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bloke
/bləʊk/
A man, often one who is considered to be ordinary:
Paul’s a really good bloke (= I like him a lot).
He’s a funny (sort of) bloke (= slightly strange).
fellow
/ˈfel.əʊ/
1. used to refer to someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same situation as you:
She introduced me to some of her fellow students.
Our fellow travellers were mostly Spanish-speaking tourists.
- informal a man, used especially in the past by people in a higher social class:
He seemed like a decent fellow.
chap
/tʃæp/
A man (informal old-fashioned)
He’s a friendly sort of a chap.
muddled
/ˈmʌd.əld/
Badly organized or confusing:
a muddled legal situation
cash cow
/ˈkæʃ ˌkaʊ/
A product or service that makes a lot of money over a long period of time for the company that sells it, often money that is used to support the company’s other activities:
The studios discovered that movie rentals were an even bigger cash cow than movie tickets.
to drift
/drɪft/
To move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction:
No one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea.
A mist drifted in from the marshes.
After the band stopped playing, people drifted away in twos and threes.
figurative The talk drifted aimlessly from one subject to another.
best boy
/ˌbest ˈbɔɪ/
The person who helps the gaffer (= the person responsible for the electrical work) when a film or television programme is being made
fed up
/ˌfed ˈʌp/
Bored, annoyed, or disappointed, especially by something that you have experienced for too long:
I’m fed up with my job.
He got fed up with all the travelling he had to do.
fuse
/fjuːz/
A small safety part in an electrical device or piece of machinery that causes it to stop working if the electric current is too high, and so prevents fires or other dangers:
My hairdryer’s stopped working - I think the fuse has blown (= broken).
Have you tried changing the fuse?
coal
/kəʊl/
A hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces, and can be burned to produce heat or power, or a single piece of this:
How much coal was mined here?
a burning/red hot coal
elderly
/ˈel.dəl.i/
Polite word for old:
elderly relatives/parents
/advertisement/
/ədˈvɜː.tɪs.mənt/
