Lesson 9 - Nicole For President! Flashcards
a person who’s constantly trying to win favor with people above them
BROWN-NOSER
Dennis brought the boss lunch today? What a brown-noser!
by a wide margin
by a great difference
BY FAR
Some people think that Tom Hanks is by far the best actor in America today.
rely on someone
հույսը ինչ որ մեկի վրա դնել
TO COUNT ON SOMEONE
My brother has a great sense of humor, so I can always count on him to cheer me up
to think too much of one’s own self
մեծամիտ լինել
TO BE FULL OF ONESELF
Mitch thinks he’s really great, he’s so full of himself
to be a strong competition for someone
TO GIVE SOMEONE A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY
Tina is a good tennis player and always gives me a run for my money.
to be indifferent to someone on purpose
to snub someone
to ignore someone
TO GIVE SOMEONE THE COLD SHOULDER
When Lisa saw Amber at the mall, she didn’t even stop talking to her friend. She really gave her the cold shoulder.
ուշադրություն չդարձնել
ժամանակ չհատկացնել
TO NOT GIVE SOMEONE THE TIME OF DAY
Sandra never gave me the time of day back in college, but now she calls me all the time to ask for advice.
self-righteously or smugly good
someone who tries to be seen as “great” all the time
GOODY-GOODY
Samantha is a real goody-goody. She always offers to erase the blackboard at the end of class.
I agree (to a proposal or offer)
Պայմանավորվեցինք
IT’S A DEAL
You’ll make dinner every night for a month if I help you with your homework? Ok, it’s a deal.
to joke around
to tease
TO KID AROUND
Jeremy loves to kid around, so don’t be offended by anything he says.
to persuade to do something
TO TALK SOMEONE INTO DOING SOMETHING
Chris didn’t want to jump out of the plane, but Erin talked him into it.
if you do me a favor, I’ll do you a favor
YOU SCRATCH MY BACK, I’LL SCRATCH YOURS
If I drive you into the city, will you pick up my dry cleaning? You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.
to get serious about a task
կպնել գործի
GET DOWN TO BUSINESS
The book club members spent the first two hours of their meeting eating and drinking before finally getting down to business.
to have or get sth as part of one’s skillset/portfolio/possessions
TO HAVE/GET STH UNDER ONE’S BELT
Kristen has three years of working for a large law firm under her belt before leaving to start her own firm.
