Different Flashcards

(44 cards)

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Неизбежный

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Imminent

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be patient with me

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Bear with me

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3
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Adj. very nice (but old school, rich British)

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Smashing

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4
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Come back and discuss later

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Reconvene

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5
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Cardboard boxes

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He is living out of cardboard boxes

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6
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Not escalate

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Take it higher

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7
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Disappoint someone

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Let somebody down

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8
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Disappoint someone

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Let the side down

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9
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You will make us lose our jobs

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You’ll put us all out of the job

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10
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to buy or take (something or someone) quickly or eagerly.

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Snap up

I’m surprised you weren’t snapped up sooner for a nice desk job

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the latest possible time; a time that is almost too late.

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High time

it’s high time you mended this shelf.

Which is why it’s high time that such skills were put to better use

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Lose jobs

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You’ll put us all out of a job

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to have or form an opinion about (something or someone)

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Make of this

What the team gonna make of this?

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to have or form an opinion about (something or someone)

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Make of this

What the team gonna make of this

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15
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finished’, ‘at an end’

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Be over

We’ve been over this

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16
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By the way

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Speaking of which

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17
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to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll

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Let’s have a mosey around

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18
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Vomit

19
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Not appropriate

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That’s just grossly inappropriate

20
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Not appropriate

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That’s just grossly inappropriate

21
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Rubbish

22
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express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions.

23
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Pun

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make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.

“his first puzzle punned on composers, with answers like ‘Handel with care’ and ‘Haydn go seek’”

24
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to think that one looks good or one is very special or important.

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Fancy oneself

They really fancy themselves after only one hit song! I never thought I’d fancy myself in a kilt.

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accept an offer or challenge from someone
take someone up on I'd like to take you up on that offer
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Can I have 1 second?
Would you excuse me for just 1 second?
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delay making a decision on something until the following day.
Sleep on it
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Drives mad
Drives round the bend
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I can walk
I could do with a walk
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tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely
Tenacious
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Very bad; awful
Appalling (Actor)
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completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing.
Cram I am cramming 9 hours in 4
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Bride party
Hen do
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Interpretation
I’ll leave that to your interpretation if that’s nice
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What more
What more could you want
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Have you seen him?
Did you get a look at him?
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See through
Dumbledore trusted me to see this through
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When you glad to see smn
It’s good to see you
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damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.
Defile He defiled it with dark magic
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marked by a covering of grey cloud
Overcast
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To departure
To set off When it got too windy on the beach we set off to look for some lunch
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To departure
To set off When it got too windy on the beach we set off to look for some lunch
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you formally agree to something by signing an official document
Sign on the dotted line
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Imagine or invent something
is something no film script could dream up