Karma Flashcards
Proceed
to start or continue an action or process:
The building project is proceeding smoothly.
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Trespass
to go onto someone’s land or enter their building without permission:
I hope this is a public footpath and we’re not trespassing on someone’s land.
Give or take
. Give or take is used to indicate that an amount is approximate. For example, if you say that something is fifty years old, give or take a few years, you mean that it is approximately fifty years old.
Blag
to persuade someone in a clever or slightly dishonest way to allow you to do something or to give you something:
Somehow they managed to blag their way in.
steal (something) in a violent robbery or raid.
“I could lie in wait and blag her fur coat”
Sneak snuck sneaked
to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere secretly:
I managed to sneak in through the back door while she wasn’t looking.
to secretly tell someone in authority, especially a teacher, that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble:
She was always sneaking on other kids in the class.
Notoriety
the state of being famous for something bad:
He achieved/gained notoriety for being difficult to work with as an actor.
Nototrious
famous for something bad:
one of Mexico’s most notorious criminals
Pound
to hit or beat repeatedly with a lot of force, or to crush something by hitting it repeatedly:
I could feel my heart pounding as I went on stage to collect the prize.
Submit
to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others:
You must submit your application before 1 January.
to allow another person or group to have power or authority over you, or to accept something unwillingly:
We protested about the changes for a long time, but in the end we had to submit.
Stew
a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid:
lamb/bean/fish stew
to cook meat, fish, vegetables, or fruit slowly and gently in a little liquid
Stew 2
A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.
Bust slang
an occasion when police arrest people who are thought to have broken the law:
In their latest drugs bust police entered a warehouse where cocaine dealers were meeting.
to break something:
Oh no! I bust his MP3 player.
Bust out
to begin (doing something) suddenly. She just busted out laughing. bust out (something) or bust (something) out : to take (something) from the place where it is stored so that it can be used : to break out. He busted out the champagne.
Shed shed
(often used in newspapers) to get rid of something you do not need or want:
900 jobs will be shed over the next few months.
to lose a covering, such as leaves, hair, or skin, because it falls off naturally, or to drop something in a natural way or by accident:
The trees shed their leaves in autumn.
Crumple
to become, or cause something to become, full of folds that are not equal in size:
This shirt crumples easily
If someone’s face crumples, it becomes full of lines because of a strong emotion:
Her face crumpled with laughter.