Lesson 1 - Bob's Day at Work Flashcards
ready to
on the verge of
ուրորայա
հեսա հեսա
ABOUT TO
“It’s a good thing Bob left the furniture store when he did. Peter was so angry, he was about to throw a dining room chair at him.”
despite everything
վերջիվերջո
AFTER ALL
“It doesn’t matter what your boss thinks of you. After all, you’re going to quit your job anyway.”
anyway
the good thing is that
գոնե
AT LEAST
“Tracy can’t afford to buy a car, but at least she has a good bicycle.”
to make something known
to be the first person to tell someone something
BREAK THE NEWS
“You’d better break the news carefully to your father. After all, you don’t want him to have a heart attack!”
be very expensive
COST AN ARM AND A LEG
“All of the furniture at Honest Abe’s costs an arm and a leg”
impasse
a situation or place from where it is impossible to progress
DEAD END
“Diane realized that working as a cashier was a dead-end job.”
accept a difficult reality
(LET’S) FACE IT
“Let’s face it. If Ted spent more time studying, he wouldn’t be failing so many of his classes.”
to create a feeling of disgust, horror or unease
GIVE SOMEONE THE CREEPS
“The sight of blood really gives me the creeps.”
start a task from the beginning, especially because the last try failed
GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
“Frank’s new business plan failed, so he had to go back to the drawing board.”
go bankrupt
GO BELLY UP
“Many people lost their jobs when Enron went belly up.”
to fire someone
GIVE SOMEONE THE AXE
“Mary used to talk to her friends all day at work, until one day her boss finally gave her the axe.”
become very angry
համբերությունը հատել
TO LOSE ONE’S TEMPER
“Bob always loses his temper when his children start talking on the phone during dinner.”
to reach a decision
մտքերը հավաքել, որոշում կայացնել
MAKE UP ONE’S MIND
“Do you want an omelette or fried eggs? You’ll need to make up your mind quickly because the waitress is waiting.”
it’s not worth (doing something)
իմաստ չկա մեջը
NO POINT IN
“There’s no point in worrying about things you can’t change.”
tolerate
endure without complaint
հանդուրժել
PUT UP WITH
“I don’t know how Len puts up with his mean boss every day.”
