Session 12 Flashcards
(38 cards)
up for grabs {SW}
Ex: The famous villa is up for grabs for $100m.
become available for anyone interested
walk away/off with (a prize) {SW}
Ex: The winner will walk away | off with a brand-new refrigerator.
win a prize or award
hand(s) in the air {S}
Ex: Hand in the air, people.
ask people to raise their hand
stand / withstand the test of time {SW}
Ex1: Although exceptions could be made, the rule still stands.
Ex2: The agreement stands
Ex3: These old goodies stand | withstand the test of time.
remain good over time
to let out {SW}
Ex: When she saw the ghost, she let out a cry of horror. | let out a long sigh.
to reveal (a secret), release (a sound) or get off one’s chest (a feeling)
for nothing {SW}
Ex1: Thanks for nothing.
do not achieve anything helpful or good
thanks for nothing {SW}
say thank even though you are not helped (may imply sarcasm)
It’s not for nothing that / do not… for nothing {SW}
Ex1: It’s not for nothing that the Beatles is considered the world’s finest band.
Ex2: We don’t call the Beatles musical magicians for nothing.
there is a good or strong reason for that
underdog >< frontrunner {SW}
Ex: Most of the crowd were cheering for the underdog to win just this one time.
one that is expected to lose or win a contest
something is someone’s to lose / the one to beat {SW}
Ex1: The competition is yours to lose.
Ex2: You are the one to beat.
have the best chance of winning
dark horse (ngựa ô) {SW}
a (likely) successful underdog
on the verge {SW}
Ex1: on the verge of tears
Ex2: on the verge of becoming successful
likely to happen soon, almost
do a double take {SW}
Ex1: He walks past her and she does a double take. Without clothes, he looks like a different person.
Ex2: There is no love at first sight. Always do a double take.
be uncertain or surprised and need to look again to be sure
slam on the brakes {SW}
Ex: It’s over-training and your body is slamming on the brakes.
stop all of a sudden
to spin / spiral out of control {SW}
Ex: She’s just spinning out of control and she’s over-taxing her system and it’s fighting back.
going to lose control completely
- FYI {S}
offer new information you think would be useful to the listener
- Just so you know {S}
emphasize that you are going to say something that the listener should pay attention to
- mark my words {S}
imply that the listener should take note of what you are saying because it certainly will happen in the future
- for what it’s worth {SW}
Ex: Here’s my advice, for whatever it’s worth.
offer some new information or advice even though you are not sure if that helps or matters
sleep in {SW}
Ex: I missed the morning train because I slept in.
sleep longer than you should have done, oversleep
sleep through something {SW}
Ex: Many people frequently sleep through their alarms.
not waken up by something
apiece {SW}
Ex1: He and I had two fish apiece.
Ex2: Entire roast chickens were sixty cents apiece.
each
shake one’s confidence {SW}
Ex: Martin Luther King faced many death threats that shook his confidence in his ability to lead.
make someone lose his or her confidence
fake it until one makes it {SW}
Ex: Right now, I’m just trying to fake it until I make it.
imitate confidence so that as the confidence produces success, it will generate real confidence
