May Flashcards
Reek of (2)
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Her breath reeks of garlic.
She reeks of a very strong perfume.
This place reeks of a horrible odor.
You’re reeking of weed. Did you smoke?
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His promotion reeks of favouritism.
This incident reeks of bigotry.
This deal reeks of dishonesty.
Drift along (2)
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_The project drifted along until we received the leadership we needed.
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_He was drifting along the wide pavement of a popular boulevard when he decided it was time for a drink.
_Sometimes it’s good to be just drifting along without any pourpose.
Do out (3)
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_They did the room out with balloons and streamers ready for the party.
_They’ve had their kitchen done out in light blue tiles.
_I’m doing my living room out with lots of plants and a vegetable garden.
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_This room’s tidy - I did it out yesterday.
_You have to do your room out, honey.
_Time to do all this mess out.
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_I’ve been done out of what was rightfully mine!
_My boss did me out of a holiday last week.
_They did him out of his inheritance.
Brush aside (2)
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_I brushed aside the curtain and entered the room.
_I brushed aside the clutter to be able to work on my desk.
_The police brushed the people aside to make way for the president.
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_The minister brushed aside accusations tha he had lied.
_Please, don’t brush aside my questions about my bonus.
_Hey, don’t brush any ideia aside now, let the creative director see it first.
_You must not brush this matter aside.
_Please, don’t brush your daughter’s questions aside.
Level with
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_Level with me: why did u do it?
_Level with me, tell me what do you think about these ideas.
_She never leveled with us about what happened that day.
_I’ll level with you: the salary is not particularly good.
Wind down (4)
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_Can I wind my window down?
_The policeman motioned to him to wind down the window.
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_I sank into a hot bath in order to wind down.
_Rio de Janeiro is a city to wind down, relax and live happy.
_The stressfullness of the job makes it hard to wind down on the weekends.
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_Business began to wind down as people awaited for the new president.
_The UN has decided to wind down the peacekeeping mission.
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_The storm finally began to wind down after four hours of heavy rain.
_All people start to wind down before the Christmas break.
Be up to (4)
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_If it were up to me, I’d say yes.
_This decision is up to you.
_It is up to the decision of the judges!
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_I think they are up to something.
_What have you been up to lately?
_I’m sure those kids are up to no good.
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_Are you up to play a boardgame?
_I’m no quite up to the party.
_When I got home, she asked if I was up to watch This Is Us.
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_The work is not up to the standard of the class.
_Your last work was not up to your best.
_I’m afraid this job is not up to your expectations.
Object to
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_I object to your opinion.
_The whole community is objecting to the zipline construction.
_She objects to being called his assistant.
Hang on (5)
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_Just sit still and hang on.
_Firefighters used to hang on to the back of the fire truck as it raced to fire.
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_This cold has been hanging on for a month.
_We are hanging on to approve that ideia.
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_Hang on a minute. I need to talk to you.
_I think we should hang on to see what will happen.
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_My freelancer work hangs on the budget decision.
_My whole future could hang on the results of this test.
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_We lost the game, but you can’t hang that on me.
_Don’t hang this accident on your daughter.
Spell out (2)
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_Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?
_We had to spell out our names for the police officer.
_These numbers are to be spelled out.
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_She spelled out the orders in details.
_How many times do I have to spell it out?
_Honey, you have to spell out your demands so I understand you.
Break one’s back
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_He broke his back to get the project done on time.
_Don’t break your back trying to please these people - they will never appreciate it!
_Don’t break your back trying.
_I’d been in São Paulo breaking my back to get a job.
_I broke my back to deliver everything before the deadline.
Get by
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_I get by with a little help from my friends
_I don’t sing very well, but I get by.
_You can probably get by with these old shoes.
_My art direction is enough to get by.
Pull off (2)
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_I know we can pull off a surprise.
_Something you would never have been able to pull off, my dear.
_The team pulled off a last-minute victory.
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_I sat down and pulled off my boots.
_I pull off my tennis as soon as I get at home.
_To wire the adaptor plug, carefully pull off the plug from the adaptor board.
Drop off (3)
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_Sales have dropped off in the last few months.
_Our numbers are dropping off since november.
_Since Bolsonaro leave the presidency, the fake news have dropped off drastically.
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_She usually drops off watching TV shows.
_I dropped off at the wheel and crashed the car.
_I dropped off during the play and woke up when it ended.
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_I drop my husband off at work every morning.
_Can you drop the kids off at school this morning.
_Drop off the keys at my mom, please.
Measure up (6)
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_She could never measure up to her mother’s expectations.
_Will I measure up to the challenges in front of me right now?
_You now, Bard just don’t measure up to ChatGPT.
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_The machines are being trialled to see how they measure up.
_How do you think I measure up to them?
_Last year’s intake just didn’t measure up.
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_We will see how he measures up to the job.
_How will the creative director measure up to his new responsibilities?
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_I didn’t get the job after all - I guess I just didn’t measure up.
_As a creative director, he couldn’t quite measure up.
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_I spent all the morning measuring up the living room walls to hang the frames on it.
_We need to measure the room up for the new carpet.
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_The two shook hands and silently measured each other up.
_She looked me up and down, silently measuring me up.
