Advanced English Week 3
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Kartei Details
| Karten | 21 |
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| Sprache | English |
| Kategorie | Englisch |
| Stufe | Andere |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 31.05.2013 / 16.02.2015 |
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entice
to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire
enticement
law
It is your own fault if you let it happen.
e.g:
a woman came home from work, left the keys at the kitchen table and went to the loo. A robber came in, found the car keys next to the door, took the car, got into an accident and killed someone.
The fault for murder was the woman who let it happen that the keys got stolen.
homicide
1 : a person who kills another 2 : a killing of one human being by another
- The number of homicides increased last year.
- He has been arrested for homicide.
manslaughter
: the unlawful killing of a human being without express or implied malice
She was convicted of manslaughter for driving while drunk and killing three people.
on death row
death penaltiy
take someone to the cleaner
someone is taking advantage of you
someone is getting swindled by
guilty pleasure
finding pleasure in something while being apprently morally wrong
go scratch
screw yourself. Fuck off. Get out of my sight My landscaper told his employee to tell a pushy customer to go scratch!
candid
Frank, honest, sincere. He was candid in his opinions.
hit rock bottom
o reach the lowest possible level or be in the worst possible situation
She used illegal drugs for eight years and quit before she hit rock bottom. The department has reached rock bottom, with employees being fired and supervisors facing criminal charges.
the sales have hit rock bottom
reach a peak
reach the state of the best possible
condescending
showing or characterized by a patronizing or superior attitude toward others
His comments were offensive and condescending to us.
infamous
worst kind of reputation
Heis infamous for being a ladykiller
cut the chase
to say what is important without delay
juvenile
1. Not fully grown or developed; young. 2. Of, relating to, characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people: juvenile fashions. 3. Marked by immaturity; childish: juvenile behavior. See Synonyms at young.
obnoxious
offensive, repulsive
- He said some really obnoxious things about his ex-girlfriend at the party.
- Some teenagers were being loud and obnoxious.
hold on to that thought
when two are having a conversation and the other one has a good thought or point, but suddenly they get interrupted. The other one sais to the one with the good point " Hold on to that thought, we will get back to it"
in a nutshell
something that you say when you are describing something using as few words as possible
Karen wants them to get married and buy a house and Mike wants them to carry on as they are and that, in a nutshell, is the problem.
Well, to put it in a nutshell, we're going to have to start again.
The answer, in a nutshell, is no.
spot on
If something is spot on, it is exactly right.
"I thought his analysis of the play was spot on"
dibs
to claim something i got dibs on that last piece of pizza
heads up!
Advance notice of something that will need attention.
Just a heads up that the customer is likely to escalate this problem..
Exclamatory warning indicating that one practice increased alertness to avoid harm from a pressing threat. Dorm Resident #1: Is that an M-80 in the toilet?Dorm Resident #2: Heads up!!!!
*BOOOM!!*
