Session 18 Flashcards
go / be / keep at {SW}
Ex1: My co-workers are going to be at me for days about this mistake.
Ex2: Keep at the task until you are done.
verbally attack or nag at someone for quite a while, focus on doing something
the story / news / scandal breaks {SW}
Ex1: He resigned from his post when the scandal broke.
Ex2: The news broke that the Prime Minister had resigned.
when something secret or personal is made public by the media
to break the news to someone {SW}
Ex: You’re now pregnant and you are still single! How do you break the news to your parents?
tell someone new information for the first time
go by (a particular name) {SW}
Ex1: When I was in high school, I went by the name Becky.
Ex2: We go by first names around here.
use a particular name in certain context
without fail {SW}
Ex: He attended every meeting without fail.
always, never miss once
within / over / in a matter of (days / months / hours) {SW}
Ex1: Within a matter of days she was back at work.
Ex2: This time the journey was short, a matter of four or five miles up into the hills.
emphasize that something only lasts for a relatively short time
confidential (i.e. closed) vs. open adoption {SW}
Ex: When you decide to adopt, you’ll also need to think about whether the adoption will be confidential (i.e:closed) or open.
two different types of adoption
come of {SW}
Ex: Something good might come of all this gloomy business.
be a result of a process or event
vanish into thin air {SW}
Ex: The prankster seems to vanish into thin air
to disappear completely in a way that is mysterious
window shop {SW}
Ex: She pretends to be window shopping.
spend time in a shop without intending to buy
make a beeline for something {SW}
Ex: The victim made a beeline for the new girl.
move quickly and directly toward something
make-believe {SW}
Ex: a make-believe toilet
something that imitates something real but is not what it appears to be.
talk shop {SW}
Ex: The girls pretend to talk shop
discuss business
chant slogans {SW}
Ex: The protesters throw their fists into the air, chant slogans, and wave banners and flags
shout the same words or phrases again and again in a demonstration
