Captures Flashcards
(50 cards)
It’s my bread and butter
a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live
Crumbled
Broken into small pieces,
انهار
Buildings crumbled as the earthquake struck.
Intimidate
to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do:
أرعب
ate and left no crumbs
someone who did a very good job, the person ate (did a good job) and left no crumbs (didn’t do any mistakes)
a: jiafei ate and left no crumbs
t: i agree
Do you need a lift ?
تحتاج توصيلة
Break A leg
Good luck
Hit me up
Text me
Lost my temper
Lost my cool
فقدت اعصابى
Apartheid
H silent
Apart.aid
Apartheid is a policy that is founded on the idea of separating people based on racial or ethnic criteria.
Vintage
ˈvin(t)ij
Classic
Fake it till you make it
اشتغل الناس لحد ما توصل
gig economy
is a labor market that relies heavily on temporary and part-time positions filled by independent contractors and freelancers rather than full-time permanent employees. Gig workers gain flexibility and independence but little or no job securit
low-key
If you say that something is low-key, you mean that it is on a small scale rather than involving a lot of activity or being made to seem impressive or important
He wanted to keep the meetings low-key
Breaks down in tears
تنهار بالبكاء
RE.bel
Re.BEL
عصيان
تمرد
I’ve never imagined
لم اتخيل
something is at/in the back of your mind,
you intend to do it, but are not actively thinking about it: I
Paycheck to paycheck”
is an informal expression describing one’s inability to pay for living expenses if they lost their income.
Acqui-hiring or Acq-hiring
is a neologism which describes the process of acquiring a company primarily to recruit its employees, rather than to gain control of its products or services.
Off-stage
not taking place on the stage and so not visible to the audience.
“she walked away as the clear winner of both onstage and offstage dancing”
This is a big ticket we can’t resolve
Where have you been
كنت فين
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
The metaphor of shooting for the moon suggests that we should aim for the highest possible achievement, something that may seem unattainable or beyond our grasp. But even if we don’t reach the moon, the quote tells us that we will still land among the stars.
Deadwood
عاملين غير مرغبوين
