Mar10 Flashcards
stumble on or upon.
To find or meet by chance: bump into
WONDER WHERE THEY STUMBLED UPON THAT WORD
rave
speak or write about someone or something with great enthusiasm or admiration.
“New York’s theater critics raved about the acting”
in the bag
(of something desirable) as good as secured.
“the election is in the bag”
2.
NORTH AMERICAN
drunk.
“I don’t think my parents even suspected that I was half in the bag”
ruffle feathers
If someone ruffles feathers, they say or do something which upsets or annoys people. His managementstyle ruffled a few feathers. The tall Texan ruffled some English feathers with his remarks. Note: If a bird’s feathers areruffled they stand out from its body, for example because it is frightened or angry.
stupefying
making one unable to think or feel properly.
“the game ends with a sense of stupefying boredom”
astonishing and shocking.
“stupefying financial incompetence”