1
Q
Rip-off
A
The restaurant was a rip-off. $5 for tap water.
2
Q
Humblebragging
A
His date kept humblebragging about her Tesla. She was not his cup of tea.
3
Q
Pull my leg
A
When the waiter got his order wrong, he just scoffed: you’re pulling my leg!
4
Q
Bite his tongue
A
He was fuming but bit his tongue to stay polite
5
Q
Make one’s jaw drop
A
The final bill made his jaw drop - $200 for two salads!
6
Q
Vowed never to return
A
He vowed never to return to that “overpriced dump”.
7
Q
Spill the tea
in stitches
A
Back home, he spilled the tea with us, and we were in stitches.
- Share gossip
- Laugh uncontrollably
8
Q
What a letdown!
A
What a letdown! He sighed.
Disappointment
C1 expressions
flashcards
Decks in class (19)
# Cards
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Bill’s birthday11
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Athur’s tea shop9
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My childhood dream9
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A Love Gone Wrong10
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A Grand Adventure10
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The Dating Disaster8
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Online Shopping Nightmare6
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The Office Medltdown5
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The Airbnb debacle11
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The wedding fiasco8
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The start-up gamble12
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The Language Mix-Up12
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the Gym Fiasco10
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Family Zoom Call6
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A Work Crisis -Office Power Cut9
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The Job Intervew Blunder9
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The Tech Support Nightmare8
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The Awkward Encounter8
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The Epic Fail9
