Expressions in English (Bournemouth)

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This set of flashcards helps learn English expressions at an intermediate level, focusing on idioms and phrases. It covers a wide range of topics, including emotions, actions, and common situations, with examples like "to lose your cool," "to put up with," and "fare-dodging." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Ideal for travelers, students, and anyone looking to improve their fluency, these flashcards help users navigate everyday conversations and understand cultural nuances.

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133

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Language

German

Category

English

Level

Other

Created / Updated

22.06.2017 / 18.07.2017

to go weak at the knees

to be very nervous

soon after taking...

very quickly

yet another case

We use yet for emphasis, with a meaning similar to 'even', especially before more, another and again

if eaten in moderation

if not eaten to much

under no circumstances

absolutely never

appart of appeal

reason

to lean on sb

to so under presure

I've been stood up

she didn't come

the stand-off

break between a fight

fair share

to have a lot or more than enough of something bad

fare-dodging

not pay for the ticket

to put up with

to tolerate

settle down to

to calm down

to lose your cool

to be nervous

to squrrel away money

to safe money

to waffle

to write or say lots and say little

a page-turner

very interesting book

a twist in the tail

never expected end

to plough throug

to go through

to mock so. about sth.

to make fun of so / sth

he carried on regardeless

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he didn't look at the others, he had his way

to wind-down my brain

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to relax

stories take on a life their own

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storries get exaggerated (übertreiben)

tricket into belive something

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ausgetrickst

to get back on someone

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to get a revenge on someone (revanchieren)

to raise doubs about

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causes (auslösen)

grain of truth (there may be a grain of truth in the story)

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das Fünckchen Wahrheit

get over it

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drüber hinwegkommen

pick it up

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aufschnappen

made it up

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erfinden

to bring so. up

gross ziehen / erziehen / aufziehen

to run into so.

jemand zufällig treffen

to wind or miander

to snake

the mouth of the river

the delta of the river

we are stumped

Stuck - unable to proceed

up the creek without a paddle

I'm lost / I can't move

to point at something

auf etwas zeigen

taking the plunge

to go into something steeply / take the risk or the oportunity

seeing the light

it's clearer now

to have an idea

there is and end

it's clearer now

to have an idea

there is and end

time stands still

moment in awe / nothing happens

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I've been stood up

she didn't come

the stand-off

break between a fight

fair share

to have a lot or more than enough of something bad

fare-dodging

not pay for the ticket

to put up with

to tolerate

settle down to

to calm down

to lose your cool

to be nervous

to squrrel away money

to safe money

to waffle

to write or say lots and say little

a page-turner

very interesting book

a twist in the tail

never expected end

to plough throug

to go through

to mock so. about sth.

to make fun of so / sth

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