Week 2 Flashcards

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True to form

A

As expected by everyone

-> He won this game - true to form

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Dashed into

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Went quickly into sth.

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By trial an error

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By experimenting or trying

-> i learned playing the guitar by trial and error

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To date (formal)

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Until now

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Through and through

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Totally, completely

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The plot thickens

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Thing are becoming more complicated or interesting

-> the conflict is very aggressive. The plot thickens

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Talk turkey

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Talk business or talk very honestly/seriously

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Take to heart

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Take sth. seriously

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Take sth. At face value

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To accept sth. the way it appears to be

-> He takes the explanation at faces value without checking them in the internet

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Have money to burn

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Have a lot of money

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haste makes waste

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If something is done in a hurry, it may need to be done again

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Half-and-half

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Cream and milk mixed together

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Had better do something

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Must do, ought to do sth.

-> i had better do the laundry

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Go over someone’s head

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Be too difficult to understand

-> these physics are going over my head

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Go from bad to worse

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To move from a bad condition to an even worse condition

-> our fiendship goes from bad to worse

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Go fifty-fifty

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Split the expense, go Dutch (= each person pays his/her part)

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Happened ON

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Found by accident

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No trespassing

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Do not enter

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18
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No sweat!

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No problem

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No news is good news

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All is well because we don’t have any bad news

-> he hasn’t heard from his mother. No news is good news

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Not matter what

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Regardless of the circumstances

-> i’m going to the beach. No matter what!

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21
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No hard feelings

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No anger or resentment

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To nickel and dime someone

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To change for each small service or item

-> some hotels are nickel and dime us. We have to pay for laundry, snacks and beverages

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It’s a new ballgame

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The rules or plans have changed (everything’s new)

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24
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Never fear

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Don’t worry!

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25
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Nail sth. Down

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Get a final decision, finalize plans

-> did you nail our meeting down?

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Deployment

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To send

27
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Drought

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No rain, no water

28
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Superintendent

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Head of a group of schools OR head person to fix things in an appartement

29
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Self-proclaimed

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Only said by them, not official/proven

30
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Stagnant

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Still, not moving

31
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Loitering

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Hanging around for no reason

32
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Litter

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Garbage, trash

33
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Privat sector

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Not government

34
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A boost

A

An increase, a lift

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Hurdles

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Problems, barrieres, things that make difficulties

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Legislation

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Law, laws

37
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Troops

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Soldiers

38
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Tree ring dating

A

Cut tree -> count rings -> 1 year = 1 ring -> determining the age

39
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Pottery

A

Items made of earth

40
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Roundtable

A

Group discussion of interested people

41
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Rehydrate

A

Get water in yourself (drinking)

42
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Buck (slang)

A

Dollar

43
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Wage

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Salary

44
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Claims

A

Request for money from officials

45
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Due

A

Fee paid monthly or yearly (membership)

46
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Closely bad

A

Not public

47
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Upbeat

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Positive, “happy”

48
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Reinstitutes

A

Reestablished

49
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Bears down

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Pressuring, pushing

50
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Mandatory

A

You must do sth.

51
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Traction

A

Ability to move

52
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Hang IN

A

Stay, not quit

53
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Keep AFTER/ON

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Continues to remind, tell do over or do again

54
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Imply

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Indicate, say indirectly

55
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Infer

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Understand from indirect information

56
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Claiming sth.

A

Say, state

57
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Solstice

A

First day of a season

58
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Remnants

A

Trash (little pieces of something)

-> remnants of dinner are bones

59
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No ceiling

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No upper limit, no max. amount

60
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Bracing for it

A

Prepare for sth. Negative

61
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Extended

A

Longer, long

62
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Complicity

A

Acceptance of sth. Wrong/illegal for advantages

63
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Interim

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Temporary, just for a while

64
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Outpaced

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Went faster than

65
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Endorsing

A

Recommending

66
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Curtailment

A

Stop using, stop giving