S06E20 Flashcards
to be over-rehearsed
I don’t want to be over-rehearsed
back to rehearse:
rehearse
verb
UK /rəˈhɜːs/ US /rəˈhɝːs/
to practise a play, a piece of music, etc. in order to prepare it for public performance:
The musicians rehearsed (the symphony) for the concert.
figurative On her way to her interview she silently rehearsed what she would say.
on my own
I’m gonna make it on my own!!
on your own
If you do something on your own, you do it without help from anyone else:
Bridget learned to tie her shoes on her own when she was three.
to be up for
I’m up for the part of “Mac”
be up for sth (informal)
to want to do something:
We’re going clubbing tonight if you’re up for it.
luck out
You know, They really lucked out that the initials spell “CHEESE”
phrasal verb with luck verb
to be very lucky:
The Giants really lucked out in last night’s game.
Don’t get your hopes up!
امیدتون رو بالا نبرید
به دلتون صابون نزنید
terrific
فوق العاده
Joey, you are a terrific actor!
envy
حسادت، غبطه خوردن
win over
to persuade someone to support you or agree with you, often when they were opposed to you before:
He’s not sure about the idea, but I’m sure we’ll win him over in the end.
This is the last chance for the candidates to win over voters.
level with sb
level with me!
— phrasal verb with level verb [ T ]
informal
to tell someone the truth about something:
I’ll level with you - the salary’s not particularly good, and there’s little chance of promotion.
stand sb up
— phrasal verb with stand verb
stood | stood
informal
to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with:
I don’t know if I’ve been stood up or if she’s just late - I’ll wait another half hour.
I beg your pardon?
a polite way of saying “I am sorry” or “Could you repeat what you just said?”
a way of showing that you are angry about something that someone has just said:
I beg your pardon? I hope you’re not implying that I lied!
be on good/bad/excellent terms (with sb)
to have a good, etc. relationship with sb:
He’s on excellent terms with all of the sales staff.
crack up
— phrasal verb with crack verb
informal
- to become mentally ill:
I think she’s cracking up.
- an occasion when something that was joined together or united breaks into separate parts:
The story depicts the crack-up of the writers’ own partnership.
The empire became ungovernable, resulting in a total crack-up. - someone or something that is very funny:
His friends find him a crack-up.
The show is a crack-up from start to finish.
drop off something/someone
— phrasal verb with drop verb
(LEAVE)
to take someone or something, esp. by car, to a particular place:
I’m about to leave – can I drop you off somewhere on my way home?
pay off
— phrasal verb with pay verb
paid | paid
B2
If something you have done pays off, it is successful:
All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam