Collocations Flashcards
to set your heart on doing sth
you decided to do sth
to do sth on a whim
to do sth suddenly and unexpectedly
sb/sth is a bane of sb’s existence
sth that you really hate dont know …
to drop behind in sth
to fall in sth ( class )
to face up to sth
confront ( problem)
to end up doing sth
long process
to follow in somebody’s footsteps
you follow an example
on the big screen
at the cinema
out of the blue
if sth happens unexpected
to stand sb up
you dont show up for a planned meeting
to trigger an emotion
start emotion
put up with sth
to tolerate sth cuz it has sence even if you dont like it
to deliver your lines
say sth
follow sb’s example
to have a rolemodel
to do sth by the skin of one teeth
to do it like really lucky 60% when 60% is minimum
to go down the toilet
terrible
sth is a piece of cake
easy
sth is NOT my cup of tea
i dont like it
drop-dead gorgeous
super hot
to move up the ladder
process of getting promoted
to go the extra mile
when you do more work than u r expected
to do sth at your expense
when you do sth and pay for it by yourself
to pop down to the supermarket
go there really quickly
to be hooked ON sth
to be addicted TO sth
sth slip your mind
always forget
to look a million dollars
sexy as hell
cold fish
distant unfriendly
stand-offish
distant unfriendly
to have a heart of gold
very kind generous
to be as hard as nails
shows no sympathy fear
to be a pain in the neck
sb very annoying
haste makes waste
if you do sth too quickly , you will do it bad
to be made redundant
loose your job cuz you are not needed anymore
to keep on top of things
to not drop behind
to feel out of my depth
you cant do it cuz you are shit
to feel like a fish out of water
feel bad you cant do it
absolutely
+ amazing , shocking , stunning
particularly
+ amusing . interesting
most
+ interesting , amusing
especially
+ disappointing , annoying , irritating
so
+ annoying
fine line between love and hate
close to each other
whatever floats your boat
makes you happy
whatever toots your horn
makes you happy
stark raving bonkers
super really crazy
to have intimate knowledge of sth
lots of knowledges
to trick sb into doing sth
cheat him
sth is deceptively cheap
expensive
appearances are deceptive
dont judge based on look
sth is the very essence of sth
source of sth
sth represent heart of sth
source of sth
sth symbolise soul of sth
source of sth
to make sb’s hair stand on end
feel very frightened
page-turner
really great book
sth is a bit out of the ordinary
unusual
sth is paramount
very important
to be proficient IN sth
very skilled
to give sb a helping hand
to help sb
an eligible bachelor
perfectly single man
to have an insatiable appetite for sth
you cant have enough
to have a different perspective ON sth
different view
sb is a household name
sb who is well known
public scrutiny
popular press
to have a short fuse
daddy
sb who beats around the bush
not direct
to pour money INTO sth
to put a lot of money
to be taken for granted
to be not appretiated
sth is NOT a rocket science
sth is not difficult
sb/sth makes you flip
makes you angry
to seethe WITH rage/anger
totally angry and you can’t see it
to reach the ends of one’s tether
you are about to explode
to lose one’s cool
to become angry
the final straw
and thats it !!!
to bear sth in mind
to keep it there
there are no two ways about it
opinion I’m right
to go dutch
pay for itself
to go halves
pay itself
down in the mouth
depressed sad
go in birthday suit
naked
to get on like a house of fire
amazing passionate relationship
to be like two peas in a pod
comfortable together
golden handshake
lot of money and retiree
giving him or her the cold shoulder
ignore them
gate-crasher
uninvited to a party
full of beans
happy
in the land of nod
sleeping
to nod off
to fall asleep
