Unit 7 Flashcards
the person who someone loves most and is very proud of
the apple of one’s eye
be very expensive
cost an arm and a leg
to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do, especially something important such as getting married
get cold feet
to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time
get something off one’s chest
to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force, to make sb to sth
propel
to think carefully about something for a long time, often before you make a decision
[przemyśleć]
mull something over
rarely
seldom
to exist as a natural or basic part of something
inhere
przymiotnik
adjective
to change something, such as a document, in order to deceive people
falsify
intentionally ignore sb
give somebody the cold shoulder
to be so busy that you do not have time to do anything else
have one’s hands full
stay calm and behave in a reasonable way in difficult situations
keep a cool head
come out of a bad situation successfully
land on one’s feet
to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time
get something off one’s chest
to harm someone even slightly
lay a finger on someone
a difficult or annoying thing or person
pain in the neck
to try to persuade someone to believe something that is not true, as a joke
pull someone’s leg
to ignore something that you know is wrong
turn a blind eye (to something)
refuse to accept any responsibility for something or someone
wash one’s hands of someone/something
a man who shows people where they should sit, especially at a formal event such as a wedding or at a theatre or cinema
usher
