Offe3 Flashcards

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Ungrateful

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not showing or expressing any thanks

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Fling something back

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To return something to someone or some place by tossing or throwing it. A noun or pronoun can be used between “fling” and “back.”
Our neighbor wasn’t happy when we hit the ball into his yard, but at least he flung it back.

to throw something or someone suddenly and with a lot of force:
He crumpled up the letter and flung it into the fire.

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Bitchy

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If someone is being bitchy or is making bitchy remarks, they are saying unkind things about someone.

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Thieving

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used to describe people who steal things:
Those thieving kids tried to steal my car.

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Serves ya right

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If you say that something bad serves someone right, you mean that that person deserves it:
“He hit me!” “It serves you right. You shouldn’t have been so mean to him.”

I hear his wife is divorcing him.” “It serves him right after the way he’s treated her.” “He won’t even talk to me.” “ Serves you right for lying to him.”

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To Gob

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to spit

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Flippers

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one of two parts like arms on the bodies of some sea creatures, such as seals and penguins, used for swimming

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Swoop in

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to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a high position in order to attack:
The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit.

Eagle

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Fuckin with someone

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. Messing with them, as in playing atrick on them.
2.Fucking with someone doesn’t lead to no good if they in a bad mood.

that knocks them off balance; to mess with their expectations; to intentionally create confusion and cognitive dissonance

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Were quits

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if two people are quits, neither one owes anything to the other SYN straight
I’ll give you £10, and then we’re quits

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Picture

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to imagine something:
Picture the scene - the crowds of people and animals, the noise, the dirt.

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