May Flashcards
(idiom) exactly as the rules tell you:
My lawyer always goes strictly _______.
This is a private deal - we don’t have to do everything ______.
By the book
through the kindness or help of God:
__________, the pilot managed to land the damaged plane safely.
________, she escaped without injury.
Only _________ are we all here today.
By the grace of God
to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe:
The drugs did nothing to ______ her pain/suffering.
And nothing can _________ everything I’ve gone through.
The new research _____ these fears to some extent, at least for certain problems.
The doctors cannot cease their pain, only _______.
Alleviate
to make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group:
Disagreements can ________ teenagers from their families.
Due to my sexuality, I consistently feel ________ed from others.
Alienate
to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you:
All these changes to the newspaper have _________ its traditional readers.
The book has a major disadvantage too, because it _______the less able students.
Alienate
to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse:
The Central Bank _______ in the currency markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate.
Half the people questioned said they were opposed to military _______ in the civil war.
The minister _______ personally to stop the museum from being closed.
Intervene (intervention)
(idiom) to be very pleased:
She _________ about/with her new bike.
I __________ with my bae, my telescope!
Be over the moon
a rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times, usually at night, especially during a war or a period of political trouble:
to impose/lift a ______
a midnight ______
He was shot for breaking (= not obeying) the ________.
We are opposed in principle to local child ______.
Curfew
to speak with pride, often with too much pride, about something you have done or something you possess:
She was _________ about her golf game.
No one ever asked which tribe you come from, let alone ____ about their tribal origin.
The men who have committed the crimes walk free; they ____about it on the documentary.
Brag
(idiom) an activity in which it is foolish to engage because it is likely to be unsuccessful or dangerous.
She decided that freelancing was a _____.
“playing with drugs is a ______”
Mug’s game
liking, interested in, or wanting (to do) something very much:
She’s ______ playing tennis.
He doesn’t seem all that _____ being here, honestly.
She’s rather _______ a girl in his school.
Keen on
to leave home secretly to get married:
She _________ with an actress.
Sometimes I am keen on ________ with my telescope.
Elope
to hate someone or something:
From an early age the brothers have l______ each other.
When he became responsible for aviation, the national media drew attention to the fact that he ____ travelling by plane.
Whether we understand it, like it or ______ it, it now conditions virtually every aspect of our lives.
Loathe
