IELTS Test 15.05.

used for telling sb not to get angry or upset

--> "Keep your hair on! There's no need to get annoyed!"

very small, because you were very young

--> "when I was knee-high to a grasshopper, I used to..."

relax and enjoy yourself because you are in a comfortable environment

sit down and relax, especially with your feet raised off the ground:

-->"Put your feet up and I'll make a dinner"

agree with someone or have the same opinion as them

"we have never really seen eye to eye."

decide that you want sth very much

"I had set my heart on getting married on the beach, but the bad weather meant we couldn't"

argue or worry about very small details or differences that are not important

-->"Whether you call them terrorists or freedom fighters is just splitting hairs - the point is that they're killing people"

used as a criticism of someone when they say thing they should not

--> "Don't tell Jamie anything you want to remain secret - he's got a big motuh"

ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear

-->"We should just bury our heads in the sand and hope that this problem goes away"

if success goes to our head, it makes you think that you are better or more important than you really are

--> "I hope getting that scholarship doesn't go to Carol's head"

change your opinion about sth or decide not to do sth you were planning to do

be good at growing plants (=grüner daumen)

have more time available than you need

--> "Julie has a lot more time on her hands now that her children have all left home"

remain serious and not laugh

--> "I couldn't keep a straight face when I saw Mike's new haircut"

if you are given sth good, you should not complain about it or try to find things that are wrong with it

not have any way of proving that you are right about sth

--> "George tried to argue that the world was flat, but of course he didn't have a leg to stand on"

punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself.

--> "I know you're angry, but that's no reason to take the law into your own hands"

completely controlled by someone else:

--> "I became self-employed because I was sick of being under someone's thumb"

angry and complaining about something

--> "Everyone in the office is up in arms about having to work next weekend"

your relative

--> "My family is very important to me, because, after all, they're my flesh and blood"

(auf-) klären / verdeutlichen

abweichen / sich entfernen

bewirken / hervorrufen

sich anspannen

(adj. tense: angespannt, nervös)

Ware / Artikel

verschieben/ ersetzen/ verdrängen

notwendig

Benutzer / Anwender

(an- ) häufen / sammeln

vorherrschend / überwiedeng

zweideutig

dadurch, damit

anhängen, hinzufügen

nutzen, ausnutzen, verwerten, ausbeuten