Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
to think about a problem or a task and find a solution or a strategy for dealing with it |
work out |
Paul has worked out a way to solve the problem |
|
|
أوزة |
goose |
|
|
|
put down, especially gently or carefully. |
lay |
she laid the baby in his crib |
|
|
ملعقة |
spoon |
|
|
|
تلوى |
wriggle |
|
|
|
in fact |
indeed |
|
|
|
to take control of something like a company, an organization, a government, or a territory |
take over (1) |
If we buy another 10,000 shares, we can take the company over |
|
|
a mark on the neck or face caused by a lover biting or sucking the skin, a love bite. they have probably made love recently |
someone has a hickey on their neck |
Susie drives the boys crazy by coming to class with two or three fresh hickeys on her neck. |
|
|
Strict adherence to rules and regulations so that a procedure seems to take longer than necessary. |
red tape |
It took two weeks to get visas for our aid workers because of all the red tape. |
|
|
A light or informal evening meal. Around 6pm-7pm. |
supper |
|
|
|
when you do something to amuse yourself while waiting for something. |
You kill time |
You kill time when you do something to amuse yourself while waiting for something.hold on |
|
|
to wait for a short time(hang on) |
hold on |
Hold on for a moment and I'll get Jamal on the line. |
|
|
pieces of underwear, esp. women's panties |
undies |
Why does Sheila hang her undies all over the bathroom? Can't she stick them in the dryer instead? |
|
|
you earn just enough to pay for a place to live and your daily expenses. |
you make ends meet |
My wife and I both have to work full-time just to make ends meet these days. |
|
|
lire entre les lignes |
read between the lines |
|
|
|
to move past (in space), or pass (in time) |
go by |
My grandfather likes to sit on a bench in the park and watch all the people going by.Time seems to go by more quickly when you get older. |
|
|
a stupid or crazy person |
yo-yo |
Who's the yo-yo who parked in the manager's spot? |
|
|
a man who takes the passive role in gay or homosexual sex #a top |
bottom |
When Pedro was in a gay bar he met a guy he really liked, but it soon became clear that they were both bottoms. |
|
|
Something that someone has said is difficult to believe. |
hard to swallow |
His excuse for coming late was a bit hard to swallow, don't you think? |
|
|
to * something * of the ground, such as a plant, a stake, or a fence post nouns often used as objects with *: plant, bush, weed, carrot, vine, stake, peg, post |
pull up (1) |
If you don't pull the roots up as well, the weeds will grow back in no time. |
