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This flashcard set helps university-level students learn English, focusing on advanced vocabulary and expressions. It covers phrases like "get away with," "cope with," and "take revenge," along with idiomatic expressions and collocations. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to switch between languages for comprehensive practice. Ideal for advanced learners, it aids in expanding vocabulary and improving communication skills.

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303

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Language

German

Category

English

Level

University

Created / Updated

18.06.2016 / 15.12.2019

make someone understand (phr)

get through

manage with what you have (phr)

get by

fail to make enough process (phr)

get behind

depress (phr)

get down

write or speak to sb again later (phr)

get back to

avoid a responsibility or obligation (phr)

get out of

meet socially (phr)

get together

continue doing (phr)

get on with

do something wrong without getting caught or punished (phr)

get away with

nachholen

make up for lost time

Zeit nehmen

take up time

sometimes

at times

have more than enough time

with time to spare

I've got no time

formal: short of time, informal: pushed for time

have more than you thought

have time on one's hands

for now

for the time being

running out of time

no much time left

Rule for using GO instead of GET

GO is used for changes in people's personality, appearance and physical abilities
(ex: People go mad/bald/grey/blind/deaf.)

GO is often used for sudden, usually negative, changes
(ex: His face went red.)

GO can also be used for slower colour changes
(ex: The pages of the books had gone yellow over the years)

Rules for using TURN instead of GET

Turn often collocates with colours
(ex: The sky turned gold as the sun set.)

Rules for using GET and BECOME

GET and BECOME can often be used with the same sollocations, but BECOME is mor formal
(ex: She gave up smoking when she became pregnant.)

The same is true for collocations with adjectives such as angry, bored, excited, depressed, upset, impatient, violent
(ex: He became depressed after his wife's death)

BECOME ist used with the following:
extinct, (un)popular, homeless, famous

to tell sb about what has happened

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

to fill sb. in on sth.

to reach the same level or standard as sb who is better / more advanced

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

catch up with sb

be determined to continue to do sth in a difficult / unpleasant situation

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

to grit one's teeth

to know what you want or like

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

to stick to one's guns

the working / living enviroment in which we feel safe

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

the comfort zone

in one way

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

in a sense

refuse to change your mind about sth even when other people are trying to persuade you that you're wrong

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

to know your own mind

to be

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

to remain

bad

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

poor

to do

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

to conduct

to follow

to adhere to

the idea

the notion

to leave out

to omit

to need

to require

to look at

to view

to write down

to transcribe

to have completely different opinions

don't see eye to eye

a hidden family sectret

skeleton in the cupboard

a family meeting

a family gets together

different member of the family that we all disapprove

the black sheep

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have lots of money

loaded

you don't have much money at the moment

money's tight

Can you give me some money?

Can you spare any change?

der Bankautomat

the cashpoint, ATM, hole in the wall

die Schoss

the lap

overpriced

rip off

das Erbe

the fortune

really really rich

filthy rich

von Luxus umgeben leben

to live in the lap of luxury

make profit

make a killing

it costs a lot

it costs a fortune

das Shoppingfieber

the spending spree

bestechen

to bribe

mehr Schaden anrichten als gutes

do more harm than good

economical, fix it by myself

thrifty

geizig

tight, stingy

die Spange

die Hosenträger

the braces

die Schraube

the screw

der Nagel

the nail

"märte"

to haggle / barter

borrow money from bank

the loan

der Gehalt / Lohn

the wage / salary

die Schulde

the dept

gefangen

trapped

genau

conscientious

behave like an adult

mature

unanbhängig

self-sufficient

honest and direct

frank

open minded & a lot of knowledge

broad-minded

selfish & self-assured

self-important

unique

original

das Bauchgefühl

the gut feeling

forgetful

absent-minded

forgetful

absent-minded

the past generation

the ancestors

the royal / family connection

the dynasty

the coming generation

the descendants

feel that you need to pay sb back (financially or otherwise)

indebted to sb

die Handgelenkschoner

the wrist guard

der Elektrikpfosten

the electric pylon

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