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Flashcards by Daniel Rizo, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Daniel Rizo
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| put up /pʊt/ | def.: to stay somewhere overnight e.g.: I put up in in my friend's house for a week |
| set up /set/ |
def.: to arrange for an event or activity to happen
e.g.: We set up the tables for the event
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| bring down /brɪŋ/ | def.: to reduce the level of something e.g.: We brought down the requirements of the competition |
| break up /breɪk/ | def.: If a marriage breaks up or two people in a romantic relationship break up, their marriage or their relationship ends e.g.: That couple broke up the other day, now the're back again bf&gf |
| turn down /tɜːn/ | def.: if the economy or market turns down, there is less business activity and fewer opportunities to make money e.g.: The contract was turned down by the client |
| to be in store /stɔːr/ | def.:items in a safe place while not being used or displayed e.g.: There are plenty of items in store to be sold out |
| to feel your age /eɪdʒ/ | def.: become aware that one is growing older and less energetic e.g.: Whenever I run a marathon I start to feel my age |
| to be old enough to know better /ˈbet.ər/ |
def.: to be smart or sensible enough not to do something
e.g.: He shouldn't have done that, he's old enough to know better
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| to be young at heart /jʌŋ/ |
def.: thinking and behaving as if you are younger than you really are
e.g.: She is in her 70s and she's young at heart
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| the youth of today /juːθ/ | def.: the people from the newest generation e.g.: The media is driven by the youth of today, said my grandpa |
| (not) to look your age /lʊk/ | def.: appear to be as old as one really is e.g.: I thought she was as young as me, she doesn't look her age |
| to be as old as the hills /hɪl/ | def.: to be very old e.g.: My mathemathics teacher is as old as the hills, he taught my parents mathematics |
| to have an old head on young shoulders /ˈʃəʊl.dər/ |
def.: young person who thinks and talks like an older person who has more experience of life
e.g.: He has an old head on young shoulders, he scolded me and he's not even half my age!
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| to be good value for money /ˈvæl.juː/ | def.: the value of what you are buying is at least equal to the amount you're paying e.g.: I hope this class is of a good value for the money |
| to be on the cards /kɑːd/ | def.: to be likely to happen e.g.: It's on the cards that I'll get to study my thing |
| to be just around the corner /ˈkɔː.nər/ | def.: very close to the place or time that you are e.g.: The ComicCon is just around the corner |
| in the pipeline /ˈpaɪp.laɪn/ | def.: being developed e.g.: The law proposals in Mexico have been in the pipeline for more that 20 years My flashcards have been in the pipeline...sorry |
| in the long run /rʌn/ | def.: at some time in the future e.g.: Everything that I'm currently studying will be useful in the long run |
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