Session 5 Flashcards
who hasn’t / doesn’t / wouldn’t? {SW}
Ex: He’s always bragging about all the famous people he’s met. Like ‘Oh… I slept with Paris Hilton.’ Yeah, who hasn’t?
everyone would have the same reaction or opinion
in the hot seat ~ in one’s shoes {SW}
Ex: He is to remain in the hot seat as the company’s president as it files for bankruptcy.
in a (usually important but undesirable) position where you are responsible for or have to make decisions about difficult things
smile / laugh all the way to the bank {SW}
Ex: Fraser laughed | smiled all the way to the bank after winning a lottery.
earn a lot of money easily
If one had one’s vote / if one has a say {SW}
Ex: Let’s not hand off this mess to generations of kids who didn’t even have a vote in how their financial security is handled.
If one has the power to decide
If one had one’s way {SW}
Ex: If I had my way, you would be my wife.
If one has what one wants
be pumped {SW}
Ex: “How are you feeling?” “I’m pumped.”
filled with energetic excitement and enthusiasm
so far so good {S}
Ex; So far so good. What do you like to do for fun?
everything is fine up to this moment
What do you like to do for fun? {S}
ask about somebody’s hobbies
to flash {SW}
Ex: Have you ever flashed a stranger just for fun?
show a private part of your body to strangers
derive pleasure from / out of {SW}
Ex: She is one of those happy people who derive pleasure from | out of helping others.
find happiness in something
to count on {SW}
Ex: I don’t want to discourage anyone, but if that’s your primary goal, well, don’t count on it.
rely on, depend on
come to terms with {SW}
Ex: She had come to terms with the fact that her husband has an out-ofwedlock child.
learn to accept or be able to live with an existing problem that you can’t change
bring it on {S}
Ex: I’ve got several counterarguments that could defeat your argument. Let’s hear them. Bring it on.
challenge an opponent in a competition, tell them to show you what they’ve got
May the best man/person win {S}
said before a race or competition, as a way to challenge one’s opponent
– morning person / early riser {SW}
– night owl / late riser {SW}
Ex: Would you consider yourself a morning person or a night owl?
someone who stays up very late or wakes up very early
