0513 Flashcards
(10 cards)
kick the shit out of somebody
informal not polite to hurt someone very badly by kicking them many times
barrage
I tried to cover my face with my hands, but there was a barrage coming at me from all sides.
1 [countable usually singular] the continuous firing of guns, dropping of bombs etc, especially to protect soldiers as they move towards an enemy
barrage of
a barrage of anti-aircraft fire
2 [singular] a lot of criticism, questions, complaints etc that are said at the same time, or very quickly one after another
barrage of
a barrage of questions
beat somebody to a pulp
When I ran inside I looked like I’d been beaten to a pulp because I was bawling my eyes out and was covered in red-purple berry juice.
informal to seriously injure someone by hitting them many times
bawl
1 [intransitive, transitive] (also bawl out) to shout in a loud voice SYN yell
‘Tickets, please!’ bawled the conductor.
► see thesaurus at shout
2 [intransitive] to cry loudly SYN scream
They could hear a baby bawling somewhere.
snap
I knew he had a demon inside him, and I hate that; it terrified me how violent and dangerous he was when he snapped.
BECOME ANGRY/ANXIOUS ETC [intransitive] to suddenly stop being able to control your anger, anxiety, or other feelings in a difficult situation
The stress began to get to her, and one morning she just snapped.
Something inside him snapped, and he hit her.
rant
With Abel’s anger, there was no ranting and raving, no clenched fists.
to talk or complain in a loud excited and rather confused way because you feel strongly about something
rave
2 to talk in an angry, uncontrolled, or crazy way
shoot up into
Abel slammed his foot on the gas and shot up onto the grass and straight toward the bottom of the tree.
1 to increase very quickly and suddenly SYN rocket
Demand for water has shot up by 70% over the last 30 years.
2 if a child shoots up, he or she grows taller very quickly and suddenly
I can’t believe this is Joshua – he’s shot up since we last saw him!
whimper
The kid was whimpering, trembling.
to make low crying sounds, or to speak in this way
He heard the dog whimper.
‘It’s not my fault, ’ she whimpered.
peel off
A group of us would leave school together every afternoon, each kid peeling off and going their separate way when we reached their house.
peel off phrasal verb
1 peel something ↔ off to take your clothes off
Tom peeled off his wet T-shirt and shorts.
2 peel off $20/£50 etc informal to take a piece of paper money from the top of a pile of paper money
Manville peeled off a 20, and pressed it into the man’s hand.
3 to leave a moving group of vehicles, aircraft etc and go in a different direction
Two motorcycles peeled off from the line.
