Starting smth new Flashcards
Learn and learn to understand colloquial expressions.
Call smo on the telephone
Give smo a buzz
Hello Lee. It’s Chris here. I thought I’d a buzz and see how you are going in your new job.
Become familiar with the usual way of doing things
Get into the swing of things
Oh, hi Chris. It’s good to hear from you. I am getting into the swing of things now, thanks.
Difficulty
Hassle
I had a few hassles at first – you know everything was different.
be too difficult for smo
Be beyond smo
In the first week I thought the job was beyond me.
Cannot understand anything
not make head nor tail of smth
I couldn’t make head nor tail of the accounts system,
Keep trying
Stick at smth
But I stuck at it and I’m going well now.
Congratulations!
Good for you!
Do smth
Be up to smth
What you’ve been up to?
Be in a boring pattern of doing things
Be in a rut
I’m not up to much. I’m in a rut in my job really. But I’ve been thinking about getting some training and going for a better job too.
Don’t really know anything about
Don’t really know the first thing about smth
I don’t really know the first thing about computer technology.
understand what is meant or how to do smth
Catch on to smth
What if everyone else in the class catches on quicker than me.
I caught on to what it was the guy was saying.
I don’t agree with you.
A lot of (people)
Come off it! Tons of (people)
Oh come off it! Tons of people study as adults these days.
Be in the same situation
Be in the same boat
Everyone in the class will be in the same boat.
You should do it, (Chris)!
Go on (Chris)!
Soon understand what to do
Get the hang of smth
Once you start, I’m sure you’ll soon get the hang of it.
Show smo good reasons why to do smth
Talk smo into
Ok, you’ve talked me into it. I’ll enquire about courses this week.
progress/manage
Be getting along / on
I’ll call you next week to see how you’re getting along.
- a long deep track made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles
- a habit or pattern of behaviour that has become dull or unproductive but is hard to change
- a stretch of road made impassable by ruts, holes, or waterlogging
Колея, желоб - The EC was stuck in a rut and was losing its direction
a low continuous noise produced by an insect
a call on the telephone
buzz
give/get a thrill or good feeling
give / get a buzz
I get a buzz from helping people.
Go away!
impolite
Buzz off!
