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Unit 9 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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sth that sb has done after trying hard

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achievement

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2
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sth that is interesting or enjoyable

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attraction

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3
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the hair on a man’s chin

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beard

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4
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with light-coloured hair

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blonde

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5
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to telephone somebody again

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call back

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6
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very thick paper that is used for making boxes, etc.

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cardboard

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a time when you enjoy yourself because you have a special reason to be happy

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celebration

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a kind of heavy earth that becomes hard when it is dry

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clay

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9
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to find an answer or a solution to sth

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come up with (sth)

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10
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having a strong desire to know about sth

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curious

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11
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with a lot of curls

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curly

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12
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to stop or interrupt sb’s telephone call

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cut (sb) off

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13
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a beautiful thing that you add to sth to make it look nicer

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decoration

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14
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dyed hair is not its natural colour

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dyed

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15
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a feeling of enjoying sth

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enjoyment

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16
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sth that entertains people, for example films, concerts or television

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entertainment

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17
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feeling or showing a lot of excitement and interest about sb/ sth

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enthusiastic

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18
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Fair skin or hair is light in colour

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fair

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19
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to get information about sth

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find (sth) out

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20
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a light rubber material that is used inside seats, etc. to make them comfortable

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foam

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21
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small light brown spots on a person’s skin

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freckles

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22
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to stop using a telephone line

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get off the line

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23
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to be able to speak to sb on the telephone

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get through (to sb)

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24
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to stop trying to do sth

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give up

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25
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a hard, usually clear material used for making windows and bottles

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glass

26
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two pieces of glass or plastic (called lenses) in a frame that people wear over their eyes to help them see better

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glasses

27
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to begin or continue to do sth

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go ahead

28
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the act of successfully completing a university degree

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graduation

29
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to end a telephone call

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hang up

30
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to wait

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hold on

31
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the skin of an animal that is used to make things like shoes, jackets or bags

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leather

32
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to have a similar appearance to sb

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look like (sb)

33
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to try and find information in a book

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look up

34
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a hard attractive stone that is used to make statues (= models of people) and parts of buildings

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marble

35
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not tall and not small

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medium-height

36
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not fat and not thin

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medium-weight

37
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a solid substance that is usually hard and shiny, such as iron, tin or gold

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metal

38
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the hair above a man’s mouth, below his nose

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moustache

39
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able to plan your work, life, etc. in an efficient way

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organized

40
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too heavy or fat

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overweight

41
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thin material for writing or drawing on or for wrapping things in

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paper

42
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to answer the telephone

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pick up (the phone)

43
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an artificial material that is used for making many different things

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plastic

44
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having or showing good manners and respect for other people’s feelings

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polite

45
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controlling a situation by making things happen rather than waiting for things to happen and then reacting to them

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proactive

46
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always doing sth at the arranged or correct time, not late

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punctual

47
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to connect sb on the telephone to the person they want to speak to

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put (sb) through (to sb)

48
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to produce sth

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put (sth) together

49
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what you do, say or think as a result of something that happens

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reaction

50
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to start sth

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set (sth) up

51
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thin, but not too thin

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slim

52
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enjoying spending time with other people

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sociable

53
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to talk louder

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speak up

54
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the very hard material that is in the ground. Stone is sometimes used for building

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stone

55
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if you are tanned, your skin has become brown because you have spent time in the sun

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tanned

56
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not fat

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thin

57
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the substance that is used for making candles (= tall sticks that you burn to give light) or for making things shine

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wax

58
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words that you say when you want to know more about sb or sth

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what is . . . like?

59
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the hard substance that trees are made of

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wood

60
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to find the answer to sth

A

work (sth) out

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