THE AMRICAN LAND Flashcards
1
Q
Land of milk and honey
A
Land of opportunity
Promised land
2
Q
Affluent
A
Well-off
Wealthy
3
Q
Affluence
A
Opulence
Wealth
4
Q
A higher standart of living
A
Better living conditions
5
Q
To start from scratch
A
To start at the bottom of the social ladder
6
Q
To work one’s way up
A
To climb the social ladder
7
Q
To achieve one’s dream
To fulfill one’s dream
A
To make one’s dream come true
8
Q
To make it
A
To achieve success
9
Q
To be on an equal footing
A
To have the same rights
10
Q
To succeed in doing something
A
To manage to do something
11
Q
To look forward to doing something
A
To long to do something
12
Q
In dreadful conditions
A
In a difficult situation
13
Q
To face
To be faced with
A
To cope with
14
Q
Starvation
A
Famine, extreme hunger
15
Q
To be in dire straits
To live in dire straits
A
Poverty-stricken
