25 Flashcards
Risk averse
disinclined or reluctant to take risks:
“risk-averse investors”
Do over
an instance or chance of doing something for a second or further time, after an unsuccessful or unsatisfactory first attempt:やり直す
Savour
taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it completely:
“gourmets will want to savor our game specialties”
(savor of)
have a suggestion or trace of (something, especially something bad):
“their genuflections savored of superstition and popery”
synonyms:
suggest · smack of · [more]
Landmark decision
Huge decision
Buck
oppose or resist (something that seems oppressive or inevitable):
“the shares bucked the market trend”
synonyms:
resist · oppose · [more]
burn a hole in (one’s) pocket
they want to spend it as soon as possible Typically used in reference to money, suggesting that the person with the money feels the need to spend it quickly.
My allowance is burning a hole in my pocket! I can’t wait until school is over so I can go buy some baseball cards!
Let me turn for -
-の方に話を向けると
Let go from the job
Fired
Not the least of which (was that you can fail at what you don’t want)
one of the more important of which
Slippery slope
an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous:
“he is on the slippery slope toward a life of crime”比喩としてはドミノ式に進む「危険な先行き」を表します
Fragmented business
Fragile business
Pick
Choose
Lest assured
To be certain or confident
culling
NOUN
reduction of a wild animal population by selective slaughter:
“kangaroo culling”
the action of sending an inferior or surplus farm animal to be slaughtered:
“local areas affected by livestock culling”
Countervailing
offsetting an effect by countering it with something of equal force:
“the dominance of the party was mediated by a number of countervailing factors”相殺
Breaking ground
To start a construction project
Defuse hecklers
reduce the danger or tension of a person who interrupts a performer or public speaker with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse: 野次屋を宥めるやっつける
Staying in good graces
To remain in one’s favor; to continue enjoying one’s approval or regard. John’s been in my good graces ever since he helped get me out of debt.気に入られる様にしておく
Bite you in the ass
rude slang To inflict punishment or misfortune on one for one’s poor judgment or misdeed(s). Typically the punishment or misfortune is not exacted by a person, but as a general consequence for the misbehavior itself.
Your poor treatment of your employees might come back to bite you in the ass some day.
I got too greedy with my gambling, and now it has bitten me in the ass.
Go through
undergo a difficult period or experience:
“the country is going through a period of economic instability”
synonyms:
undergo · experience · face · suffer · be subjected to · [more]
Pinch off
To sever or detach something
At bay
in the position of being unable to move closer while attacking or trying to approach someone —used with keep or hold 追い詰める
The soldiers kept the attackers at bay.
—often used figuratively
The doctors have been able to keep her illness at bay for several months.
Freewheeling
free and loose in form or manner:勝手気まま 自由奔放
Reparation
the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged:
“the courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim”
synonyms:
amends · restitution · [more]
Bob and weave
In boxing, bobbing and weaving is a defensive technique that moves the head both beneath and laterally of an incoming punch. As the opponent’s punch arrives, the fighter bends the legs quickly and simultaneously shifts the body either slightly right or left. ひょいと)上下に動く; (ひょいと)現われる
Point taken
used to tell someone that one understands what he or she is saying or suggesting
“You have to help them.” “Point taken. I’ll do what I can.”
了解しました。
On the horizon
just imminent or becoming apparent:
“trouble could be on the horizon”
synonyms: 差し迫って
imminent · impending · close · near · approaching · coming · forthcoming · [more]
Tragicomedy
a play or novel containing elements of both comedy and tragedy.
tragicomedy as a genre.
Solace
comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness:
“she sought solace in her religion”
synonyms:
comfort · consolation · cheer · support · relief
On the double
at running speed; very fast:
“he disappeared on the double”
synonyms:
very quickly · as fast as one’s legs can carry one · at a run · at a gallop · hotfoot · fast · [more]
Sign off
the conclusion of a letter, broadcast, or other message:締めくくる
“that was their daily sign-off on the TV show”
Lifeblood
the blood, as being necessary to life.
the indispensable factor or influence that gives something its strength and vitality:
“my family was the lifeblood of the church”
synonyms:
life force · life · [more]
The rest
残りは、、
That was close!
もうちょっとだったね (危なかったね)
Grim
depressing or worrying to consider:
“the grim news of the murder”
synonyms:
dreadful · dire · ghastly · horrible · [more
Endowment
the action of endowing something or someone:
“he tried to promote the endowment of a Chair of Psychiatry”
synonyms:
funding · financing · subsidizing · [more]
an income or form of property given or bequeathed to someone.
synonyms:
bequest · bequeathal · legacy · inheritance ·
Shit on him
- rude slang To harshly or excessively criticize someone or something.
I know you’re stressed about the wedding, but can you please stop shitting on me? I didn’t intentionally bring the wrong box of decorations! - rude slang To mistreat someone in a very cruel or unfair manner.
Between losing my job and girlfriend, it just feels like life has been shitting on me lately.
Piss in one’s pants
- To laugh in a hysterical or uncontrollable manner (i.e., to the point where one might actually urinate in one’s pants).
Wow, that stand-up comedy was great! She had the audience pissing their pants! - To be absolutely petrified with terror; to be scared out of one’s wits.
I was pissing my pants when that huge burly guy started threatening me and my girlfriend.
Foot the bill
pay the bill for something, typically when the amount is considered large or unreasonable:
“the couple were left to foot the bill after their claim was declined by their travel insurers”
synonyms:
pay · pay up · pay out · pay the bill · settle up · bail someone out
Back burner
postpone consideration of or action on: 後回し 二の次
“a planned test of the new ale has been back-burnered”
