Creativity Flashcards

(45 cards)

1
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To wander in search of fun or pleasure.

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Gallivant around

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2
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смыться, отчалить,свалить

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Swan off

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3
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From memory or without much or careful consideration
навскидку

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Off the top of my head

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4
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To waste one’s time and energy engaging in trivial, aimless, or futile activities and failing to make any progress as a result.

не делать успехов, топтаться на одном месте

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Go around in circles

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5
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To be able to think clearly in times of stress, especially when forming a solution to a pressing problem.
на ходу

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think on my feet

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6
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самодельное решение

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makeshift solution

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7
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A particularly inspired, clever, or innovative act, idea, or decision.
гениальная мысль

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a stroke of genius

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8
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rude slang Something that is extremely confusing or mind-boggling. ( ебать мозги)

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mind fuck

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9
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To continue to discuss, mention, or gripe about someone or something in a very persistent and irritating manner. (надоедливо толковать об одном и том же, “завести волынку”

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Harp on about

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10
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Врожденный

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Innate

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11
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Две стороны одной медали

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two sides of the same coin

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12
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to make something more attractive, lively or exciting

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Zhoosh up

They instantly bonded in their mission to zhoosh up the style, look, and living arrangements of hapless straight men.

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13
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Thrift flipping

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Thrift flipping is the process of buying items from thrift stores in your area or online, fixing them up, and reselling them.

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14
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Подкрасить

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A lick of paint

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15
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Хорошо подчищаю ( перебирать вещи )

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have a good clear out

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16
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Выбрасывать

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Chuck

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17
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Я не расточительна

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I’m the opposite of wasteful

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18
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Я - полная противоположность расточительности. На самом деле, моя лучшая половина обвиняет меня в накопительстве.

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I’m the opposite of wasteful. In fact, I’ve been accused of being a hoarder by my better half.

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19
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Засорять/загромождать помещение

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cluttering up the place

20
Q

Творческая жилка

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Creative Streak

21
Q

Рукожоп

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Two Left Hands

22
Q

всякая всячина

A

Bits and bobs

23
Q

забацать

A

Knock smth up

24
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Громко включать музыку

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Blare music / have their music blaring

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Мой кошмар
My idea of hell
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свинарник
a pig-sty
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от этого у меня скрутило живот Начало тошнить
Made my stomach turn
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Мурашки по телу
Made my skin crawl
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делать всё возможное для кого-либо, служить верой и правдой/
Wait hand and foot on
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на побегушках
beck and call
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To look after or take care of oneself without assistance from anyone else.
Fend for themselves Moving to a new country for college really made me learn to fend for myself.
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To consider or muse over some idea or plan.
Toy with the idea
33
To relocate from one's current residence.( Primarily heard in UK, Ireland.)
Up sticks The more I think about how much we love the coast, the more I think we should just up sticks and find a place near the beach.
34
ненадежный, неопределенный informal To be rather questionable or uncertain. Typically used with an intensifier or mitigator, such as "very," "a bit," "a little," etc.
Iffy It sounds like a good deal, but the specific details are still pretty iffy. We shouldn't sign anything until we're sure that it's the right move.
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В последнюю минуту ( узнать что/то)
At short notice I haven't prepared because she only told me about the lesson at short notice.
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Экономить
Eke out money
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A second-hand (not new) item, usually a piece of clothing, that is passed down for continued use, often from an older sibling to a younger one.
Hand-me-downs
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незаконный выброс отходов / выбрасывание бытового мусора в неположенном месте
Fly-tipping
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неудобный
Fiddly
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беспорядок
Clutter I don't like the place to be cluttered-up.
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Ком в горле
Lump in my throat
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Лежать в постели
Tucked up in bed
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Не хотела обидеть
No offence intended
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The best; without rival
Second to none Of course my daughter will go to Harvard—it's second to none!The owner is a famous pastry chef, so the desserts here are truly second to none.
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Между A situation in which the outcome cannot be predicted or a decision between two things is very close
Toss-up between If you ask me, it's a real toss-up between both teams. They've both done so well this season that it's hard to predict who will win.