Unit 30: Brick walls and glass ceilings Flashcards
build sth/sb up
build-up (n)
The play was built up to be a masterpiece but I found it very disappointing.
give a very positive and enthusiastic description of somebody/something, often making them seem better than they really are
come up against a brick wall
be unable to make any progress because there is a difficulty that stops you
glass ceiling
She is one of a handful of women who have broken the glass ceilingin business.
As a result of hitting the glass ceiling in corporate America, African American women are starting businesses of their own.
the way in which unfair attitudes can stop women, or other groups, from getting the best jobs in a company, etc. although there are no official rules to prevent them from getting these jobs
roof fall in
my world collapsed
go through the roof
(prices, etc.) increase very quickly
hit the roof
become very angry
have a roof over your head
have somewhere to live
like a cat on a hot tin roof|hot bricks
very nervous
a window of opportunity
a period of time when the circumstances are right for doing something)
go/fly out (of) the window
to stop existing; to disappear completely
a tower of strength
He was a tower of strength to his sisters when their father died.
extremely strong in an emotional sense
tower above
She towers over other dancers of her generation.
to be much better than others in ability, quality, etc.
under-strength
(of a sports team) not having all its best players able to play in the team
be a gateway to
a means of getting or achieving something
close/shut doors on sth
to make it unlikely that something will happen
