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.”
