Session 26 Flashcards
(look / view) through rose-tinted / rose-colored glasses {SW}
Ex: Try not to view life through rose-colored glasses.
see only good points, be overly or unrealistically optimistic
like winning the lottery {SW}
Ex: To cosmologists, it’s like winning the lottery.
feel like one is very lucky
in reverse {SW}
Ex: Amis tells the story in reverse.
happen in the opposite way, do something backward
drop in [on someone] {SW}
Ex: She spent most of the day dropping in on friends in her hometown.
visit someone informally, usually without having arranged it
on Earth / in the world {S}
Ex1: Why on earth would he want to do such a thing?
Ex2: What in the world is he doing?
Ex3: Where in the world were you when I was in trouble?
used for emphasis in questions to show surprise or anger; or to suggest that there is no obvious or easy answer to the question being asked.
to indulge in {SW}
Ex1: Only rarely will she indulge in a glass of wine.
Ex2: The long holiday is an opportunity to indulge in leisure activities like reading.
allow oneself to have or do something that one enjoys even though it may not be healthy or appropriate
from a particular angle {SW}
Ex: He was considering the idea from all angles.
a particular way of presenting or thinking about something
turn out {SW}
Ex1: I’m so disappointed at the way things have turned out.
Ex2: If I had known my life was going to turn out like this, I would rather die.
to develop in a particular way, or to have a particular result
What’s more {S}
Ex: What’s more, we’ve even given them a name: wormholes.
in addition
nooks and crannies / every nook and cranny {SW}
Ex1: his vast knowledge of the nooks and crannies of British politics.
Ex2: Boxes are stacked in every nook and cranny at the factory.
Ex3: We searched every nook and cranny of the house for him.
every part or every aspect of something
wrap / get one’s head around {SW}
Ex: He’s tried to explain the rules of the game dozens of times but I just can’t get my head around them.
come to a good understanding of something (usually something complicated or unpleasant to accept)
hang in there {S}
Ex: All relationships go through rough times. You just have to hang in there.
a way of telling someone to be patient and not give up, despite difficulties
throw a party {SW}
Ex: Let’s throw a party.
hold or organize a party
What a shame = What a pity {S}
express one’s regret and wish something had happened
differently (sometimes, sarcasm implied)
Shame on someone! {S}
someone ought to feel ashamed for something they have said or done
