POD Flashcards
to be at something again
To do something again
“They’re at it again. Those college kids next door are having another kegger,”
to waylay
If someone waylays you, they stop you when you are going somewhere, for example to attack you or talk to you
“I think they’ll be there to arrest the crazy lady waylaying people outside of their house”
to have a feeling
to think that something is probably true, or will probably happen
“I have a feeling we’ll see the cops tonight”
a kegger
a big outdoor party where beer is served from kegs
“Those college kids next door are having another kegger.”
to binge
a short period when you do too much of something, such as eating or drinking
Binge Drinking
“College students will have keggers and they’ll binge drink.”
rite of passage
a special ceremony or action that is a sign of a new stage in someone’s life, especially when a boy starts to become a man
“College students will have keggers and they’ll binge drink. It’s a rite of passage.”
menace
something or someone that is dangerous
“It’s dangerous to their health and a menace to the neiborhood, and I’m going to do something about it.”
to get out of hand
If a situation or person gets out of hand, they become impossible to control any longer
“If it gets out of hand, we can call the cops, but let’s not overreact.”
to pass something out
To become unconscious
To give something, such as books or papers, to everyone in a group
“I’m going to wait on the sidewalk and pass out flyers as people arrive.”
for someone own good
in order to help someone
“This flyer lists the many health reasons they should moderate their drinking. It’s for their own good.”
to give someone time of day
To acknowledge somebody, to give somebody any respect or attention
“And you think college students are going to give you the time of day?”
to sit still
to sit calmly, to sit without moving his arms or legs
to bounce something
to move something up and down against a floor or a flat area.
“Sit still and stop bouncing your leg like that!”
to be jittery
to be nervous
“Sorry, I didn’t realize I was doing it. I’m just a little jittery”
to chill out
to relax; to stop worrying; (You don’t want to say this to someone you don’t know well. It has something of criticism in its tone.)
“Well, try to chill out.”
to be restless
something similar to be jittery;
unwilling to keep still or stay where you are especially because you are nervous or bored.
“We’re supposed to be studying and your restlessness is distracting.”
distracting
Something makes difficult for you to concentrate or to focus on something. It takes your attention away from where it should be.
“We’re supposed to be studying and your restlessness is distracting.”
an all-nighter
an occasion when you study all night long for a test next day. Often use as Pull an all-nighter.
“That’s the only way I can do an all-nighter.”
to fidget
to keep moving your hands or feet, especially because you are bored or nervous.
“But how can you study when you’re fidgeting all the time?”
to tap something
to hit it repeatedly
“Stop tapping your pen on the table!”
make-or-break
extremely important;
“Sorry, it’s either I’m worked up or I fall asleep, and tomorrow’s test is a make-or-break one for me.”
to be strung out on something
to be strongly affected by something in an negative way
“I don’t see how you can get any studying done when you’re strung out on caffeine.”
to be jumpy
to be jittery, nervous;
“You’re so jumpy and I think you’re starting to twitch.”
to twitch
to move one part of your body very quickly, uncontrollably
“You’re so jumpy and I think you’re starting to twitch.”
to counteract
to reduce or prevent the bad effect of something, by doing something that has the opposite effect
“Why don’t you try to counteract the caffeine by drinking lots of water?”
to be keyed up
to be very excited, or nervous
“Do you know how long it took me to get this keyed up?”
to sort
to organize a group of items or things, dividing them to small groups, putting them in some of order
“These documents won’t sort themselves.”
security breach
when you have a break in security, a secret is no longer a secret.
“We have confidential information in these files and unless we want a security breach.”
to purge
to get rid of something, throw something away.
“Okay, we need to purge these files of outdated material.”
a pile
a stack, group of things to place one top of another
“Let’s start by sorting them into two piles for either retention or destruction.”
retention
(from to retain)
the act of keeping something
“Let’s start by sorting them into two piles for either retention or destruction.”
destruction
to destroy
get rid of something
“Let’s start by sorting them into two piles for either retention or destruction.”
to dispose
to get rid of
“Then we have to further sort the destruction pile, either for disposal in the recycling bin or to be shredded.”
to safeguard
to protect something
“I’m all for safeguarding confidential information, but couldn’t we just burn it all in a giant bonfire?”
bonfire
a large outdoor fire, often in an area in the woods where the fire won’t damage anything around it.
“I’m all for safeguarding confidential information, but couldn’t we just burn it all in a giant bonfire?”
to extinguish
to put fire out, to make fire stopping
“And who do you think would be responsible for doing that, and for extinguishing the wildfire we start?”
tennis shoes
athletic or gem shoes, comfortable shoes that are worn to play many kind of sports as well as for running.
“I like these tennis shoes. I need a new pair.”
worn out
too old or damaged to be used
“You can’t go wearing those worn out loafers, and you need time to break them in.”
loafer
a flat leather shoe that does not need to be fastened onto your foot
“You can’t go wearing those worn out loafers, and you need time to break them in.”
to break something in
to wear something that are comfortable
to steal
“You can’t go wearing those worn out loafers, and you need time to break them in.”
to have a say in something
to have an opinion
“Don’t you want to have a say in what you wear?”
oxfords
[plural] leather shoes with very simple shape that have shoelaces on top of them but not all the way down to the toes
“I think these oxfords are nice.”
patent leather
very shiny leather, popular material for shoes
“Those patent leather shoes? They have purple laces.”
not to mention
place emphasis on something
“These shoes are totally wrong for the occasion, not to mention hideous.”
hideous
horrible, terrible, ugly;
extremely unpleasant or ugly
“These shoes are totally wrong for the occasion, not to mention hideous.”
to get a rise out of someone
to make someone to react, special in anger
“I was just trying to get a rise out of you so you’ll pick the shoes you like.”
sandal
a light shoe that is fastened onto your foot by bands of leather or cloth, and is worn in warm weather.
“They look more like sandals than dress shoes.”
to fasten
to connect something together with a button or a small device.
“Those shoes fasten with Velcro.”
Velcro
a material used to fasten clothes, consisting of two pieces of material which stick to each other when you press them together
“Those shoes fasten with Velcro.”
to matchmake
to try to introduce one single person to another person you think they may like
“This isn’t another attempt at matchmaking, is it?”
a bachelor
a man who is not married and typically is not involved a romantic relationship. One who chooses to live alone.
“Jerry is a confirmed bachelor and he’s not looking to marry or become involved in a relationship.”
spinster
older unmarried women, very negative
“You mean in this neighborhood full of old spinsters!”
to prod
to encourage someone to do something
“Maybe he’s just shy and needs a little prodding.”
a fear of commitment
a feeling of worry and anxiety when you think about in this case spending your entire life with another person.
“Maybe he has a fear of commitment and we can all help him overcome it.”
to overcome
to deal with a difficult problem, to solve a difficult problem
“Maybe he has a fear of commitment and we can all help him overcome it.”
meddling
being involved other people’s private fears, specially when those people don’t want to be involved in their fears.
“Maybe he just wants to be left alone by meddling neighbors and ladies on the prowl.”
to meddle: to get involved in things private matters that don’t concern you. You shouldn’t be involved.
to be on the prowl
to be looking for something, to search for something
“Maybe he just wants to be left alone by meddling neighbors and ladies on the prowl.”
celibate
deciding not to have sexual relation with another person, often but not always in religion reason.
“You mean living a celibate and empty life?”
idyllic
perfect, very happy, enjoyable
“In many ways, a bachelor’s life is idyllic.”
to not know the first thing about someone
is to be completely unfamiliar with someone or something
“You don’t know the first thing about his life and whether he’s happy or not.”
