Idiomatic expression Flashcards
Flake out
Verb: To cancel previously agreed upon plans last minute, or simply not show up
Noun: the act of flaking out
- so remember that hot girl with half her tits showing from the bar, I was going to have dinner with her last night but the bitch flaked out.
- hot girls are flake outs as a general rule, it’s supply and demand man.
tear down
to destroy or remove a structure or part of a structure
That old house should have been torn down years ago.
off the hook
informal
cool; happening
That party was off the hook!
no longer in difficulty or trouble.
“I lied to get him off the hook”
synonyms: out of trouble, in the clear, free, home free; More
Veal
Veal is the meat of calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed; however, most veal comes from young males of dairy breeds who are not used for breeding.
Gory
adjective
involving or showing violence and bloodshed.
“a gory horror film”
synonyms: grisly, gruesome, violent, bloody, brutal, savage; More
covered in blood.
synonyms: bloody, bloodstained, blood-soaked
“gory pieces of flesh”
mi·cro·bi·al
mīˈkrōbēəl/Submit
adjective
relating to or characteristic of a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation.
“skin is a major source of microbial contamination during a surgical procedure”
Microbial diseases (reading)
ris·qué
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adjective
slightly indecent or liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.
“his risqué humor”
synonyms: ribald, rude, bawdy, Rabelaisian, racy, earthy, indecent, suggestive, improper, naughty, locker-room; More
Risque genru (reading)
sim·plis·tic
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adjective
treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are.
“simplistic solutions”
synonyms: facile, superficial, oversimple, oversimplified; More
The model is too simplistic (reading)
prox·e·mics
präkˈsēmiks/Submit
noun
the branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others.
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Transduction
Transduction is the process by which foreign DNA is introduced into a cell by a virus or viral vector. An example is the viral transfer of DNA from one bacterium to another.
steam-pow·ered
ˈstēmˌpouərd/
adjective
powered by an engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam.
“a steam-powered locomotive”
Stream powered printing press (reading)
land·mass
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noun
a continent or other large body of land.
The northernmost landmass (reading)
“Out of spite
“Out of spite” is an English idiom and most usually it means with the desire to harm someone or something. In other words, to deliberately hurt someone because they have hurt you (or because you thought they have hurt you). In a word, revenge.
steam-pow·ered
ˈstēmˌpouərd/
adjective
powered by an engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam.
“a steam-powered locomotive”
Stream powered printing press (reading)
land·mass
ˈlandmas/Submit
noun
a continent or other large body of land.
The northernmost landmass (reading)