Session 27 Flashcards
open the door to / for something {SW}
Ex: Because you focused on building skills, you opened the door for innovation in your career.
create opportunities for
believe it or not {SW}
Ex: Believe it or not, the dancer was a big dog.
signal that you are going to say something surprising or hard to believe
shy of {SW}
Ex: I called him only two minutes shy of midnight. | He died two days shy of his 90th birthday.
slightly less than, almost
in slow motion {SW}
Ex: Everything on the train is in slow motion
shown more slowly than the real speed
(come / grind) to a halt {SW}
Ex1: The runners came to a halt and tried to regain their breath.
Ex2: Her political career came to a halt last year.
Ex3: Every day about noon, traffic in town grinds to a halt.
slow down and stop
(at) full power / full capacity / full thrust {SW}
Ex: All our factories are working at full capacity / at full power.
work, perform or run at maximum capacity
bring one’s A game {SW}
Ex: America will have a tough time figuring out who they will be voting for this week as all the contestants brought their A game tonight.
perform one’s best, at or in one’s top form
watched pot never boils
Cảm giác thời gian trôi qua rất chậm
masses drag on time
vật càng nặng thì dòng chảy xung quanh nó càng chậm
starling
giật mình
exaggerate
phóng đại
drastically
dramatically
principle at work
nguyên lý hoạt động
sluggish
chầm chậm, lờ đờ, lù đù
big crunch >< big bang
vũ trụ co lại >< vũ trụ nổ ra
