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Vocabulary 6 Flashcards

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Pull out all the stops ?

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When you do everything you can to impress (show off) but positive

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Caught a glimpse ?

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to manage to see something for a short time

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Going off the beaten track ?

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in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns:

Ex:

The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track.

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Hidden gems of a place

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Nice spot

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Fork out (neg) ?

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To pay a lot when you don’t want

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Pay an arm and a leg for

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Pay a lot

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Quaint ?

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attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned:

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Idyllic ?

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An idyllic place or experience is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or peaceful:

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Bustling with life

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Full of people

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Picturesque ?

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attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way:

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Pristine ?

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new or almost new, and in very good condition:

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Barren ?

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unable to produce plants or fruit:

Ex:

We drove through a barren, rocky landscape.

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Undergrowth ?

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a mass of bushes, small trees, and plants, especially growing under the trees in a forest:

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Lush (≠barren) ?

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A lush area has a lot of green, healthy plants, grass, and trees:

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Wilderness

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an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it, especially because it is difficult to live in as a result of its extremely cold or hot weather or bad earth:

Ex:

a beautiful mountain wilderness

Alaska is the last great wilderness.

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Serene surroundings ?

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Peaceful area

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Alienate ?

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to make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group:

Ex: immigrants tend to alienate themselves from the rest of society

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Have a hankering for

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Strong desire

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Rule sth out/rule out sth

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to decide or say officially that something is impossible or will not happen, or that something or someone is not suitable:

Ex:

The police haven’t yet ruled out murder.

I won’t rule out a June election.

The police have not ruled him out as a suspect.

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Do someone a disservice

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an action that harms something or someone:

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Far-fetched (story/ to sound far-fetched/idea)

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very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe:

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Sensationalized ( sensationalism ) ?

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to present information in a way that tries to make it as shocking or exciting as possible:

Ex:

They were accused of sensationalizing the story.

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To cross a line

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to start to behave in a way that is not socially acceptable:

Ex:

This time, you’ve really crossed the line.

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To frown on X ?

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Disapprove/look down

Ex:

My mom always frowned on lying

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A household name ?

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a famous person that most people know of:

Ex:

JK Rowling, a household name in the field of litterature, is remarkable

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Get the short end of the stick ?

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to suffer the bad effects of a situation:

Ex:

She always seems to get the short end of the stick when it comes to office promotions

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Display/view smb in a different light ?

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View someone differently

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To hound (good for topic)

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Try to get info constantly/repetitively (neg)/ to chase someone or to refuse to leave someone alone, especially because you want to get something from them:

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Emphatically ?

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in a forceful way:

Ex:

Johnson has emphatically denied the allegations against him.

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Gripping (good for review)

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Something that is gripping is so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely:

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Strike a chord with smb

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to cause you to remember that something is connected to you in some way:

H.P used to strike a chord with me while growing up

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Onerous (task/duty/responsability/ restrictions) ?

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difficult to do or needing a lot of effort:

33
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Drag smb’s name through the mud

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Damage the reputation

34
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Knock him down a peg (= knock him off his high horses)

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to make (someone) feel less important or proud

Ex:

He was taken down a peg when an even better player joined the team.

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To draw someone in ?

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Lure in

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Use smb as a scapegoat

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a person who is blamed for something that someone else has done:

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Nip in the bud

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to stop something before it has an opportunity to become established/ try to solve a problem right at the beginning

Ex:

Many serious illnesses can be nipped in the bud if they are detected early enough.

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Going off the rails ? (Crazy)

A

to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable, especially dishonestly or illegally:

He went off the rails in his first year at university.

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Handful ?

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a person or thing that is difficult to control or manage:

40
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Harrowing ?

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extremely upsetting because connected with suffering:

Ex:

a harrowing story

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Succumb (to temptation/illness/pressure

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to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat:

42
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Baseless ?

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Without ground, unfound, lacking evidence

43
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Give someone a leg up ?

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Piston

44
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Take sth up something

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to start doing a particular job or activity:

Ex:

He’s taken up the position of supervisor.

Have you ever thought of taking up acting?

45
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Embezzlement ?

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the crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for:

Ex:

They were arrested for embezzlement of company funds.

46
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In the name of smth/smb (love/peace/freedom)

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Au nom de

47
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Be at odds with smb ?

A

To disagree

48
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Upwards of (number)

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If you say something is upward(s) of a number or value, you mean it is at least
the stated amount and probably more:

Ex:

Upwards of 50,000 people assembled in the main square.

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Out of hand ? Party/situation

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Out of control

Ex:

The party got completely/totally out of hand

50
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Full of himself ?

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Arrogant

51
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In bad taste : joke/sketch

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Not appreciated

52
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On the spot (make a decision on the spot)

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On the moment

53
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Over the top

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too extreme and not suitable, or demanding too much attention or effort, especially in an uncontrolled way:

Ex:

Don’t get over the top

54
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Hound mercilessly

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Harass mercilessly

55
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To make a splash ?

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to become suddenly very successful or very well known:

To attract the attention (pos or neg)

Jodie Foster made quite a splash in the film “Taxi Driver”.

56
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A string of ?

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A number of

57
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Recluse (become a recluse)

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a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people:

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Lampoon ?

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to criticize a famous person or a public organization in a piece of writing, a drawing, etc., in a humorous way, allowing their or its bad qualities to be seen and making them or it seem stupid:

59
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Slander ?

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to damage someone’s reputation by making a false spoken statement about them

60
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Scoop ?

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Un scoop

61
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Hit the big time ?

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Become famous suddenly

62
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Slander ? (Vicious/nasty slander/spew or spread slander)

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to damage someone’s reputation by making a false spoken statement about them

63
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Put sb or sthm on the map ?

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To become famous

64
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Mountains terrain

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Montagneux

65
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Dense vegetation

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Dense vegetation

66
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Humid climate

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Humid climate

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Pristine wilderness

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Pristine wilderness

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Lush undergrowth

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Lush undergrowth

69
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See the sights

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Visiter

70
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Be a sight to behold

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Vue magnifique

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Look a sorry sight

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Very Untidy

72
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Set your sights on

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Focus on something/ decide to do something and focus on this

73
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Lose sight of

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Forget

74
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Out of sight

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No longer visible

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