4A. Vocab. Lesson. Growing up and Childhood Flashcards
idiom to express that time passes quickly, especially when you are fully enjoying yourself or not paying attention
time flies (when you’re having fun)
- I can’t believe I am already in my thirties—time flies when you’re having fun.
- No matter how fast time
flies, our friendship will last forever.
idiom - other people’s situations or possessions always seem better than your own, even when that is not necessarily true
the grass is always greener on the other side
- I often think that my life would have been better in Spain; the grass is always greener, I guess.
- Don’t quit your job just yet—the grass is always greener
on the other side.
idiom - to talk about happy memories from our past
to take a trip/ stroll/ walk down memory lane
- Erica saw her best friend from primary school yesterday; I’m sure they had a nice stroll down memory lane.
idiom - to describe someone who is very young and lacks experience
to be wet behind the ears
- We thought we knew what we were doing, but we were wet behind the ears.
idiom - to refer to someone who feels defenceless because of being young, innocent or naive, often in new or potentially dangerous situations
a babe in the woods
UK and US
- I felt like a babe in the woods when I started secondary school, but I quickly got over it.
- Lucia was like a babe in the woods when she was first hired.
idiom - someone or something has suddenly appeared in our lives that reminds us of the past
a blast from the past
- Is this the Spice Girls?! What a blast from the past!
- Seeing my professor from uni yesterday was really a blast from the past!
phr v - to grow and no longer fit into clothes or other items, or to no longer do certain things that younger people might do or like because you are older and wiser
to grow out of
- My sister quickly grew out of collecting pokemon cards when we were young.
phr v - to grow larger as to fit into clothing that was once too big, or to refer to gradually becoming a particular type of person or thing over time
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to grow into
- Their hometown eventually grew into a massive city they hardly recognised.
- Which seeds would grow into the biggest grains.
- Mini dinosaur /ˈdaɪ.nə.sɔːr/ named turbo, he won’t grow into a bigger dinosaur.
- You have to treat every customer as if they’re going to grow into that most profitable customer.
- How can I use this to grow into a better and wiser person?
phr v - to greatly admire or respect someone and aspire to be like them one day
to look up to
- Paul always looked up to his father because he was an intelligent and caring man.
- All the time I suggest that they, if there’s somebody that they really admire, they really look up to. What I suggest is that they copy, they imitate these people.
- You wanna be dedicated and unwilling to give up on your goal, which is more likely when you share that goal with someone you look up to. So, when talking about your goals, make sure you share them with someone you respect.
- Dr. King has been an inspiration and someone that I can look up to since I was born.
- Establiching a brand, an identity for myself, enabling kids that look up to me to understand what it takes to get to that next level.
Extra note: someone that we look up to is often referred to as a role model
Paul’s role model is his father.
phr v - to move or maintain the same pace or level as someone else and not fall behind regarding ability or skill level
to keep up with
- As a child, Benny tried to keep up with his older brother, but he was still wet behind the ears.
- It’s important to keep up with what’s going on in the market.
- I’d be slowing down so he could keep up with me.
phr v - to reflect, to think about something from the past
to look back on/at
- We got together and looked back at our old photos from uni; it was quite a trip down memory lane.
- She looked back on her time with Fabio without regret.
- When I look back at the twenty years that I’ve worked in the arts, it’s a completely different picture to the way it was when I entered the profession.
- If we look back at the year 2015…
- “What will our future descendants /dɪˈsen.dənt/ think when they look back at us the way we look back at our slave-owning ancestors with horror?
