Harari 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Ravenous
Famished
to make someone feel healthier, and more energetic again:
His beliefs, both political and religious, seem to … him.
Reinvigorate
to not make any effort:
He just watches TV and never … to help with the dishes.
Not lift a finger
He won’t lift a finger to do sth
the best or most important product, idea, building, etc. that an organization owns or produces:
This machine is the … in our new range of computers.
The company’s … store is in New York.
flagship
to be in charge of a situation or place :
This government has … some of the most significant changes in education this century.
She has … the district during a period of unprecedented growth.
Preside over sth
She has presided over the district during a period of unprecedented growth.
Give arguments to support your position
Back up your words with
a person who is famous and important in a particular area of activity:
A … of chemistry
Luminary
A luminary of chemistry
too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them:
She was complaining about her … parents.
Nosy
She was complaining about her nosy parents.
A breakneck development
of someone or someone’s character) positive and hoping for good things, optimistic:
They are less … about the prospects for peace.
Sanguine
an expression of great sadness or
disappointment:
• …, he will not help me.
• …, the food was spoiled.
Alas and alack
very difficult to understand:
His instructions were …
As clear as mud
situation in which you can enjoy the advantages of two very different things at the
same time:
She works in the city and lives in the country, so she gets …
the best of both worlds
honestly and according to the rules:
• She won the election… (Idiom)
Fair and square
She won the election fair and square.
to be at risk:
• Almost 3,000 jobs have been lost
recently, and a further 3,000 are…
Be on the line
Almost 3,000 jobs have been lost
recently, and a further 3,000 are on the line
If someone or something is head
and shoulders above other people or
things, he, she, or it is a lot better
than them:
• There’s no competition - they’re
… the
rest.
На голову выше
Head and shoulders above
said when someone makes a
suggestion or offer that is better
than one that they have already
made
Now you’re talking
If something is in the bag, you are
certain to get it or to achieve it:
• Once we’d scored the third goal,
the game was pretty much …
Be in the bag
to avoid talking about what is
important:
• Don’t … — get to the point
beat around the bush
weak, unsatisfactory, or not firm:
• One of the legs on this chair is a bit
…
He may have to stop playing tennis
because of his … knee.
Wonky
