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Kuratoryjny - Środki Flashcards

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Music

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The sounds made by people singing our musical instruments

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Tune

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The main series of musical notes in a piece of music (melodia)

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Harmony

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the chords or notes in a piece of music that support the melody

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Piece of music

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An arrangement of musical notes ( piece of music refers to music without words)

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Work ( music)

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a piece of music, especially classical music
one of Mozart’s best-known works

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Yodel

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a song or sound made by yodelling

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number

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number

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composition

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a piece of music that someone has written
(This is one of his own compositions)

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instrumental music

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(=with no singing)

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chamber music

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classical music played by a small group of musicians

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background music

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music that you hear but do not listen to

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music to one’s ears (idiom)

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something that is very pleasant or gratifying to hear or discover

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like a broken record

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Used to describe someone who keeps talking about the same story over and over again.

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it strikes a chord (idiom)

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Used to describe something that is familiar to you, reminds you of something or is connected to you somehow.

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blowing your own trumpet (idiom)

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When someone boasts about their own talents, abilities and achievements.

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march to the beat of your own drum (idiom)

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When someone does things the way they want to, without taking anybody else or anything else into consideration.

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fit as a fiddle (idiom)

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This is used to describe someone who is in perfect health.

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it’s not my forte

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it’s not my strength

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play it by ear (idiom)

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This means to deal with something in an impromptu manner, without guidelines or rules. It refers to playing music without using written connotation

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it rings a bell (idiom)

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If something rings a bell, it sounds familiar, but you can’t remember the exact details.

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elevator music

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Pleasant but boring pre-recorded music that is usually played in public places.

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it takes two to tango (idiom)

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This is used to suggest that when things go wrong, both sides are involved and neither party is completely innocent.

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music to my ears (idiom)

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When you hear exactly what you wanted to hear.

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all that jazz (idiom)

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This means that everything related to or similar is included. (etcetera)

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clean as a whistle (idiom)

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Used to describe something that is extremely clean.

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Prologue

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the introduction to a play, a long poem and all that jazz

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Novella

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a story that is shorter than a novel, but longer than a short story

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Sonnet

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a poem with 14 lines which rhyme with each other in a fixed pattern

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Stanza

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a group of lines in a repeated pattern forming part of a poem

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Tragicomedy

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a play or a story that is both sad and funny

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Tearjerker

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a film, book, or story that is very sad and makes you cry

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Thriller

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a book or film that tells an exciting story about murder or crime

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Synopsis

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a short description of the main events or ideas in a book, film etc

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Heroism

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very great courage

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Narrator

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the person who tells the story in a book or a play

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Protagonist

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the most important character in a play, film, or story

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Stanza

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a group of lines in a repeated pattern forming part of a poem

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Whodunit

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a book, film etc about a murder case, in which you do not find out who killed the person until the end

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Limerick

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humorous short poem that has five lines that rhyme

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Stream of consciousness

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the expression of thoughts and feelings in writing exactly as they pass through your mind,

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Monologue

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a long speech by one person

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Caricature

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a funny drawing of someone that makes them look silly and makes their features exaggerated

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Burlesque

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speech, acting, or writing in which a serious subject is made to seem silly or an unimportant subject is treated in a serious way

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Playwright or Dramatist

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Someone who writes plays

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Satire

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a piece of writing, film, play etc that uses this type of criticism

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Potboiler

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a book or film that is produced quickly to make money and which is not of very high quality, especially one that is exciting or romantic

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Preface

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an introduction at the beginning of a book or speech

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Synopsis

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a short description of the main events or ideas in a book, film

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Fairy tale

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a children’s story in which magical things happen

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Fiction

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Fikcja

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Cameo

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a short appearance in a film or play by a well-known actor

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Flashback

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a scene in a film, play, book etc that shows something that happened before that point in the story

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Abstract Art

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Figurative Art

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Art which is made to symbolize

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Conceptual Art

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art in which the main aim of the artist is to show an idea, rather than to represent actual things or people

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Pop Art

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Art that shows ordinary objects that you find in people’s homes, which was made popular in the 1960s by artists such as Andy Warhol

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Oeuvre

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all the works of an artist or writer

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Prequel

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a book, film etc that tells you what happened before the story told in a previous popular book or film

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Sequel

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a book, film, play etc that continues the story of an earlier one, usually written or made by the same person

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Parody

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a piece of writing, music etc or an action that copies someone or something in an amusing way

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Avant-garde

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avant-garde music, literature etc is extremely modern and often seems strange or slightly shocking

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an open book (idiom)

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A person or subject that is easy to get to know, or is well known

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cook the books (idiom)

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To falsify information, including facts or figures.

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don’t judge a book by its cover

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The outward appearance of a person or thing, does not always indicate who or what it/they really are.

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he is by the book (idiom)

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A person who does something according to the rules.

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a closed book

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A person or subject that few know much about.

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hit the books

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To study in general, but many times the idiom is used when studying for an exam.

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to use every trick in the book (idiom)

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To try all available means to achieve the desired result

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That’s one for the books ! (saying)

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An amazing event that will forever be remembered.

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a bookworm

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someome that is a highly avid reader

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Do you read me? (common saying)

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Another way of asking “do you understand me?”

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Every trick in the book

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To try all available means to achieve the desired result

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In someone’s bad book

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To be in someone’s disfavor, to have their disapproval

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Off the books

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When something is off the record or done in secret

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To be on the same page

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To think in the same manner, or have the outlook as someone else

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To have your nose in a book

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To read with intensity

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To read between the lines

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To look for or capture an implied meaning

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To read someone’s mind

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To discern someone’s thoughts

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Soiree

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an evening party or other gathering given usually at a private house, esp where guests are invited to listen to, play, or dance to music

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all-dayer

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an entertainment, such as a pop concert or film screening, that lasts all day

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a banquet

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a lavish and sumptuous meal; feast

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burlesque show

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a bawdy comedy show of the late 19th and early 20th centuries: the striptease eventually became one of its chief elements

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auction house

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bricolage

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the process of creating art using a variety of different objects

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calligraphy

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beautiful handwriting that you do with a special pen or brush; the art of producing this

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black canvas

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classicism

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a style of art and literature that is simple and beautiful and is based on the styles of ancient Greece and Rome. Classicism was popular in Europe in the eighteenth century.

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collage

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a picture made by sticking pieces of coloured paper, cloth or photographs onto a surface, or by putting images together on a computer

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conservator

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a person who is responsible for repairing and preserving works of art, buildings and other things of cultural interest

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diptych

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a painting, especially a religious one, with two wooden panels that can be closed like a book

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detail

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a small part of a picture or painting; the smaller or less important parts of a picture, pattern, etc. when you consider them all together

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foreground

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the part of a view, picture, etc. that is nearest to you when you look at it

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gouache

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a method of painting using colours that are mixed with water and made thick with white paint or other substances; the paints used in this method

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icon

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life drawing

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the activity or skill of drawing pictures of people who are present in front of you, usually when they have no clothes on

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masterpiece

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monochrome

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using only black, white and shades of grey

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pavement artist

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an artist who draws pictures in chalk on the pavement, hoping to get money from people who pass

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portraiture

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the art of making portraits; the portraits that are made

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portraitist

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a person who makes portraits

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to be in the limelight

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to be at the centre of attention

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to make a clown of yourself

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to make yourself appear foolish

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museum piece

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Something that is very old-fashioned and should no longer be used.

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the show must go on

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an event or activity must continue, even if there are problems/difficulties

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To run the show

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be in charge of a situation, organization, etc

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To sing your heart out

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to sing with great passion/intensity

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To steal the show

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to do something that makes people pay more attention to you than to other people

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to bring the house down

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give a very successful or amusing speech, performance, etc.

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Dog and pony show

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an event that is designed to impress people in order to make them buy something or invest money

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blank canvas

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something with no content, in which anything is possible.

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the big picture

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the situation as a whole

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to tar with the same brush

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to describe someone/something using the same undesirable attributes

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con artist

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a person who makes a living by swindling people

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stage whisper

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A loud whisper intended to be heard by the audience

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get the show on the road

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get started with something

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kick something off

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to start something

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to sell out

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have no more left for people to buy.

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live up to the hype

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be as good as expected and anticipated by the public

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break a leg

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good luck

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rococo

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It is characterized by lightness, elegance, and an exuberant use of curving natural forms in ornamentation

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List the art movements in chronological order

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medieval, classical, renaissance, baroque, rococo, pre-raphaelite, impressionist, realist, surrealist, modernist, postmodernist, modern art, postmodern art, pop art

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usher

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a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a cinema or theatre or at a wedding.

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pantomine

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a theatrical performance aimed at children, often based on a fairy tale or nursery rhyme story, featuring jokes and audience participation

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Do you fancy going out?

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Would you like to go out ?

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to crave the limelight

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to crave public attention and notice

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chick flick

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Generally, a chick flick is a film designed to have an innate appeal to women, typically young women

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Record label

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a company that produces, records and sells music

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to binge watch

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to watch several episodes (= separate parts) of a television series or programme, one after another:

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