4E - binomal pairs | Flashcards

Questão	Responda
touch and go	uncertain
rant and rave	loudly shout
odds and ends	leftovers/bits
aches and pains	minor pains and discomforts, typically in the muscles
neat and tidy	clean and organized
make or break	allowing no middle ground between success and failure
fair and square	in an honest and fair manner
sick and tired	thoroughly fatigued or bored
pros and cons	advantages and disadvantages
ins and outs	minor details
cut and dried	completely settled
by and large	in general
more or less	approximately
born and bred	born and raised
ups and downs	good luck and bad luck
sooner or later	before long
part and parcel	an essential aspect
through thick and thin	all circumstances
here and there	in various places
dead and buried	no longer used or accepted
dos and donts	rules of behaviour:
high and dry	being in a helpless or abandoned position
live and learn	one has learned something from an experience
pick and choose	to select with care and deliberation
rough and ready	crude in nature, method, or manner but effective in action or use
safe and sound	Being free from danger or injury
short and sweet	pleasantly brief : not long in duration or extent
through and through	in every aspect; thoroughly or completely
wear and tear	damage or deterioration that naturally occurs as a result of normal use or aging
peace and quiet	Tranquility
tral and error	to learn somethiny by trying different things
hard and fast	strict
hum and haw	hesitate
up and up	becoming more successful
hit and miss	not enjoy
grassroot campaign	campaigns organized by ordinary people
astroturfing	using fake identities to make commercial campaign look like a grassroot campaign
cut the red tape (surrounding...)	simplifying bureaucratic procedures
put a stop to	To terminate or abolish something
reverse the trend towards	Change the current pattern or direction
bring in legislation to	introduce a new law or product:
make it easier/harder/illegal for people to	to change the status to something else
provide more funding	to put more money into smth
raise/reduce taxes	to ammend taxation
initiate a project to	to start a project
caution	to warn
highlight	to draw attention to
elicit	to cause or encourage SB to say ST
rumour	to spread false information
probe	to explore whether ST is true
conjecture	to speculate
blurt	Utter something suddenly or inadvertently
chant	to say ST in a rythmical way as a group
entreat	ask SB to do ST
hiss	to say sharply
mouth	say ST silently
nag	harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to
retort	say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner:
scold	to tell SB off for behaving badly
snap	speak in bad-tempered way
snivel	speak while crying
squeal	a short, high-pitched cry or noise
tease	make fun of SB in light-hearted way
whine	a long, high-pitched complaining cry
yell	a loud, sharp cry of pain

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