English 6 Flashcards
English 6 (401 cards)
now the pressure is on
Translated: now the pressure is on
Do You Ever Feel That You’re Not Interesting Enough?
Translated: Do You Ever Feel That You’re Not Interesting Enough?
to jack up the price
to jack up the price - to raise the price of an item that is offered for sale.
to jack someone up
- Sl. to excite or stimulate someone, possibly with drugs. Tom jacked up his buddy by talking to him. Tom jacked up Fred with a lot of encouragement.
- Sl. to motivate someone; to stimulate someone to do something. The mail is late again today. We’ll have to jack those people up at the post office. I guess I’ll have to jack up the carpenter again to repair my stairs.
now the pressure is on
Translated: now the pressure is on
experience one of kind
Translated: experience one of kind
i better come up with something interesting
Translated: i better come up with something interesting
everything is brand new
Translated: everything is brand new
nowhere to get shelter.
pas d’endroit où s’abriter.
Florida high school shooting
Translated: Florida high school shooting
fix some of the background check issue we faced in the florida high school shooting
Translated: fix some of the background check issue we faced in the florida high school shooting
the automaker
Translated: the automaker
we was interviewd moments ago
Translated: we was interviewd moments ago
all right guys lets move like we got a purpose
Translated: all right guys lets move like we got a purpose
more deal coming into
Translated: more deal coming into
he’s a very skilled person and not just fortunate
Translated: he’s a very skilled person and not just fortunate
it doesnt have to be per say
Translated: it doesnt have to be per say
things aren’t going (over) so well
Translated: things aren’t going (over) so well
to trickle down
(of wealth) gradually benefit the poorest as a result of the increasing wealth of the richest.
to trickle down
To diffuse downward through some hierarchical structure: The sociology professor believed that money rarely trickles down from the owners of capital to the workers who toil in the factories.
these question are better left to you
Translated: these question are better left to you
What questions, if any, are better left unanswered?
Translated: What questions, if any, are better left unanswered?
What does “And I yield back” mean in Congress?
After giving a speech I heard one Congressman say at the end … And I yield back.
What does that mean?
They are given time to speak. If they finish their point before their time is complete, they can give up or “yield” their time to someone else whom they want to speak for them.
if the demand picks up then that is good
Translated: if the demand picks up then that is good