Unit 9 Flashcards
outlay
amount of money spent on sth, cost, expenses
to steer clear of sb/sth
to avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems
e.g.: They warned their children to steer clear of drugs.
hooked on sth
very interested and enthusiastic about sth
to get up someone’s nose
to annoy, irritate someone
to come about
to happen or start to happen
to come over
to seem to be a particular type of person
e.g.: I watched the interview and felt he came over as quite arrogant.
to come up with the goods
to produce what is wanted
come in for sth
to receive blame or criticism
to come round
- to recover consciousness
2. to change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person’s opinion:
to come between someone
to cause problems between two people or interrupt two people
come easily
to be easy for someone to do, without them needing to try hard
be coming along
how well someone is progressing or succeeding
to envisage
to predict
scruffy
untidy, worn
to get round to sth
to find time to do sth that you have intended or would like to do
cunning
Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose
to come as a surprise
to be unexpected
unkempt
untidy, messy
receding hairline
If a man has a receding hairline, he is losing the hair from the front of his head.
hoarding
UK
a very large board on which advertisements are shown, especially at the side of a road
= US billboard
pompous
self-important, arrogant, proud
vivacious
high-spirited, bubbly, happy
acquisitive
eager to own and collect things, greedy, materialistic
meticulous
careful, diligent, accurate
complacent
feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder
self-satisfied
unobtrusive
modest, not attracting attention, humble
boastful
showing excessive pride, bragging
to utter
to say something or to make a sound with your voice
e.g.:
She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word
to be prone to sth/do sth
likely to suffer from an illness or show a particular negative characteristic
e.g.:
I’ve always been prone to headaches.
to weed out someone/sth
to get rid of people or things that are not wanted
to oust
to expel, remove, reject
charlatan
a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill
to fib
to tell a small lie that does not cause any harm
consummate
perfect
mayhem
chaos
to ensure
to result, to develop
wholly
entirely, fully
ambiguity
the fact of something having more than one possible meaning and therefore possibly causing confusion
e.g.: There is some ambiguity in the Bible story, and it has been interpreted in different ways.