Success and failure (27) Flashcards
This year has been an (adj: with much happening) one
eventful
PV: to use a situation in order to achieve something good for yourself.
- He is trying to (PV) popular discontent with the goverment.
- We’ve been able to (PV) the publitiy we got in the new year.
- She (PV) knowledge and experience to get a bettter job
capitalise on
Thanks to her support, I’ve (PV) stronger than ever
come out
(adjx2) competition
head-to-head/fierce
to succeed (P)
in + GER
The company succeed in reversing the (N) trend it was suffering last year
downward
We’ve managed to (PV) customers FROM the competition
won back
We’ve been (PV) international players, but now we can (Pv) ourselves (pV) being able to offer a better quality at lower prices
losing out TO
Pride on
We’ve faced a (adj) (n) BID FROM the other company
hostile takeover
To success after trying hard
to win through
To fail to happen
to fall through
to pass (sth)
to get through
to easily pass (sth)
to sail through
to manage to do a lot of activities in a period of time
to pack in
I wish I could (PV) exams and still manage to (PV) a huge amount of spare time
sail through
pack in
to succeed in doing sth
to carry sth off
Although I hardly studied for the final exam, I (PV) only because I found useful stuff on the Internet
got by
I didn’t have time to go to college but my curiosity (PV) and I finally attended
won out
inf: stronger than other, competing emotions
The general lack of enthusiasm (V) the plan (P) failure
doomed TO (made it sure to fail)
The support of my family and friends helped to (Pv) me (pV) a very difficult time
pull through
You need to learn to (PV) negative criticism if you want to succeed.
rise above (not allow sth bad that is happening or being done to you to upset you or to affect your behavior)
If I don’t study now, I risk (PV) with my class work.
falling behing
We’ve been (PV) Liverpool by three points now
fallen behind
