Unit 62: Manner: behaviour and body language

Question 1

offhand

He was very offhand with me.

Answer 1

showing a rude lack of interest in others

Question 2

insolent

Answer 2

rude and not showing respect, much stronger than discourteous

Question 3

etiquette

Answer 3

set of rules or customs for accepted behaviour in particular social groups or social situations

Question 4

stand on ceremony

>< without ceremony

Answer 4

behave formally

Question 5

stand on your dignity

Our teacher never stands on her dignity with us, but treats us all as friends and colleagues.

Answer 5

demand to be treated with the respect that you think that you deserve

Question 6

stand on your own (two) feet

Answer 6

be independent and able to take care of yourself

Question 7

straitlaced|straightlaced

Answer 7

having old-fashioned and fixed morals

Question 8

the done thing

Asking for more food at a formal dinner party is just not the done thing.

Answer 8

what you are expected to do in a social situation

Question 9

netiquette

Answer 9

code of behaviour when using the internet

Question 10

raise your eyebrows (at sth)

Answer 10

show that you think something is bad or are surprised by something

Question 11

twitch

At that moment she felt the first twitch of anxiety.

Answer 11

a sudden, quick movement or feeling

Question 12

flinch

Answer 12

make a sudden movement with your face or body as a result of pain, fear, surprise, etc.

Question 13

unflinching

= steadfast

Answer 13

​remaining strong and determined, even in a difficult or dangerous situation

Question 14

flinch from sth/doing

He never flinched from facing up to trouble.

Answer 14

to avoid thinking about or doing something unpleasant

Question 15

squirm

It made him squirm to think how badly he’d messed up the interview.

Answer 15

feel very embarrassed or ashamed

Question 16

beam

He beamed at the journalists.

She was positively beaming with pleasure.

Answer 16

have a big happy smile on your face

Question 17

sniff at sth

Answer 17

say something in a way that shows that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied or that you do not approve of somebody/something

Question 18

smile/grin/beam from ear to ear

Answer 18

be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about something

Question 19

off beam

Answer 19

not correct; wrong

Question 20

titter

= giggle

(n) titter

Answer 20

laugh quietly, especially in a nervous or embarrassed way

Question 21

tittle-tattle

= gossip

Answer 21

unimportant talk, usually not true, about other people and their lives