Flashcards in CAE Exam Preparation Deck (1764)
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Have a go at sb (UK)
To criticize someone.
e.g.: My Dad's always having a go at me about getting a proper job.
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Go noun (OPPORTUNITY)
(US usually turn) an opportunity to play in a game, or to do or use something.
e.g.: Hey, it's Ken's go now! You've just had your go.
Please can I have a go (= can I ride) on your bike?
I'll have a go at driving for a while if you're tired.
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More holes than Swiss cheese
To have a lot of problems. e.g.: I have read the proposal, it has more holes than Swiss cheese.
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Chalk and cheese
It is used to describe two things that are completely different. e.g.: They are brother and sister, but they are like chalk and cheese.
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Big cheese
It refers to the boss, or the person in charge of something. e.g.: Let's make sure the office is clean, the big cheese will be there on the weekend.
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To see red
To suddenly become very angry. e.g.: When he laughed in my face I saw red and hit him.
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To catch someone red-handed
To catch someone in the act of doing something wrong (private or illegal). e.g.: I caught my sister red-handed reading my diary.
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In the red (informal)
In debt, owing money. "in the red" can refer to a person or the person's bank account. e.g.: I don't understand why he's always in the red as he has a very good job.
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Once in a blue moon
Very rarely, hardly ever. e.g.: When I was younger I used to go the cinema about once a month but now I go once in a blue moon.
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Sleep on sth (phrasal verb)
To delay making a decision about something important until the next day so that you have time to consider it carefully.
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Weigh sth up
Think carefully about advantages and disadvantages of a decision
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Run sth by sb (phrasal v. informal)
To tell someone about something so that person can give their opinion about it:
Would you run your idea by me one more time?
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Think ahead (phrasal verb)
Think carefully about the future and what might happen.
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Allow for sth
To consider something when you are planning something:
We allowed for living expenses of £20 a day.
[+ -ing verb] You should allow for the plane being delayed.
We have to allow for the possibility that we might not finish on schedule.
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Stand out (phrasal verb)
-To be very noticeable
The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.
-To be much better than other similar things or people
We had lots of good applicants for the job, but one stood out from the rest.
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Bring sb/sth along (phrasal verb)
To take someone or something with you
Can I bring a friend along to the party?
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Desire word family
Noun [C/U] = Desire
Verb = Desire
Adjective (describing sth worth having) = Desirable
Negative adjective = Undesirable
Adverb (from adjective) = Desirably
Noun [U] (from adjective) = Desirability
Negative noun [C] (somebody/sth that isn't wanted) = Undesirable
Adjective (from past participle) = Desired
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Origin word family
Noun [C] = Origin
Plural noun = Origins
Adjective = Original
Negative adjective = Unoriginal
Adverb = Originally
Verb = Originate
Noun [C] (thing or person) = Original
Noun [U] (from adjective) = Originality
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Secure word family
Adjective = Secure
Negative adjective = Insecure
Adverb = Securely
Negative Adverb = Insecurely
Noun [U] = Security
Negative noun [C, U] = Insecurity
Verb = Secure
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Popular word family
Adjective = Popular
Negative Adjective = Unpopular
Noun [U] = Popularity
Negative Noun [U] = Unpopularity
Adverb = Popularly
Verb = Popularise
Noun [U] (from verb) = Popularisation
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Advertising campaign
Advertisements and other activities to persuade people to buy sth
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Crunching numbers
Doing a lot of calculations
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Financial adviser
Someone who advises people about how to save and invest money
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Insurance broker
Someone who sells insurance to people
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Pecking order
An informal social system in which some people or groups know they are more or less important than others:
There's a clearly established pecking order in this office.
He started as a clerk but gradually rose in the pecking order.
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Product endorsement
A personal assurance that a product is good
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Appetite for variety
Collocation.
People have an appetite for variety.
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Unquantifiable
Not able to be measured.
Unquantifiable benefits/liabilities/risks Finance people can't value employee attitudes, working environment, or other indirect variables with unquantifiable benefits.
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Innate
An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned.
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