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37 Cards in this Set
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to do well by someone (the ceo did well by his employees and gave them bonus) |
to treat sb well or with respect |
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sumptuous food |
excellent food |
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wishy-washy (The politician’s answers were to wishy-washy to determine what his real positions are) |
lacking in characters or principles |
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soaring prices (Home prices in the area are soaring and people are having trouble finding a house) |
to go up on prices |
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to be/become unhinged |
to become unstable or disturbed because of dramatic event |
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to drive a wedge between (His drinking problem is driving a wedge between their friendship) |
to describe anger or disagreement between 2 people who use to be friendly |
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banter (George Clooney and Brad Pitt are known for their lighthearted banter) |
Playful and friendly conversation |
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impetus (Her past failure was the impetus to her current success) |
something that causes an activity to happen or the driving force or reason behind something |
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to follow suit (California went into lockdown and New York followed suit) |
to do the same thing to follow an example set |
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to catch someone red-handed (The bank robber was caught red-handed with the money) |
to catch someone in the act of doing sth bad or ilegal |
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mint condition |
almost like new |
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to hand it to sb (Even though he act a bit crazy, you have to hand it to him, he is really creative) |
to give someone credit for sth |
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on the rocks |
If you have an alcoholic drink on the rocks, you have it with pieces of ice |
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obnoxious (She has such an obnoxious laught. It’s so loud.) |
very unpleasant or rude |
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jack of all trades (you know how to fix everything. You’re a real jack of all trades.) Can be used in negative or positive way |
You trying to do everything but you can’t really master everything |
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potluck |
Potluck is party when everyone brings their own dish and normally it’s homemade |
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to play for keeps (The job candidates are all playing for keeps) |
to take sth seriously |
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fact or cap |
Game in the usa (fact or fiction) |
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to catch/take flak |
to receive criticism |
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pep talk (My dad gave me a pep talk before I went on stage and I felt much less nervous) |
short conversation to encourage sb |
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as of late (90s fashion has grown in popularity as of late.) |
lately, recently |
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pearls of wisdom |
wise words or advice and sometimes this is used sarcastically |
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to see something through (Although we’ve had some obstacles, I’m going to see the project through) |
to continue to do sth until it’s finished |
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to turn on a dime (That car is as big as a boat but it can turn on a dime.) (Larry’s mood can turn on a dime if he’s tired.) |
to turn a direction of sth really quickly |
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wax poetic (After a few drinks, she tends to wax poetic about her life) |
to speak in a poetic way |
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It’s my jam |
something I really like |
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in peril (The campers were in peril and needed to be rescued) |
in danger |
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to be predicated on (I hope the lease isn’t predicated on you actually opening a casino) |
to be based on |
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ad hoc (They formed an ad hoc committer to look into the politician’s recent accusation) |
for the specific purpose or situation |
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lovey-dovey (I can’t stand when my parrents get all lovey-dovey) |
very affectionate or romantic |
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a home run (John really hit a home run with the new client.) |
Someone did a great job |
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to knock it out of the park (You really knocked it out of the park) |
to do an excellent job |
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popcorn to someone |
to introduce to someone |
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a cheap shot |
a critical and unfair comment. |
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Cushions the blow |
to make a bad situation less serious |
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Jump the gun |
to do something too soon without thinking carefuly about it |
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get the ball rolling |
start a new activity |
