GE Olya Sergeeva Flashcards

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This will help ____ things into perspective.
[to clarify the true value, to give more accurate idea]

A

This will help put things into perspective.

to put something into perspective
- to clarify, appraise, or assess the true value, importance, or significance of something.
- to compare with something similar to give a clearer, more accurate idea.
Example: these expenses may seem high, but they need to be put into perspective

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If you go to the police as soon as you become suspicious, you may ____ _____ ___________.
[be lucky and escape serious injury, punishment or trouble]

A

If you go to the police as soon as you become suspicious, you may get off lightly.

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We as humans don’t really have control of our feelings.
If you’re feeling depressed, and someone comes up to you and says, “Hey, just ____ out of __,” that’s rude.
[stop it]

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We as humans don’t really have control of our feelings.
If you’re feeling depressed, and someone comes up to you and says, “Hey, just snap out of it,” that’s rude.

snap out of it: to stop experiencing something unpleasant or stop behaving in a negative way: to stop being in or to cause (someone) to stop being in (an unhappy condition or mood, a daydream, etc.)
I was depressed, and I couldn’t snap out of it.
I don’t know how to get her to snap out of her depression.

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sauerkraut

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What is the one thing that ______ out in your mind about the Roman World?

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What is the one thing that stands out in your mind about the Roman World?

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It’s easy to criticize with the ______ of ________.
[задним числом]

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It’s easy to criticize with the benefit of hindsight.

hindsight /ˈhaɪndsaɪt/
understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed.

in/with hindsight
with the benefit of hindsight

With the benefit of hindsight, it was a mistake.

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I definitely should have gone there in _______ , I have to say.
[оглядываясь на прошлое]

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I definitely should have gone there in hindsight I have to say.

With the benefit of hindsight, it would have been a better choice to…

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but it’s easy to say this with the benefit of __________.
[задним числом, оглядываясь на прошлое]

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but it’s easy to say this with the benefit of hindsight.

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операционная

A

an operating theatre
operating room
operating suite
operation suite
operation theatre

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________ ___ to ___, I don’t respect what they do, so I wouldn’t be the right teacher.
[достаточно сказать]

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Suffice it to say, I don’t respect what they do, so I wouldn’t be the right teacher.

suffice /səˈfaɪs/ to be enough

suffice (it) to say (that)…
​used to suggest that although you could say more, what you do say will be enough to explain what you mean.

I won’t go into all the details. Suffice it to say that the whole event was a complete disaster.

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I can’t take ___ any extra work.
We’re not taking ___ any new clients at present.
She has taken ___ far too much work.
You can’t take ____ responsibility for the whole event.

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I can’t take on any extra work.
We’re not taking on any new clients at present.
She has taken on far too much work.
You can’t take on responsibility for the whole event.

take something/somebody on
to decide to do something; to agree to be responsible for something/somebody

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эльф, фея

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a pixie

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I’ve been on the ____ all day - I’m exhausted!
(very active and busy)

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I’ve been on the go all day - I’m exhausted!

on the go very active and busy

If you stay physically active and are always moving from one activity to another, you can say that you are on the go or, in informal contexts, on the move

He’s a busy child who is always on the move and never sits still.

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Мой муж подарил мне смартфон на день рождения.

A

My husband gave me a smartphone for my birthday.

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Okay. Fuck it. I’m gonna go for _____ ________ here.
(выкладываю все карты на стол)

A

Okay. Fuck it. I’m gonna go for full disclosure here.

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He was charged with the ________ of driving without a license.

(crime, illigal act)

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He was charged with the offense of driving without a license.

offense: en illegal act, crime

Offence - US spelling

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So, it’s definitely worth a _____ (= worth a try)!

A

So, it’s definitely worth a shot!

18
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Viktar Babaryka is currently ______ a 14-year ________ for politically motivated charges.
[отбывает срок, наказание]

A

Viktar Babaryka is currently serving a 14-year sentence for politically motivated charges.

to serve a sentence
to serve the full sentence

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Больше я на это не попадусь.

A

I’m not falling for that again

20
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I just wanted to quickly touch ______ with you: did you get an email from my secretary about the meeting?

A

I just wanted to quickly touch base with you: did you get an email from my secretary about the meeting?

to touch base with briefly make or renew contact with someone

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Well, maybe we can use this opportunity to ______ base _____ our feelings.

A

Well, maybe we can use this opportunity to touch base about our feelings.

to touch base to talk to someone for a short time to find out how they are or what they think about something

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We had to sit _________ two hours of speeches.
[высидеть]

A

We had to sit through two hours of speeches.

to sit through to stay until the end of an event such as a meeting or performance that is very long or boring

to sit through the whole movie
to sit through boring and seemingly endless meetings
to sit through lots of math courses