Lesson 4 - Nicole's Day at School Flashcards
to interrupt
մեջ ընկնել
TO BUTT IN (TO STH) [slang]
“Nancy is always butting in to other people’s business.”
to annoy someone very much
գժվացնել ինչ որ մեկին
TO DRIVE SOMEONE CRAZY
“Don’t ask Mrs. Smith how old she is. It drives her crazy.”
to enter a profession
TO GO INTO
“Do you like solving people’s problems? If so, you should consider going into psychology.”
նախանձից մեռնել
(TO BE) GREEN WITH ENVY
“When Daniel got promoted to vice president of the bank, his colleagues were green with envy.”
very enthusiastic
very excited
ոգևորված/հրճված
GUNG HO
“Heather is really gung ho about her new job.”
a lot better than sth
HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE STH
“The Boston Symphony Orchestra is head and shoulders above any other orchestra in the area.”
to be/say stmh exactly right
TO HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD
“Dawn hit the nail on the head when she said Tiffany is jealous of Amber.”
to be in a dangerous position
to be on someone’s bad side
(TO BE) ON THIN ICE (WITH SOMEONE)
“Bill was on thin ice with his girlfriend after she saw him at the movie theater with another girl.”
to offer someone an admiring comment
TO PAY (SOMEONE) A COMPLIMENT
“Professor Russo paid Jennifer a compliment. He said she had a beautiful smile.”
to tremble with fear
to be afraid
TO SHAKE IN ONE’S SHOES
“During the storm, Billy was hiding under his kitchen table and was really shaking in his shoes.”
Good work!
Well done!
WAY TO GO!
“That was an interesting article you write. Way to go!”
to stop talking [impolite]
SHUT UP
The professor talked for hours. I thought he’d never shut up.
