Unit 5+6 Flashcards
1
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bored stiff
A
extremely bored
2
Q
badly need
A
you badly need a haircut
3
Q
have a think
A
I’ll have a think about it
4
Q
alight from the bus
A
get off the bus
5
Q
submit a tender
A
đấu thầu
6
Q
highly controversial
A
use with some probability words
unusual, unlikely, profitable (often pov)
>< extremely (neg)
7
Q
utterly ridiculous
A
absolutely (more Informal)
stupid, devastated, appalled
8
Q
bitterly disappointed
A
carry a feeling of deep sadness (used more in writing)
resent, criticise, complain, cry
9
Q
deeply ashamed
A
collocates mainly with words associated with feelings (more in writing)
concerned, shocked, comitted
10
Q
ridiculously easy
A
cheap, expensive, high, long, small, early
11
Q
do someone a good turn
A
do s.o a favour
