Session 4 Flashcards
(41 cards)
the talk of the town {SW}
Ex: The show is going to be the talk of the town.
a hot topic or subject that everyone is talking about
knock / hit / take [it] out of the park {SW}
Ex: Adam Lambert hit it out of the park tonight on American Idol.
do or perform very well
pitch / sales pitch / go the pitch {SW}
Ex1: The salesmen should learn how to deliver a good [sales] pitch.
Ex2: The President speaks in New York today, making another [sales] pitch for his economic program.
advertise, try to sell something by advertisement
seconds away from / inches from {SW}
Ex: Many workers and skiers today are just inches from death in their jobs and sports.
almost, nearly
can’t take something / doing something {SW}
Ex1: His wife ran away because she couldn’t take his nonsense anymore.
Ex2: I thought I could hide the pain inside. But I just can’t take leaving you.
not able to endure or stand
(not) for the intended purpose {SW}
Ex: Preventing the free exercise of religion was not the intended purpose of this law.
the right or wrong use of something
be bound to {SW}
Ex: There are bound to be price increases next year.
certain or very likely to happen
[destination]–bound {SW}
Ex: Hai Phong bound flight
indicate destination
to abide by {SW}
Ex: have to abide by the law / rules.
follow or conform to the law or rules
at / in the back of one’s mind {SW}
Ex: At the back of her mind she knew she couldn’t trust him.
vaguely aware of, do not know for sure
to come out / to be out {SW}
Ex1: The truth finally came out about what happened.
Ex2: The truth is out that these people are lying their butts off.
(secret or truth) be revealed to people or the public
dig deep {SW}
Ex: To come up with each player’s 21 questions, producers dig deep.
conduct a thorough research
lovebirds {SW}
Ex: Truth has torn lovebirds apart.
a humorous way to say lovers
on the skids / on the rocks {SW}
Ex: His career | marriage | business is on the skids / on the rocks
going to fail
to gamble away {SW}
Ex: He gambled away his family fortune on a single throw of the dice.
lost (some money) on gambling
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth {S}
Ex: I promise before Almighty God that the evidence which I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
swear that something is absolutely true
– get that a lot {S}
– If I had a nickel / dime / penny for every time I heard that {S}
Ex: “You look just like Brad Pitt!!!” “Thanks, I get that a lot.”
usually hear that comment/remark
get something over with {SW}
Ex: The sooner we start, the sooner we’ll get it over with.
try to finish something unpleasant quickly, especially when you can’t avoid it
right off the bat {SW}
Ex: He learned right off the bat that you can’t trust anyone in this business.
immediately
[right] off the top of one’s head {SW}
Ex: “How much do you think this car would cost?” “Well, [right] off the top of my head, I’d say about a thousand.”
give an immediate answer without thinking about it carefully
have a thing for / about {SW}
Ex: My grandfather had a thing for much younger women.
like certain types of things or people have very strong feelings about someone or something, especially feelings that are unusual or unreasonable
here we go {S}
Ex: “Police! Open up!” ”Oh well,” I thought, “here we go.”
signal that something is going to happen as expected
have no stomach for / have no stomach to do something {SW}
Ex: The husband didn’t have the stomach to look at his angry wife’s face.
do not have courage or strength to do something
hold back {SW}
Ex: A big, dumb kid that was held back for another year.
keep from telling, hesitate to act or speak
