Vocab Flashcards
conservation
Taking care of something like fort, to repair
Cata’stro’phic
(Stress on stro)
Disastrous
Exponential increase
Large increase
Levy
To officially demand and collect money
‘Tariff
(Stress on initial T)
Tax
Upbringing
Raising and educating a child particularly in terms of their moral, social and emotional development
Cognitive
Anything related to the mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and understanding
Foster
To encourage or promote the development of something
Suitable
School
Educational institutions
Children
Offspring
Stop and smell the roses
To relax, take time out of busy schedule
Over the moon
Ecstatic, Delighted
Chose to/have to/ had to
Bite the bullet
(Stress on bite)
To do something difficult or unpleasant with bravery
Squeamish
Easily upset or shocked by things that you find unpleasant or that you do not approve
A piece of cake / Cakewalk
(Don’t forget the article A)
(Stress on piece, and cake in cakewalk)
Very easy and simple
To kill two birds with one stone
To do two things at the same time
To let the cat out of the bag
(Stress on the cat and the bag)
To reveal the secret by mistake
Don’t put all your eggs into one basket
(Mostly used in investments)
Dont concentrate all of your effort/resources into one area in order to minimize risk
Once in a blue moon
Something that happens rarely
To burn the midnight oil
To work very hard on something
Burn the candle at both ends
To overwork yourself
At the drop of a hat
To do something quickly without any hesitation
Cry over spilled milk
To have negative feelings about something that cannot be changed
Cry over spilled milk
To have negative feelings about something that cannot be changed
To judge a book by its cover
judge people or things based on their appearance
Begrudgingly
Reluctantly, hesitantly
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Or just don’t count your chickens
Don’t assume something will happen until it actually happens
To go extra mile
Do extra than what is required
Raining cats and dogs
Rain heavily
Throw in the towel
Admit defeat
Cross that bridge when you come to it
To deal with a problem or situation when it actually occurs in the future
Rome wasn’t built in a day
Accomplishing significant goals takes time
When in Rome
(Only this is often used)
Do what the romans do
Adopting the customs and practices of the place you are visiting
When in Rome
(Only this is often used)
Do what the romans do
Adopting the customs and practices of the place you are visiting
Imperturbable
A person who is calm in stressful situations
