Unit 9 Flashcards

(46 cards)

1
Q

Don’t tell me you buy that story.

A

I can’t believe you think that story is true.

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2
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You’re such a skeptic!

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You always doubt everything.

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3
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There’s no question Bogfoot is real.

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Bigfoot is definitely real.

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4
Q

Get out of here!

A

You’ve got to be kidding.

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5
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You have such a wild imagination!

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You think up some crazy things.

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6
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Seeing is believing.

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I have to see it with my own 2 eyes to believe that it’s true.

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7
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cite

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mention/show

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8
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fake

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not true/real, fiction

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9
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confession

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tell the truth

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10
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allegedly

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say sth without proof

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11
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burden

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carry sth difficult/unpleasant you have to deal with.

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12
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trace

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try to find the origin of sth.

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13
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claim

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say sth without proof

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14
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clip

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a short part of film.

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15
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shaggy

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long, rough, untidy hair

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16
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stage

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fake

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17
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grainny

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not clear

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18
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hoax

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fake to fool sb

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19
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paranormal

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cannot explain by science

20
Q

pissed off

21
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fraudulent

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obtained, done by, or involving deception, esp. criminal deception: the fraudulent copying of American software.
• unjustifiably claiming or being credited with particular accomplishments or qualities: he unmasked fraudulent psychics.

22
Q

goosebumps

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the pimples that form gooseflesh.
pimple->a small hard inflamed spot on the skin.
gooseflesh->a pimply state of the skin with the hairs erect, produced by cold or fright.

23
Q

odd duck

24
Q

perplexed

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puzzled/confused

25
strange
bizarre/odd/peculiar/unusual
26
I don't know
I have no idea I'm not sure Beats me
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out-of-the-ordinary
unusual
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You're probably right.
acknowledge the other person's opinion
29
Why else would...?
confirm your own opinion
30
get fired
your fault
31
get laid off
not your fault
32
to be made redundant
in UK
33
sever
end ( a relationship)
34
extort
v
35
scheme
v
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Give me your digits!
Give me your phone nimber!
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greed
n
38
conspire
v
39
lenient
adj
40
show off
boast | brag
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transcript
wride down sth
42
dead-pan
cold-blooded show no emotion pokerface
43
something is off
sth doesn't quite add up there is something wrong there's sth to blow up in one's face
44
Their plan backfired
Their plan didn't work out the way they planned
45
They got busted
They got caught
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Do the crime, do the time.
When you do