Week 4 Flashcards
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globe-trotting
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a big traveler, someone who goes everywhere + often
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in store
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happening in the future
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dashed
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destroyed
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brief
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summarize, tell in a short way
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edge up
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increase a little bit
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hike
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increase
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stalled
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stopped
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front burner
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front burner on a stove
-> idiom: most important
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issue
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topic, problems
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shell out
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pay, pay for sth.
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deceiving
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tricking, cheating, lieing about sth.
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egrigious
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(very formal) -> terrible, horrible
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charged
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accused in court (formally)
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Brush
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little bushes, little trees
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idolated
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independent, separated, alone
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shower
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short, heavy rain
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casualties
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death + injuries
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sworn in
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officially take a job
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bury
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putt under the ground
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farce
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a joke
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impeding
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slowing sth.
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laced
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covered with, coated with
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median
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middle point (not average)
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tapered off
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gradually decreased
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to lay off
to fire people due to a lack of work
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on the chopping
in risk, danger
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severance
cut from job, severed from job
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closing in ON sth.
getting closer IN/to sth.
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avert
avoid
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hobnob
get together with
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take a turn for the better or for the worse
get better or worse
- > how are you?
- I took a turn for the better
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take a shot at something
try something
- I will take a shot at surfing
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take a hike
go away, get lost
- I have to learn! Take a hike!
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catch a cold
to get a cold
- Don't get to near to me. i
don't want to catch a cold
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take it or leave it
accept it the way it is or forget about it
- The beach is very crowdy. Take it or leave it.
35
take sides
# choose one opinion in an argument
- Parents usually don't take sides when the children are arguing
36
take someone under your wings
take care of someone, help someone who is new at something
- my mentor took me user his wings
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take up someone's time
to use too much of another person's time
- He talks all day and takes up my time
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hit-and-run
an accident in which the driver leaves before identifying him/herself
- The police are looking for a hit-and-run driver.
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in a slip second
instantly
-> I will finish my homework in a split second, they are very easy.
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in any case OR in any event
no matter what
- I don't feel like going, but I will join you in any case.
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in the doghouse
in trouble (sleeping outside with the dogs)
- If you forget your mother's birthday, you will be in the doghouse
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in the same boat
to be in the same situatio
- We're all learning english, we're all in the same boat
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Keep up with someone or something
go at the same speed (or pace)
- Slow down! I can't keep up with you.
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knock on wood
something we say (and do) to prevent bad luck
- We hadn't got any accidents. knock on wood!
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let things slide
to not do things you should do
- I have to clean my house. I let things slide
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sit back, kick back
totally relaxed
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set out from sth./somewhere
leave for a trip, temporarily
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shell out
pay for sth., spend money
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jam
smash
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to jerk
to pull quickly
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a clean sweep
a total reorganization
- The company is bringing new management to make a clean sweep
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make a killing
make a lot of money on something
- If you're winning in Lotto, you will
make a killing
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can't make it
won't be able to attend
- I can't make it to the party
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don't make waves
don't cause troubles
- If you're new at the school, you better don't make waves
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mope around
to act sad, depressed
- i know, that you're sad about the breakoff, but don't mope around
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next to nothing
hardly anything, almost nothing
- this shirt costs next to nothing
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a nine-to-five job
a job with normal working hours
- if you're working in an office, you are having usually a nine-to-five job
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to nod off OR to doze off
fall asleep or nap
- my grandma usually nods off when she watches TV
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sweep
to clean with a broom
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laid back
casual, relaxed
- This lifestyle is laid-back
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laid up
sick, being fixed
- I will be laid up for a few days
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last, but not least
last to be mentioned, but not the least important
- Last but not least, I want to thank you.
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lay into someone
to attack
- the boss laid into me for bei g late every day
64
learn from the bottom up
from the most basic steps
- I will learn spanish from the most basic steps
65
leave someone in the dark OR leave someone out in the cold
to exclude someone from information
- She left us in the dark
66
let sleeping dogs lie
don't look for trouble or ignore problems
- many people
prefer ti let sleeping dogs lie to avoid problems
67
let someone off the hook
to release someone from responsibility
- The boss let me off the hook, i don't have to work this week
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give your all for sth.
use all your talent, energy, time for something
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to help out
divide the work
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honk
hupen
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hunt for
search for
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jump the gun
do sth. too soon
- At the running event he jumped the gun.
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hold one's horses
slow down or stop for a minute
- hold your horses and enjoy this view
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get burned
lose money, get emotionally hurt
- they're going to Las Vegas. They might get burned
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Do an end run
go around someone to accomplish something
- If your mother says "no" you will do an end run and ask your father
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Have one's cake and eat it, too
get everything you wish for
- You can't travel your whole life. you can't have your cake and and eat it too.
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Blow it
Make a big mistake
- of you blow it at work too often, you will lose your job
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Be back to square one
to have a start over again
- i missed this exam. but next semester i will be back to square one
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Off base
incorrect or inappropriate
- Your remarks were rude and off base!
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Pass the buck
give or hand off a problem to someone else
- I'm going to pass the buch. This is not up to me
81
condemnation
very negative statements
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swift
quickly, fast
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Moreover
also, additionally (very formal
| -> writing!)
84
E/R
Emergency
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upholding
agreeing with sth.
86
fueled by
increased by, motivated by, energizes by
