Back to the grind 2 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Laxity
Looseness
Intercede
Telling someone to forgive somebody
Mull
Think about something for a long time
Folly
Something stupid
Relinquish
Abdicate, give up
Roost
A place where birds rest or sleep
Bring someone to heel
Make someone obey you
Be bulldozed into sth
Be coerced into doing sth
Carry a lot of weight
Be very important
Too many chiefs and not enough Indians
Too many people giving orders and not enough people actually obeying them
Corridors of power
Higher levels of government where most of the decisions are made
Crack the whip
Assert one’s authority
Draw a line in the sand
Demarcate the limit
Hold the reins
Be in charge
Lay down the law
Speak in an assertive and dogmatic manner
Might is right
Those who are powerful can do whatever they like
It’s my way or the highway
Someone will only accept their way of doing something
Rule the roost
Be in complete control
Ramp up
Increase
Fractious
Easily annoyed
Exacerbate
To aggravate
Undertow
Something inconspicuous in relation to the main part
Retread
To continue doing something that has already been done (trite, unoriginal)
Eschew
Leave out intentionally
