proficiency cards
feelings
feelings
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Flashcards
a work of art
Everyone says her garden’s a work of art, it’s so beautiful.
a rasher of bacon
Speckstreifen
a spot of bother
I’m in a spot of bother because I can’t find my car keys, and I’m already late.
a pat of butter
three pats of butter
an item of clothing
kliedungsstück
a lump of coal
The kids found some lumps of coal beside the railway tracks, and took them home
ears of corn
Ears of corn are usually steamed or boiled and then served with butter
a scrap of difference
Writing letters to corrupt politicians won’t make a scrap of difference to the way they behave.
a speck of dust
They have no kids, and you won't find a speck of dust in their home.
a scrap of evidence
There wasn’t a scrap of evidence to prove he’d done it, but he was still sent to jail
a piece of faith
Freedom of expression is an article of faith among truly democratic people.
a clove of garlic
Knoblauchzehe
a blade of grass
grashalm
a pang of guilt
When I saw my brother being punished for what I’d done, I felt a pang of guilt.
a jar of honey
She stuck her fingers into the jar of honey, and then slowly licked them clean.
a glimmer of hope
The president gave us a glimmer of hope when he promised to look into the issue
a pang of hunger
I felt a pang of hunger, and knew it must be getting close to lunchtime.
a scoop of ice cream
You don’t really need three scoops of ice cream on your apple pie, do you?
a plea of innocene
He maintained his plea of innocence, even though everyone said he was guilty
a jar of jam
If you leave a jar of jam open on the bench, the ants will find it.
a peal of laughter
We heard peals of laughter coming from her bedroom.
a coat of paint
The house did look better after a coat of paint. But really it needed two or three coats
a crime of passion
His lawyer said it wasn’t premeditated murder, but a crime of passion.
a dab of parfume
A couple of dabs of perfume on my neck, and I was ready to go.
a pile of rubbish
We found the bottles dumped in a pile of rubbish behind the factory.
a pinch of salt
Add two or three pinches of salt as the water is coming to the boil.
a cake of soap
Talk about extravagant! She uses a new cake of soap each time she showers.
a lump of sugar
The was a little jar on the table full of lumps of sugar.
a clap of thunder
The silence was shattered by two sudden, loud claps of thunder.
a grain of truth
She said there wasn’t a grain of truth in her husband’s story.
to tout
anpreisen
