Session 25 Flashcards
to knock one’s socks off {SW}
Ex1: But you ought to see Fredo’s new car. It’ll knock your socks off!
Ex2: His performance knocked my socks off, and I wasn’t even wearing any.
to have an overwhelming effect on, impress greatly
line up {SW}
Ex1: Everyone, line up alphabetically.
Ex2: He finished polishing the glasses and lined them up behind the bar.
arrange in a straight line
come / turn full circle {SW}
Ex: Fashion has turned full circle and dark-blue jeans are once again the height of style.
back to the same situation in the past after completing the whole cycle
fill somebody in (on / about something) {SW}
Ex1: Can anyone fill me in on these important matters
Ex2: Did Sam fill you in about the new project?
provide someone with necessary details about something
by far / far and away / by far and away {SW}
Ex: He is [by] far and away the greatest soccer player I’ve ever known.
by a great deal, by a large gap
map out {SW}
Ex: I went home and mapped out my strategy.
plan and work out in detail how to achieve something
[live / fresh] produce {SW}
Ex: I’m not gonna use any [live] produce.
fresh food (e.g. vegetable and fruits)
know something when see one {SW}
Ex: I know a cheater when I see one. I was married to one.
can easily identify or recognize, have a lot of experiences with
it takes one to know one {SW}
someone must have a bad quality themselves if they can recognize it in other people
wow factor {SW}
Ex: If you want to sell your house quickly, it needs a wow factor.
an aspect or trait that would impress people in a good and surprising way
to the touch {SW}
Ex1: The walls were covered in dark tiles and were cold to the touch.
Ex2: The toad is poisonous to the touch.
the impact or feeling upon touching
just another {SW}
Ex1: I’m not just another girl on the street working in the restaurant who wants to be famous. I’m one with a theater background who studied it at the collegiate level.
Ex2: No matter how tragic it was, it was just another accident, as they happen all the time at this notorious intersection.
ordinary, common, nothing special
go out on a limb {SW}
Ex: They can see themselves going out on a limb, voting for a very controversial euthanasia law.
do something you strongly believe in even though it’s risky
think through = think it over {SW}
Ex: Let’s think this through before we start.
consider something in all its aspects before taking action
a bunch of {S}
Ex1: I have a bunch of stuff I have to do before lunch.
Ex2: The singer had a bunch of pop hits.
a large number or quantity; a lot
