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Week 5 Flashcards

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calling ON

A

asking FOR

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in limbo

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not completely decided, waiting

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flee

flee - fled - fled

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run away from, escape

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deliberation

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discussion

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4
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Vendors

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people who sell stuff, merchants

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geek

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nerd, people who are interested in computer, video games etc.

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concerned about

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worried about (focused on)

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condensed to/into

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make smaller

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to confide IN

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trust to keep a secret

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be confined in/into/inside

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keep, lock in

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get with it!

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get up to date

Your phone is so old. Get with it!

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give out

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to wear out
(to break from a lot of use)

  • my computer is ahead to give out. it is acting strangely
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give or get a dirty look

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to give or get an angry look

  • if someone is talking during the movie, you might give him a dirty look
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give or get a raincheck

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give or get a ticket for something that is not available (but later)

  • I’m sorry we’re out of bananas at the sale pride. let me give you a raincheck
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go all out

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be very thorough (complete, total) _ do the maximum

  • My mother went all out for my party
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go along for the ride

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to go with someone just for fun or relaxation

-I’ll go along for the rise, but I don’t need anything from the supermarket

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go away empty-handed

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to leave with nothing

/ The athlete wanted a 20$ Million contract, but he went away empty-handed

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to go back on your word

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to break a promise

// The boss canceled out day off. She went back on her word

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hit the books

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to begin to study, study seriously or hard

// I have a test tomorrow. I have to hit the books tonight

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Hole up (somewhere) 
(especially in movies)
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to hide

// The bankrobbers are holed up in the basement of the bank

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hooked (on something, on someone)

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addicted, crazy about

// 
Personally, I'm hooked on coffee
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horse sense

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to be practical, common sense

// She is not well educated, but she has a horse sense

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in a nutshell

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briefly, in a short form

  • In a nutshell, the movie was boring
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23
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in black and white

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in writing

// Before you buy a house, you want everything in black and white

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in hot water

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in serious trouble

// If you don’t go to school, you’ll be in hot water

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stunning

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  1. beautiful

2. shocking, surprising

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to deliberate

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to discuss seriously

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pressing

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pushing (hard)

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solace

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comfort, a peaceful feeling

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29
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trademark

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to protect a symbol or saying

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30
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in mint condition

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in perfect shape, like new

// If you want a car in a mint condition, you should buy it in California

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in nothing flat

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in no time at all

// I can be at school in nothing flat, because I live near to it.

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32
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cross OVER/UNDER

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to cross sth. (bridge = over, subway = under)

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cut BACK/DOWN

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to do sth. less, not stopping

34
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cut out

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stop

35
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cut off

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to remove sth.

36
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it’s a dream come true

A

a wish (unlikely) or hope (more likely) that has become real

// My trip to Africa is a dream come true

37
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dribs and drabs

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in small amouts, often irregular in frequency and amount

// I collected these items in dribs and drabs, not all at once

// In SD we get rain in dribs and drabs

38
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drive someone crazy, nuts, around the bend, mad

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to make someone insane

// 
she always is selfish. He drives me crazy
39
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a drop in the bucket

A

just a little compared to the total

// $1 dollar compared to the tuition is a drop in the bucket

40
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ease up or ease off

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to apply less pressure either physically or mental

// 
You're hurting my arm. Ease up!

I wish the teacher would ease up on homework

41
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to eat (someone) out of house and home

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to eat a lot, to have a huge appetite

// Teens can eat their parents out of house and home

42
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dueling

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differing, two sides

43
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on track

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following an expected schedule or plan

44
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domestic

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same country, at home

45
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ratchet up

A

increase

46
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enough is enough

A

no more, stop

// stop that! enough is enough!

47
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(something) escaped my notice

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I didn’t see or realize something

// That car escaped my notice. I almost walked into it.

48
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rebounded FROM

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come back to normal from a bad situation/event

49
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reek of

A

smell strongely of

50
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refrain from

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don’t do this

51
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as blind as a bat

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can’t see very well

// Without my glasses I’m blind as a bat

52
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at hand

A

close by, near

// Students should keep an eraser at hand

53
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at your leisure

A

when you have time, no hurry

// Please fill out this form at your leisure

54
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burn yourself out

A

to work so hard that you are exhausted

// She worked all night for her exams. She burned herself out.

55
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burned to a crisp

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too cooked, overly cooked

// The meat was burned to a crisp. it was nearly black

56
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carried away

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excited or out of control

// I went shopping and got carried away.

57
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carry on

A

continue

// I’ll be back in 5 minutes. Carry on with these exercises.

58
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carry on luggage

A

hand luggage

59
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“self-deporting”

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agrees to go back to home country

60
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lose track of sth.

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don’t know where sth. is

61
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to vow

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swear, promise to do sth.

62
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attendees

A

visitors

63
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panels

A

group discussion

64
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forum

A

meeting or meeting place

65
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renewable energy

A

energy from natural ressources

wind, hydro, solar

66
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remind someone ABOUT / OF

A

to memory sth.

67
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remove FROM

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to delete, remove sth. from somewhere

68
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kick off

A

a ceremony to begin some event or campaign

// The American Football season will have it’s kick off late in August

69
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kick yourself (for sth.)

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to regret doing or not doing something

// I could kick myself to losing all my money in Las Vegas

70
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kid stuff

A

easy things

// Addition is kid stuff

71
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to kill time

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to waste time

// this class is just to kill time

72
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knock off (from work)

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to quit for the day

// In friday afternoon, everyone is happy to knock off from work

73
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a knock-off

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a copy, a fake , an imitation, a counterfeit

// You can buy a knock-off Rolex in Tijuana

74
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to know something by heart OR to know something backwards and forwards

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to know very well

// I know my address by heart

75
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to learn or to know the ropes

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to learn or to know the rules

// You’re not allowed to smoke here. You know the ropes

76
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surface street

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regular, not freeway

77
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to stem

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to stop, to limit

78
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humanitarian

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safe, cicilized

79
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corridor

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hallway, a route

80
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float

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suggest, propose

81
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mandatory

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required by laws, rules

82
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indulge

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totally enjoy, maybe sth. unhealthy

83
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inherit FROM

A

get from genetically OR when someone dies and you get money or things

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