Synonyms Flashcards
Focus
Talk about / concentrate
Characteristics
Features
Mention of
Reference
To set foot on
Arrive
Backfired
Failed
Exclude
To rule out
Have much chance of succeding
Will be successful
Come to nothing
Fail
Tried out *his culinary skills
Attended to cook / practised cooking
Hair raising
Scary / threatening
Nick of time
Just in time for
Tramping round
Wandering round
Tomb
Grave
To get the wrong end of the stick
Misunderstand / get it wrong
To go the way of all flesh
To die
To turn a deaf ear
Ignore
To make an awful song and dance
Overreact / make a fuss
To sold smth for a song
For nothing / for little money
To shut their eyes
Avoiding listening to
To tell someone a mile off
To easily recognise
To pour cold water on
To criticised / discouraged
Smth don’t grow on trees
To be rare
To strike while the iron’s hot
To take an opportunity