ANIMALS Flashcards

(66 cards)

1
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work hard

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beaver away at, work like a beaver

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confuse, confused

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to fox (foxed)

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3
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to ​cause difficulties

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to dog (dogged by)

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move around

to ​travel, ​move, or ​behave in a ​relaxed way for ​pleasure and without ​worrying that ​others may ​feel ​annoyed

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swan around

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5
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eat rapidly in large pieces

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wolf down (or dog)

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6
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to ​behave in a ​silly and ​annoying way

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monkey(ing) about

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a ​whistle (= ​sound made by ​blowing ​air through the ​lips) sometimes made by a man when he ​sees a woman he ​finds ​sexually ​attractive

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to wolf-whistle

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8
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​positioned very ​close together so that they cannot ​move

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packed/squashed like sardines, sardined

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9
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(repeat) exactly the same but without understanding

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parrot-fashion

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to ​waste ​effort on something when there is no ​chance of ​succeeding

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to flog a dead horse

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11
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a person who travels some distance to work on regular basis

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commuter

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12
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search (a pound in a pocket)

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to fish for (a pound)

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13
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run very fast

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to hare off

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14
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behave silly and noisy

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horse around

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15
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uchylić się

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to duck down of sth

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16
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to ​talk in a ​proud and ​annoying way about something you have done

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crow over sth

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być dobrym w parodiowaniu kogoś

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ape, be good at aping sb

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18
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eat too much of sth

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to pig out on sth

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19
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pognać do (domu)

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beetle off (home)

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20
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jak zmokła kura

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like a drowned rat

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21
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pić jak szewc

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drink like a fish

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22
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поширений

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widespread

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23
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протестовані, досліджені

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tested

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24
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експерименти

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experiments

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animals kept on the farm
livestock
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клімат
climate
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animals used for experiments
vivisection
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споживачі
consumers
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a system of rearing livestock using intensive methods, by which poultry, pigs, or cattle are confined indoors under strictly controlled conditions
factory farming
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розвага
entertainment
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активісти
activists
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(of livestock, especially poultry) kept in natural conditions, with freedom of movement
free-range (eggs/meat etc)
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sports in which animals are killed
blood sports
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опозиція
opposition
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права тварин
animal rights
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жорстокість
cruelty
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інкубаторні кури
battery hens
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несхвально
frowned on
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a dog that is trained to help blind people
seeing eye dog
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one who spends much time reading or studying
bookworm
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sb who keeps ideas in a secret and has surprising skills, achieves enexpected results in competition etc
dark horse
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fake tears
crocodile tears
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a space for personal things, letters or massages are left (in offices, hotels etc)
pigeonhole
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мальчишник
stag party
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пішохідний перехід
zebra crossing
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нашийник для собаки
dog collar
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reflectors on the road
cat's eyes
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жир у немовлят, який з часом зникає
puppy fat
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to have an often ​unfair ​idea of what ​type someone or something is
to pigeonhole sb
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overhear/oversee without being noticed
a fly on the wall
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to be unable to speak clearly without giving a slight cough
to have a frog in one's throat
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nervous feeling
to have butterflyes in one's stomach
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a view from high place to see a large area
a bird's-eye view
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sb who keeps sth that they do not want in order to prevent sb else from getting it (posessive, selfish)
a real dog in the manager
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worthless chase, wasting time
(go) on a wild-goose chase
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suspect sth is wrong
smell a rat
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enjoy yourself much
to have a whale of a time
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make ppl trust you by deceiving, insinuate yourself
worm your way
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work hard
work industriously
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nfluence ppl, change things which are not your responsibility
meddle
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гніздо
nest
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нести яйця
lay eggs
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клітка
cage
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рідкісний
rare
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незаконне полювання..риболовля
over-hunting/fishing
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to want to get or achieve something very much
set your heart on sth/doing sth