Flashcards in CAE Exam Preparation Deck (1764)
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Two pears in a pod
Used to describe a good relationship between a couple
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Verbs used with "speech"
Give/Deliver
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Verbs used with "information"
Gather/Get/Collect
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Verbs used with "research"
Do/Undertake/Conduct/Carry out
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To turn something ______ something else
Into
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To wax one`s leg
To remove the hair from the leg by using wax
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To move up the ladder
The process of moving up (getting promoted) in a company
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To go the extra mile
When you do more work than is expected of you, usually to impress someone
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To do something at your own expense
When you do something and pay for it yourself
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To pop (down) to somewhere
Quick trip to do one job, and then return
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To be hooked on something
To be addicted to something (*addicted can express a more negative idea than hooked)
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Something slips your mind
Something you always forget
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To look a million dollars
When someone looks amazing/beautiful
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To patronise someone (or be patronised)
When you treat them like a child (*it express a negative idea)
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Pay off (v)
If something you have done pays off, it is successful
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Fall behind
To fail to do something fast enough or on time
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Bitterly
Cold, disappointed, opposed
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Completely
Different, incomprehensible, new, sure
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Deeply
Ashamed, attached, divided, unhappy
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Entirely
Beneficial, different, satisfactory, unexpected
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Heavily
Armed, dependent, polluted
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Highly
Contagious, critical, intelligent, likely, sensitive
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Painfully
Aware, obvious, sensitive, slow
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Perfectly
Balanced, normal, safe, serious
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Seriously
Damaged, hurt, rich, wealthy
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Totally
Harmless, inadequate, unbelievable
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Utterly
Different, disastrous, impossible, useless, amazed
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Widely
Available, held, publicised, used
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To make sb`s hair stand on end
To make someone feel frightened
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