Unit 1 - Ring the changes Flashcards
Ring the changes
to do something in a different way in order to make it more interesting
A change of heart
If you have a change of heart, you change your opinion or the way you feel about something
Heading the wrong way
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Step in for someone
to assume a position or take on a responsibility when there is a need or an opportunity to do so.
Meeting ‘Mr Right’
to meet the ideal future husband
Gaining media attention
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Out of the blue
If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected
To fall into place
When things fall into place, they happen in a satisfactory way, without problems
be in/On the cards
to be likely to happen
The rest is history
everything that happened since then is well known
To break up
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To catch up with
If something bad that you have done or that has been happening to you catches up with you, it begins to cause problems for you
To cheer sb up
If someone cheers up, or something cheers someone up, they start to feel happier
To come up with
to suggest or think of an idea or plan
To cut back on
reduce the amount or quantity of something, especially expenditure
To end up
to finally be in a particular place or situation
To get with
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To hang around
to move or do things slowly
To help out
If you help out, you do a part of someone’s work or give someone money
To jump at
to accept something eagerly
To pay off (debts)
money paid to someone for something that you want done or to not cause you trouble
To run out
to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left
To settle in
to become familiar with somewhere new, such as a new house, job, or school, and to feel comfortable and happy there
To take on (staff)
to begin to have a particular quality
To truck (sb) down
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To turn up
If a better situation or an opportunity to do something turns up, it happens or becomes available unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned
Sustainer
someone who upholds or maintains
Provider
someone who provides something
Keeper
someone with good qualities, who you can have a long relationship with
Vigour
strength, energy, or enthusiasm
Stimulus
something that causes growth or activity
Show up
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Built up
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Put up
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Lay up
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Set about
to begin to do or deal with something
Come about
to happen, or start to happen
Go about
to begin to do something or deal with something
Bring about
to cause something to happen:
Acupuncturist
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Meridian
each of a set of pathways in the body along which vital energy is said to flow
Guerrilla
a member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official army forces
To crochet
to make clothes and other things using wool and a special needle with a hook (= curve) at one end
Unforeseen
not expected
Tea cosy
a thick covering, like a hat, that is put on a teapot to keep the tea warm
Subversive
trying to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system
Extravagantly
in a way that causes you to spend too much money or use too much of something
To busk
to play music or sing in a public place so that the people who are there will give money
Busker
someone who sings, plays, or performs in a public place so that people will give money
Labour-saving appliances
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Deplete
to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money,
Exhaustive
complete and including everything
