Moving As A Child Part2 Flashcards
Midwestern states
States in the middle of America
Pop
A drink
Soda
A drink; same as pop
Ridiculed
Made a mean joke about someone
Affluent
Rich
Old clunkers
Old cars that have a lot of problems and look bad
Pretty obvious
Really easy to understand
Turn a lot of heads
Get a lot of attention; make people look
Blue collar
The people have jobs that do not make a lot of money
Designer clothes
Expensive clothes
Keep up with the Joneses
To try to own all the same things as the people you know in order to seem as good as them
Stressful
Makes you worry
Knickers
The type of girls pants that do not go below the knees
Back in style
To be fashionable again
Standing in the corner
Standing away from all other people
Cruel
Mean
Eg: kids can be cruel
Tackled
Thrown to the ground
Eg: I get tackled and someone falls on my leg and it breaks my ankle
Crying wolf
To try to get attention by saying something that is not true
Screaming at the top of my lungs
Yelling very loud
Wimp
Someone who’s weak
Cast
Something that is put on you’re arm or leg when it is broken
Look out of place
To look like you do not belong or fit in
Stuck out like a sore thumb
Look out of place; to look like you do not belong or fit in; same as look out of place
Hop on a bus
Get on a bus
Getting familiar with
Getting to know
Elementary school
Primary school; school for children between ages 5 and 10
Middle school
School after primary school; for children between ages 11 and 13
Ironically
Something you would not think is true but it is
Adapting
Getting used to
Rough
Difficult
Eg: I has a really tough time
Looking back
To think of a time in the past
Blessing in disguise
Something that is good that you do not think is good at first
