Unit 1 Flashcards
ancient monument
monument to sb/sth
a building, column, statue, etc. built to remind people of a famous person or event
A monument to him was erected in St Paul’s Cathedral.
pass the buck
pass responsibility for a prob to another person to avoid dealing with it oneself
colleagues try to pass the buck
make a fast/quick buck
(I, neg) to earn money quickly and easily
This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck.
tie shoelace
tie my shoelace when it is undone
strictly forbidden
forbidden to sth
bitterly cold
freezing cold
pitch dark
completely dark
breed crime
poverty that breed crime
substantial meal
(F) big meal
poached chicken
Hầm
dump heavy snow
tuyết lớn
Winter storms can dump a heavy snow
bitterly disappointed
im bitterly disappointed when she stood me up
stand me up
cho leo cây
flake
unreliable, eccentric, unconventional person
He’d never showed up, he was a flake
notorious
(neg) famous for sth bad
notorious for paying the bills late
extremely eccentric
somewhat/engagingly eccentric
considered by other people to be strange or unusual
eccentric behavior/clothes
a storm in a teacup
a lo of anger/worry abt sth that is not important
the whole controversy turned out to be a storm in a teacup
blow over in no time
to go away without having a serious effect\
the scandal will soon blow over
in less than no time
in next to no time
so soon, so quickly that it is suprising
these momets will pass me by in less than no time
in your own time
in your own good time
when u are ready, not sooner
don’t hassle him, he’ll do it in his own good time
in your own sweet way
how/when you want to, even this might annoy other people
she just ignores all the criticisms and continues in her own sweet way
pull my leg
to play a joke on sb, usually by making them believe sth that is not true
it is your car or you r pulling my leg
