Unit 7 Part 1 Flashcards
What is an adolescent?
A young person who is developing from a child into an adult.
What does ‘ahead of time’ mean?
Earlier than was expected.
What does ‘all the time’ mean?
Very often.
What does ‘at ease’ mean?
To make someone feel relaxed and confident, not nervous or embarrassed.
What does ‘at one time’ refer to?
In or during a known but unspecified past period.
What does ‘at the best of times’ mean?
Even when the circumstances are very good.
What does ‘at the same time’ mean?
At one time, together.
What does ‘be yourself’ mean?
To act naturally.
What does ‘before my time’ refer to?
Happening before you were born or can remember.
What does ‘behind the times’ mean?
Old-fashioned in your ideas, methods, etc.
What does ‘breathe life into’ mean?
To improve something by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it.
What does ‘brush off’ mean?
A rejection or dismissal of something by treating it as unimportant.
What does ‘call off’ mean?
To cancel something.
What does ‘childish’ mean?
Behaving in a stupid or silly way.
What does ‘cross off’ mean?
To draw a line through a person’s name or an item on a list because they/it is no longer required.
