Voc Parents Flashcards
to swear at
To utter a curse or similarly vulgar or abusive language toward someone or something.
gobsmacked
to be extremely surprised
to hit the town
to spend time in the area of a city or town where there are a lot of restaurants, bars, etc.
to down some pints
to drink beer
a barrister
a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.
to run a tight ship
to be very strict in managing an organization or operation.
to lay down the law
To make a strong statement about what someone is or is not allowed to do.
to chuck
- to throw something
- to put something somewhere in a careless way
- chuck or chuck out or chuck away to get rid of something you do not want
- to end a relationship with someone
to have a go at someone
to attack or criticize someone
to moan
To complain about something in an annoying way.
to look after
take care of someone or something.
to bring up
- care for = to raise
to have someone over
To invite someone to one’s home for a specific reason or activity
to move out
to leave place of residence
to pitch in
to join with other people in doing a job
to put up with
To tolerate or endure something
to give in
to finally agree to what someone wants
to get to
1) to have an opportunity to do something
2) to begin to do or be
to put down
(to put something down to something)
If you put something down to a particular reason, you think it has happened for that reason.
in the context of our exercises: to put to death
to tell off
to speak angrily to somebody for doing something wrong
to give up
To yield or relinquish something.
To stop doing something in particular, often a habit.
to walk off
to get rid of a bad feeling
in the context of our exercises: to walk away
to put out
to extinguish a fire
to look back
to remember, to think of the past
