Wordskills unit 29 Flashcards
The number of people who attend an event.
Turnout / turn out v.
A crowd … consists of many different types of people
From all walks of life/ (your walk of life is your background, job, etc.)
Work together to achieve sth
Join/combine forces
(With adverbial phrase) move or get to a particular place
Make your way
Officially ask sb or an organization to do sth
Call on sb to do sth
Stop sth happening
Bring/put an end to sth
Cover the windows or door of a building with wooden boards to protect it or stop sb entering
Board sth up
Happen; take place.
Go ahead / go-ahead N.
As it actually happened (used especially when things did not happen as expected)
In the event
Take place and be completed in a particular way
Pass off. SYN go off
Make a group of people leave a place or stop doing sth
Break sth up
Support and defend sb/sth
Stand up for sb/sth
Admit that you are wrong or have lost an argument
Back down (on sth)
Continue doing sth in a determined way
Press ahead (with sth)
Create a situation which makes it easier for sth to happen
Pave the way (for sth)
A protest in which people sit down and refuse to leave a place until their demands are listened to.
Sit-in / sit in V
Stop people from getting into an area by surrounding it with the police or by putting a barrier round it
Cordon sth off
(Often passive) 1. Surround sb with a fence. 2. Restrict sb’s freedom.
Fence sb in. SYN hem sb in
Stop a machine, business, etc. from operating.
Shut sth down/ shutdown N
If you …, you succeed in communicating with other people.
Get your message across (to sb)
Tell a lot of people about sth
Spread the word / put the word out about sth
Keep it secret
Keep sth to yourself
