oxford word skills advanced 2 Flashcards
crawl
krɔːl $ krɒːl/ ●●○ verb [intransitive]
1 Image of crawlto move along on your hands and knees with your body close to the ground
crawl along/across etc
The baby crawled across the floor.
2 if an insect crawls, it moves using its legs
crawl over/up etc
There’s a bug crawling up your leg.
3 → crawl into/out of bed
4 if a vehicle crawls, it moves forward very slowly
crawl by/along etc
The traffic was crawling along.
5 British English informal to be too pleasant or helpful to someone in authority, especially because you want them to help you – used to show disapproval
crawl to
She’s always crawling to the boss.
6 → be crawling with something
7 → crawl the Net/web
have second thoughts
start having doubts about a decision you have made
be in two minds about something
be unable to decide what to do about something
sweet of sb
kind of sb
be tided up
be busy an unable to do other
dawn on sb
/dɔːn $ dɒːn
if a fact dawns on you, you realize it for the first time
The ghastly truth dawned on me.
it dawns on somebody (that)
It dawned on me that Jo had been right all along.
ulterior motive
/ʌlˈtɪəriə $ -ˈtɪriər/
a reason for doing something that you deliberately hide in order to get an advantage for yourself
He’s just being nice. I don’t think he has any ulterior motives.
to be thick
inf stupid
be the last thing on sb’s mind
get out of sth
avoid doing sth
send sth or sb flying
make sth/sb move quickly without control
you’re not gonna believe this
get sth/sb to do sth
make or persuade sb/sth to do sth
keep/ we must eat the grapes they won’t keep
remain fresh
keep sb going
if something keeps you going, it is enough to satisfy your need while you are waiting to get something bigger or better
I’ll have a biscuit to keep me going until dinner time.
put sth
to say or write something using words in a particular way
put something well/cleverly/simply etc
The question was well put.
leave sth to/with sb
allow sb to take care of it
i’ll leave it to you
make sth sth
think or calculate sth to be a particular condition or place
what time do yuo make it
i make that 25 now
bring sb some where
o cause someone or something to reach a particular state or condition
bring something to an end/close/halt/conclusion (=make something stop)
The trial was swiftly brought to an end.
It was the war that first brought him to power (=made him have power over a country).
So far the US has been unable to bring him to justice (=make him be punished for his actions).
Bring the sauce to the boil (=heat it until it boils).
The country had been brought to its knees (=caused to be in such a bad condition that it is almost impossible to continue).
come with
be sold or produced with a particular feature
come in
be sold or produced with a
particular feature
the chairs come in four different colors
do for sb/ sth
be enough or be acceptable in a particular situation
I peeled six potatoes will that do?
will these shoes do for the wedding
