S4e1 Flashcards
Rambled on
to talk or write for a long time in a way that other people find boring
My father kept rambling on about the war.
For the record
used to tell someone that what you are saying should be remembered or written down
For the record, the police never charged me.
Look up
look somebody ↔ up to visit someone you know, especially when you are in the place where they live for a different reason
Don’t forget to look me up when you come to Atlanta.
Stage fright
nervousness felt by someone who is going to perform in front of a lot of people
Den suffered terribly from stage fright.
Step up
to agree to help someone or to be responsible for doing something
Residents will have to step up if they want to rid this area of crime.
Be thorough
[not usually before noun] careful to do things properly so that you avoid mistakes
The screening of applicants must be thorough.
Run off
to leave a place or person in a way that people disapprove of
Amy’s husband had run off and left her with two children to bring up.
Walk out on
to stop doing something you have agreed to do or that you are responsible for
‘I never walk out on a deal, ’ Dee said.
Crack on
to continue working hard at something in order to finish it
with
I need to crack on with my project work this weekend.
You bet !
used to emphasize that you agree with someone or are keen to do what they suggest
‘Going to the party on Saturday?’ ‘You bet!’
Wreck
to completely spoil something so that it cannot continue in a successful way SYN ruin
Injury threatened to wreck his sporting career.
It was drink that wrecked their marriage.
Glance
1 to quickly look at someone or something glance at/up/down etc The man glanced nervously at his watch. Wyatt glanced around the restaurant. Emily glanced over her shoulder.
Make it
to succeed in getting somewhere in time for something or when this is difficult
If we run, we should make it.
make it to
With blood pouring from his leg, he made it to a nearby house.
Keep doing
(also keep on) to continue doing something or to do the same thing many times
keep (on) doing something
I keep thinking about Joe, all alone in that place.
I keep telling you, but you won’t listen!
She pretended not to hear, and kept on walking.
Grammar
Keep is followed by an -ing form, not an infinitive. You say:
He kept talking to me.
✗Don’t say: He kept to talk to me.
The gist
the main idea and meaning of what someone has said or written
the gist of
The gist of his argument is that full employment is impossible.
Don’t worry about all the details as long as you get the gist (=understand the main meaning) of it.
