a hella funny
backlash to this tasteless propaganda
Imagine a white guy with yellow face, a rice farmer’s hat, buck
teeth, and speaking in stereotypical Chinese accent
Awareness of blackface and its dubious
connotations in the West are low in China
The shop was known to provide an assortment of palatable
sweets
The boost to his bank account didn’t send him on a
spending spree
It may not come as a surprise that Gates isn’t one for
opulence
Sitting back, humming under his
breath, he scanned the waters for anything that might present itself
Upon hearing the joke, John burst into a loud
guffaw
Many artists are forced to bow out of the
profession at a relatively early age
Don’t play the
innocent with me
Good potential MPs would not demean themselves by
setting out to acquire popularity
That was below the
belt
Don’t think badly
of him. It’s my fault
Make peace
with yourself
He trembled at the
touch of her hand
In her imagination the flat was
peopled with ghosts
The rain pattered on the windshield as he traversed
the darkness
They are in an alliance of
convenience
He talked tough about China but didn’t see
it through
A rust-belt
town
The grating sound set her teeth on
edge
He could not reconcile himself to
the prospect of losing her
Once inside, they will be comfortably
ensconced in well designed seats
Depress clutch before
changing gear
These notes were written in 1860 or
thereabouts
As supermodels price themselves out
of the market, actresses are ready to negotiate terms
Consider it
done
I wish to register an
objection
The government registered
concerns over the tariff increase
The move was considered by analysts to be the first
salvo in an impending trade war between the US and China
To slake a
desire or craving
This will allow the school to duly record and track each individual absence as
either doctor and parent excused
A mistaken belief in consent meant that the defendant lacks
mens rea
Gesturing and mugging for
the camera, the children made comical faces
Money-grubbing
speculators
The pneumatic pressure of the
car’s tyres had to be rechecked
I’ll never be allowed back—
not that I’d want to go back
The teacher insisted on taking a maudlin
picture with each of her students every year
He ruffled her
hair affectionately
Prince Harry may be off limits, but here’s how you can
snag Meghan Markle’s gorgeous hair colour
It’s no wonder so many of us are crushing on her: not only is she about to live out very little girl fantasy by becoming a princess, but she’s also giving, effortlessly
chic, and down-to-earth
She’s got a mane so
glorious we’re all taking notes on how to replicate it
George, who happens to hail from the UK, gives us tips on how to get Meghan’s
perfectly coiffed’do
He agreed to pay at certain specified rates per
diem
You can hear in the clip below how well the joke
went down in the room
There is evidence that the slump is not cyclical but
secular
The dogmatic resistance to entrenchment would raise its
arid and pedantic head
But the reckoning had to come, and
so it did in 2008
To go beyond shallow
banter
The budget has been pared
to the bone
His last attempt at negotiating with an unwavering leader has now been rejected
out of hand
Disagree with me by all means, dear reader, but don’t dismiss me
out of hand
His tactical movements, though full of graceful dash and brilliancy, are utterly destitute of
sobriety, of caution, or even of common sense
For a start, Gladstone had committed the cardinal
sin of taking Homer far too seriously
Too clever
by half!
They’re going to the gym daily to get buff
pecs, ripped abs, and tight buns
While that may have signaled a new era of Apple innovation, it appears this is also a time where we will have to bend our
credit card even further
He exemplifies the rags to
riches story
Will be in Hong Kong,
hit me up
If you have a serious band and would like to play some music,
hit me up
This car guzzles
petrol
We watch through our fingers as another convenience meal is nuked in the microwave, another can of fizzy
pop is guzzled, another packet of crisps scoffed
Never try to overtake on
a bend
All pretence at unity went out of the
window as cabinet colleagues traded insults
Currency swaps between central banks in Asia are being widely used; thus a line from the PBOC to backstop the HKMA would be completely normal. Access to China’s currency reserve pile is a very big
stick to swing, even against today’s multi-trillion dollar FX market
Honey
traps
It accused Channel 4 of setting out to entrap staff by initiating a conversation about unethical practices. It rejected any suggestion that the company used fake news,
honey traps, bribes and entrapment
You should take pride
in your work
At first, he took no interest
in the baby
She stood feeling lost until an elderly man took
pity on her
Don’t take offence. Roger says things
like that to everybody
Investors can take comfort from the fact that the World Bank is
underwriting the shares
A slender, elongated
neck
A talent scout spotted Marilyn Monroe at the airport, and the rest is
history
- I think Austin is the most handsome man in the world
- You can say that again
I did very well in school, with a “genius IQ”
if you will
I’ve given myself from now until Xmas to chill out - an extending holiday
if you like
His doctor was barraged with
unsolicited advice
I became besotted
with a local barmaid
I just snack
on grapes
Treadmill running or
outdoor running
A brisk
walk
Graced by full-bodied, evocative performances by Washington and Davis, Fences brims with heart and emotional
majesty amid its blue-collar setting
Jesse bounced in his booster
seat in back, nodding his little blond head
Jordan climbed into his booster seat and strapped
himself in
Fortune is smiling
on us
A woman took to Twitter to seek advice after her
body-shaming boyfriend accused her of having a ‘beer gut’
To her bewilderment, the vile messages soon went viral as it garnered over 5000
supportive comments
The city’s cab drivers are notorious for fixing
fares and fleecing tourists
I got an affectionate
send-off from my colleagues
The 51-year-old ended up in a vegetative
state after the unprovoked attack and died six months later
He was hardworking and
larger than life
Sugar has been courting all the
headlines of late
High-sugar content of fizzy drinks can have some pretty negative effects on your
pearly whites
You might feel faux-full after downing a can of the fuzzy stuff, but that’s actually your body’s
sneaky way of tricking you
He worked out in her black
leotard
We gave them the
slip at the station
Couples necking and
petting in cars
He was dressed poorly, with wild looking eyes and was
slobbering at the mouth
Senior managers had to keep a stiff
upper lip and remain optimistic
Upper-class Englishmen pride themselves on discretion and
a stiff upper lip, deeply unfashionable human qualities in these tabloid times
I bought a pair at the
urging of several of my colleagues
I poured scorn on Apple’s designers for crafting a pair of expensive and
easy-to-lose cigarette butts
My priority are heavily
skewed in favour of maximising sound quality over convenience
I need to keep my wits about me in order to see beyond the obfuscating medical
mumbo-jumbo meant to dazzle me into deadly passivity
The band were sussed and
streetwise
At the moment the annual summit is little more than an expensive
talking shop
Even in a nation with a long and noble history of brutal comedy roasts, the performance of Michelle Wolf at the dinner put
the cat among the social media pigeons
