society Flashcards
suffering and deaths
toll
death toll, the toll of death and injured mounted
In addition to the physical destruction caused by the flooding, the emotional toll on its victims was immense.
the final toll of bankruptcies
financial/economic toll
to take its/their toll on
Stress can take a heavy toll on your health.
The deepening recession has also taken its toll in the south of the country, where unemployment is rife.
- a toll bridge/highway/motorway, pay/collect a toll
Vehicles would be fitted with an electronic tag allowing drivers to pay tolls by credit card, over the phone or electronically.
a part of sth
element: an essential element of the local community, have all the elements of,
an element of - a small amount- an element of truth/the element of danger, preserve the element of surprise
- rudiments- be familiar with the elements of, be taught the elements of physics
- natural environment - be in/out of your element
- weather - brave the elements/be exposed to elements
Those living on the streets are at their most vulnerable during the cold winter months when they are exposed to the elements
among sb or in the middle of sth
in sb’s midst /a stranger in our midst
be in the midst of doing sth/in the midst of an economic crisis, occur in the midst of
society as a whole is obligated to protect the most vulnerable within our midst
to force sb to live on the streets
cast sb out onto the streets
ignore
turn a blind eye to
do sth with arrogant disregard for
ride roughshod over sb’s opinions/wishes
ride roughshod over the concerns raised
endure sth unpleasant
weather the storm
when you don’t express your feelings and emotions
to have emotions bottled up inside
emotional instability is only exacerbated when the affected individual attempts to bottle everything up inside
likely to affect many people
far-reaching effects/consequences/benefits
filth
squalor
when you are broke you
struggle to make ends meet
urgent and desperate or appalling
dire
in dire need of / a dire warning/dire consequences/in dire straits
THE DIRE ECONOMIC SITUATION
used for emphasis
nothing short of
nothing short of an attack on those on the very margins of society
treat with contempt
turn your nose up at
he turned his nose up at the job; turn your nose up at the homeless;
catastrophic
calamitous events/consequences
thrust - synonym with colloc
plunge
plunge into the sea/plunge over the cliff, plunge sth into boiling water, plunge in the pool
- become lower in value: our income has plunged dramatically ; the fall in demand caused prices to plunge; markets/sales plunge/ plunge into recessions; a plunge in profits
to take the plunge- make a decision
have a lot of things to be worried abt
carry the weight of the world on your shoulders
If you have a stressful desk job with the weight of the world on your shoulders, you could probably benefit from a neck massage.
WEIGHT COLLOC
carry the weight of the world on your shoulders, a weight off one’s mind,
throw your weight about - be conceited
throw your weight behind sth-stick up for it
be worth one’s weight in gold - be useful
differ in the weight they attach weight to various aspects of a job
Few people attached much weight to the findings of the enquiry.
carry weight
The guidelines give greater weight to economic potential.
need sth very much
cry out for ; the country is crying out for a change in leadership; the scheme cries out for reform
cry out- shout/yell
when you think abt money and how to survive all the time
live from hand hand to mouth
a hand-to-mouth experience
beg
scrounge for sth/scrounge sth off sb
sponge off - many of the homeless do not qualify for dole payments so the accusation that they sponge off the government is fallacious at best
incorrect or flawed
fallacious arguments/assumption
the fallacious assumption underlying this reasoning
steal
pilfer
TO BE ISOLATED OR EXCLUDED
on the margins of society
the majority of these people live in abject poverty and on the margins of society, with limited access to healthcare
those on the margins of society have few if any friends and lack the means or faculties to make a meaningful contribution to the community, they’re utterly alone and despondent
