Jan Flashcards
(149 cards)
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spiking a drink
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unease
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struck by a thought
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once in a blue moon
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rarely
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spill the beans
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takes two to tango
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Both sides are responsible for the actions
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on cloud nine
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very happy
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riding shotgun
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curry favour
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a bone to pick
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a problem to settle
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throwing the baby out with the bathwater
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discarding the good with the bad
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tell someone off
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talk angrily to a person who has done something wrong
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give someone a piece of your mind
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tell someone how angry you are with them
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a spanner in the works
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throw a wrench into the works
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cause some chaos
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skewing
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A representation that is misleading or unfair
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jarring
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Shocking, unpleasant
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confirmation
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a christening
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a baptism
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an endeavour
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an attempt to do something
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thirst
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full of lust, desperate to date
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depraved
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marked by evil and corruption
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swagger
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walk or behave with an over-confident manner
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born with a silver spoon in your mouth
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born in a rich family
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inane
(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value
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smoking gun
very clear evidence
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rigging
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brag
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exult
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to dip out
leave a place without telling anyone
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to flake
to not show when you said you were coming
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shy [adverb]
before, short of
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shamble
To walk clumsily or shuffle along
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to be in shambles
to be a mess
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off the cuff
without preparation
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squawk
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rancour
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
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veer
change direction suddenly
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a brew
a beer, tea etc. something brewed or cooked/fermented
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a lattice
a structure with a regular or repeating arrangement
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a smorgasbord
a selection, a variety
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infirmary
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an edgelord
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dusk
after sunset, before night, still some light
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dawn
light before sunrise
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serenity
peacefulness
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to stir enthusiasm
to create enthusiasm
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illicit
illegal
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TAKE A BACK SEAT (to sth) (idm)
not be leading
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outcrops
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garnishment of wages
Taking or seizing money directly from the employee's wages. owed because of an order such as child support
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bods
bodies
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arduous
hard, difficult
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tall order
difficult task
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in vain
without success
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a vanity
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vanity
excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements
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all bets are off
the outcome of a situation is unpredictable.
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triage
A method of prioritizing treatment
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tan
light brown
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bear a resemblance to
to look like
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blunt
honest to the point of rudeness
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tantalising
tempting, attractive, something you want
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precocious
talented beyond one's age
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thicket
a thick growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees
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leavened bread
bread which was made with yeast, and lifted in the process - not a flat bread
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soot
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ethos
ethics
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tumble
to fall
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sewing
sounds like going, knowing etc.
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burgeoning
expanding or growing rapidly
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a poster child
person or character used as a symbol to promote a cause
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have every confidence
to be sure
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put off
delayed, postponed
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to staunch bleeding
to stop a problem
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staunch
strongly loyal
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kowtow
act in an excessively subservient manner
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a cornerstone pledge
a key promise
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bedazzle
(v) greatly impress (someone) with brilliance or skill.
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gaming out
simulating, speculating about what could happen and how to do something
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conveying
impart, as an idea; transfer / express
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adjudication
judgement
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the bulk
the majority
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portrayal
The way in which a person or a character is presented
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suave
charming, smooth in social manner
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chaps
leather leggings
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profound
deep, meaningful
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like a bat out of hell
very fast and wildly
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hurtling
moving swiftly and with great force
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novel
new and different
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fledgling
an inexperienced person, beginner; a young bird about to leave the nest
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ingenuity
Cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness
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confounded
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fonder
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to hike
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rapid build of a new site
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punt something down the road / kicking the can down the road
you delay or postpone something
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to come out of left field
to be completely unexpected
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abundant
more than enough; plentiful
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shedding
losing (especially hair or skin)
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inertial
tending to do nothing or to remain unchanged
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a bb
a bullet from a airgun
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silver gild
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tainted
contaminated; corrupted
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filigree
delicate wirework
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enamel
a hard protecting coating [especially for teeth]
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mantelpiece
The shelf above a fireplace, historically for hanging cloaks
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gilding the lily
Adding unnecessary "improvements"
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weak pronunciation of "been"
bin'
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to muck something up
to spoil something completely, or do something very badly
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get slaughtered
to get very drunk
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to flop
to fall in some way
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nan
grandma, granny
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to cough up
to provide money for something you do not want to
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the dough
money
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quicklime
some white stone material
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a pauper
a very poor person
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sodding
used to express anger
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to yank
pull
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yanking someone's chain
tricking someone for fun
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pulling someone's leg
tricking someone for fun
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odd [in terms of frequency]
irregular, unpredictable
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a chip on your shoulder
looking for a fight, being upset about something
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weak pronunciation of "to"
t'
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stagger
to move unsteadily
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stagger payments, for example
spreading out in installments
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a glut
an oversupply
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way to go!
good job
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a slob
a person who is lazy and dirty or messy
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odds and ends
small, unimportant things
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hearse
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial
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hoarse
sounding rough and harsh
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boils
6th plague of Egypt, pus filled lumps on skin
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a pub crawl
go to many pubs
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wine and dine
to entertain someone by treating them to food and drink
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democratise
make something accessible to everyone
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irrefutable
impossible to disprove
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unwed
not married
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schmucks
a foolish or contemptible person
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chutzpah
nerve; audacity
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chavs
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ta
thank you
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ta ta
Goodbye
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cooing
making cute noises to please a baby
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run afoul of
to come into conflict with
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a femme fatale
dangerous woman, probably seductive
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femme
feminine
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plush
nice, expensive
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to revel
to take great pleasure in
