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FlashCards por Daniel Rizo, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Daniel Rizo
quase 7 anos atrás
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| Questão | Responda |
| earshot /ˈɪər·ʃɑt/ | def.: the range in which you can be heard or hear what someone is saying. e.g.: I think i was in the earshot of my enemy while planning his downfall. |
| draws /drɔs/ | def.: to remove something e.g.: Each turn the player has to draw a card from the pack. |
| to get swept up /swept/ | def.: involved in something through happenstance or proximity. e.g.: He's going to get swept up in some shady stuff just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. |
| jump the queue /kjuː/ |
def.: to unfairly go to the front of a queue
e.g.: There should be a fine for anyone that jups the queue
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Jump A Queue (image/jpeg)
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| keep your word /kiːp/ | def.: a promise e.g.: I said I'd visit him and I will keep my word. |
| make (up) an excuse /ɪkˈskjuːs/ |
def.: to create a reason for something
e.g.: I made up an excuse, so I didn’t have to go to the meeting.
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Excuses (image/jpeg)
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| be keen on /kiːn/ | def.: very interested or wanting to do something very much e.g.: He's rather keen on a girl in his school |
| profusely /prəˈfjuːs/ |
def.: produced or given in large amounts
e.g.: He was bleeding/sweating profusely.
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2btj N7 C (image/gif)
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| to bring sth into question /ˈkwes.tʃən/ | def.: to cause doubts about something e.g.: The fact that he plagiarized brings into question the authenticity of his earlier writings. |
| to set the scene /siːn/ | def.: to make something possible or likely to happen e.g.: His resignation set the scene for a company crisis. |
| fiercely /fɪəs/ | def.: showing strong feeling or energetic activity e.g.: He excelled in the competition in a fiercely manner |
| bitterly /ˈbɪt.ə.li/ | def.: in a way that shows strong negative emotion such as anger or disappointment e.g.: She wept bitterly at the news. |
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