Session 16 Flashcards
– the talk [with kids]
– the birds and the bees {SW}
– the facts of life {SW}
– the flowers and watering cans
Ex: Charlie refers to the birds and the bees / the facts of life talktalk about sex to children
[with] that said {SW}
Ex: That said, you should never eat fewer than 1200 calories per day.
you are going to say something that contradicts or introduces a qualification to what you have just said
swear on someone’s life / grave {SW}
Ex: I swear on my mother’s grave that he was there.
emphasize that what you are saying is true
to put pieces together / to piece together {SW}
Ex: The detective was able to piece together / put together what had happened the last few days before the victim’s death.
try to find out what happened by deducing from available information and clues
24/7 {S}
Ex: We don’t shoot you 24/7. We don’t have microphones on 24/7. There was a lot of downtime.
= Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
all the time
downtime vs. uptime {SW}
Ex: Recently, IBM has reported a server with a 6 year uptime.
time when people are not working or machinery is not operating
news to {SW}
Ex: I’d certainly tell you if I knew anything, but I don’t. What you’re saying is news to me.
something you didn’t know before
hit on / to make a pass at / to come on to somebody {SW}
try to start a conversation with someone because you are sexually attracted to them
won’t dignify something with [a response] {SW}
Ex: We see no point in dignifying this kind of speculation with a comment.
do not bother with a response for something you have low opinion of
What’s shakin’ [bacon]!
How are you, what’s up (greeting)
to stand someone up {SW}
Ex: We were to go to the movie together yesterday, but he stood me up.
fail to keep an appointment to meet
What’s with someone? {S}
Ex: What’s with your friend Justin? I don’t like troublemakers.
ask what’s wrong with a person
listen up {S}
Ex: Hey, listen up for a second. One thing before we go.
ask someone to listen carefully
to act up [again] {SW}
Ex1: She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again.
Ex2: My arthritis is acting up again this morning.
not working properly, become painful after a period of improvement
to take apart {SW}
Ex: When the clock stopped, he took it apart, found what was wrong, and put the whole thing together again.
dismantle, separate into different parts
