Unit 60: Time: once in a blue moon Flashcards
all your born day
all your life
in a mo|in a sec|in a tick|in less no than time|in next to no time|in a jiffy
very soon
for donkey’s years|since the year dot
for a long time
till the cows come home|for good (and all)|for keeps
for ever, permanently
over the hill|past it
He was a famous athlete but now he’s over the hill/past it.
too old
has-been
She was a child film star but was already a has-been by the age of 20.
person who is no longer famous
in a flash|at a rate of knots
She did her homework in a flash/at a rate of knots.
very quickly
fleeting
glimpse, visit, smile, moment, appearance
brief or quick
lengthy
process, investigation, discussions, negotiations, delays
continuing for a long time
transient
(n): transience
effect, population, feeling, pleasure
lasting for only a short time
persistent
(n): persistence
cough, problems, rumour, smell, accusations, critic, offender, failure, gossip
lasting for a long time or hard to stop or get rid of
inexorable
ride, slide, decline, pressure, advance of time
(n): inexorability
continuing without hope of being stopped
execrable
very bad, terrible
incipient
panic, rage, rebellion, stages, wrinkles, demntia
just beginning
