Proficiency Collaborative Deck Flashcards
a powerful desire for something.
“I have a ______ for chocolate chip cookies”
to crave something
“I have a craving for chocolate chip cookies”
CORRECT THE ERROR
I am used to go to class every week.
I am used to going to class every week.
Be used to means ‘be familiar with’ or ‘be accustomed to’
Collocation
Adjective to describe something that has little fat
____ meat
She is _____ and fit
Collocation
Adjective to describe something that has little fat
lean meat
She is lean and fit
CORRECT THE ERROR
Japanese people are very confident. I heard that they just leave their umbrellas on the street to share with others.
Japanese people are very trustworthy. I heard that they just leave their umbrellas on the street to share with others.
IDIOM
regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something.
“I take anything he says _________________”
regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something.
“I take anything he says with a grain of salt”
IDIOM
It means that I have a lot going on in my life right now, maybe even too much. (aka to have a heavy workload)
With the new baby and the new house, they _______.
I can’t take that on now; I’ve got _____________ already.
To have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to. It’s really not worth my time.
What with the new baby and the new house, they have a lot on their plate.
I can’t take that on now; I’ve got too much on my plate already.
IDIOM
To have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to. It’s really not worth my time.
We can’t worry about the colors, We’ve got _________! First we have to fix this bug.
To have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to. It’s really not worth my time.
We can’t worry about the colors, We’ve got bigger fish to fry! First we have to fix this bug.
What are some words that are associated with this photo?
To (de)clutter
to Hoard (a hoarder)
The period during which things improve after a difficult, chaotic, or stressful time. Yesterday was very hectic, but today I feel like I can finally breathe again. It’s the ___ ____ ___ ____.
The period during which things improve after a difficult, chaotic, or stressful time. Yesterday was very hectic, but today I feel like I can finally breathe again. It’s the calm after a storm.
This expression means to take on too much. You agree to do more than you actually can
“biting off more than you can chew”
Lambón/a
for classroom?
work?
Teacher’s Pet (classroom)
Kiss-ass / suck up / brown-noser
sapo
snitch
Whenver I miss a party I get ______ and feel very anxious.
FOMO
Fear Of Missing Out
A general number / approximate number
What’s a ____ ____ for the number of homeruns someone hits in a season?
a ballpark figure
What’s a ballpark number for the number of homeruns someone hits in a season?
when you are participating in an experiment or the first to be tested on.
I was my mother’s ____ ____when she was learning to be a masseuse.
guinea pig
I was my mother’s guinea pig when she was learning to be a masseuse.
