How i met your mother Flashcards

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Chicken out

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to decide not to do something because one is afraid He was going to ask her on a date, but he chickened out at the last minute.

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Figure of speech

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Eccentric

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of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.
unconventional, uncommon, abnormal

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excruciating

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intensely painful, very embarrassing, awkward, or tedious.

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Squeak

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make a high-pitched sound or cry.

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Boundaries

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a line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.

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modification

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the action of modifying something.

a change made, alteration, adjustment, change, adaptation

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Smoking

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noun
noun: smoking
the action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or a drug.
adjective
adjective: smoking; adjective: smokin'
1.emitting smoke or visible vapour.
2) INFORMAL
lively and exciting
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scope

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1) assess or investigate something

2) look at carefully; scan

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10
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Chunged

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It’s usually used to create a laugh-out-loud moment, without really knowing why

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coaster

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noun: coaster; plural noun: coasters
1.
a small mat for a bottle or glass.
2.
a ship used to carry cargo along the coast from port to port.
3.
a person who inhabits a specified coast.
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insincere

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not expressing genuine feelings. false, fake, hollow, artificial, feigned, pretended, put-on, exaggerated, overdone,

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consistently

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1)in every case or on every occasion; invariably.

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assuming

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used for the purpose of argument to indicate a premise on which a statement can be based.

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ineffable

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too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. inexpressible, indescribable, beyond words, beyond description

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mature

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fully developed physically; full-grown. adult, grown-up

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elaborate

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involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning. complicated, detailed,

18
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Wail on someone

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Beat someone

19
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Sublime

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of very great excellence or beauty.