MAC2 - test 1 Flashcards
Fair Share
A reasonable amount
Fine Line
Very close
Ill will
Bad feelings
Eg.
He got the job and I didn’t. But there’s no ill will between us.
Nitty-gritty
Important Point
We need to get down to the nitty-gritty: the exact price, quantity and so on.
No-go
Dangerous
Eg.
It’s not a no-go area anymore: the war is over.
Real-deal
Good example of badass
Eg.
An as example of a sportsman who never gives up, Rafael Nadal is the real deal.
Tell-tale
Prediction/indication that something obvious will happening.
Eg.
Sneezing and feeling hot and cold are tell-tale symptoms of the flu.
Wishy-washy
Superficial
Eg.
“It’s OK” is rather a whishy washy answer.
It was a simple solution, but an effective ________.
One (refer back to previous nouns)
We could take the motorway or the scenic route: ___________ would get us there more quickly than ______________.
The former = to refer the first one
The latter = to refer the second one
I love going trekking in the mountains, but my girlfriend _________.
Doesn’t (avoid repeating verbs)
I didn’t go scuba diving last year, but I ______ this year.
Did (avoid repeating verbs)
I’d love to go around the world trip, but ______________ would be extremely expensive.
To do so (to replace a verb phrase)
- I’d like to take a boat trip around the glaciers in Southern Argentina
- yes, you ______.
Should (to respond to anothers person comment)
- you should have taken the train
- well, we _________.
Didn’t (to respond a comment)
- It would have been better to come here out of the season
- yes, it ________.
Would/would have/ would have been (to respond anothers person comment)
- Do you think it will be sunny for the rest of week?
- I hope _____.
So (substitute a entire clause)
- It will be hard to find a hotel because there’s a conference that week
- ah, I wasn’t aware of _____.
That (substitute an entire phrase)
- Will you see the pyramids when you’re in Egypt?
- We hope _____.
To (omiting words completely)
