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33 Cards in this Set
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Not to look anything like |
Not to look at all like |
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(to be) none of your business |
Used when we tell sb that sth does not concern them |
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Nothing of the sort |
Certainly not (as strong contradiction of sth said) |
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To be nothing if not + adjective |
Used to emphasise a particular quality that sb has (generally a positive quality) |
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To do nothing but |
The only thing sb does is ... (+ bare infinitive) |
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To like nothing better that to + verb |
To really enjoy |
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To spend next to nothing on sth |
To spend very little money on sth |
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To stop at nothing to + verb |
To do anything (even if is cruel, immoral, illegal or dishonest) to get what you want |
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There's nothing I wouldn't do |
I would do anything |
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Sb/sth is/was nowhere to be found |
You can/could not found sb/sth |
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Something like |
Approximately (followed by a number) |
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To be something of a ... |
To be quite/rather a ... |
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There is something wrong with sth |
Sth is not working properly |
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To brag |
To boast (in an annoying or distasteful way) |
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To brief |
To give a politician or businessman detailed information that they do not have but which they need to know (often for a meeting, conference, etc) |
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To claim up |
To suddenly stop talking because you're very nervous or suddenly you feel very shy |
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To insinuate |
To accuse sb of sth in an indirect way |
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To intimate |
To hint |
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To mutter |
To say sth in a low, quiet voice which is difficult to hear |
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Reel off |
To repeat information (generally a list of names) quicly, without having to stop and think about it |
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To waffle |
To talk and talk without saying anything important or sensible |
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To whinge |
To keep complaining about sth in an annoying way |
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To yell |
To shout |
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To bicker |
To argue about unimportant things |
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To butt in (or into + ob) |
To interrupt when sb else in speaking or when two people are talking |
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To confide in sb |
To tell sb a secret |
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To gossip about sth or sb |
To talk about other's people private lives |
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To implore sb (not) to do sth |
(formal) to beg |
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To let slip that ... |
To accidentally tell sb sth that you didn't want them to know |
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To nag sb (about sth) |
To constantly tell sb what to do and what not to do |
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To natter (about sth) |
(informal) to chat about unimportant things |
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To scold sb for doing sth |
To tell sb off (quite formal) |
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To tease sb (about sth) |
To make fun of sb in a cruel or playful way |
