English CAE essential Idioms and Phrases
This set of flashcards includes essential idioms and phrases for your exams.
This set of flashcards includes essential idioms and phrases for your exams.
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| Langue | English |
| Catégorie | Anglais |
| Niveau | Autres |
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pocket of resistance
A small group of people you resist change or disagree with a proposal form a pocket of resistance.
keep someone posted
If someone asks you to keep them posted, they want to keep them informed about the situation.
fat cat
To refer to a rich and powerful person as a fat cat means that you disapprove of the way they use their money or power.
dead loss
Someone described as a dead loss is absolutely useless or a complete failure.
eager beaver
The term eager beaver refers to a person who is hardworking and enthusiastic, sometimes considered overzealous.
face like a wet week-end
If someone has a face like a wet week-end, they look sad and miserable.
few and far between
Items, places or events which are few and far between are rarely found or do not happen very often.
to brush up on
to review something in order to refresh one's memory.
