UNIT 8 - YOUTH ISSUES

conspicuous

very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted

breakdown

a failure to work or be successful

economic woes

periods of major financial trouble for countries, businesses, and everyday people

chasm

a very large difference between two opinions or groups of people

epidemic

the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time

happening a lot and affecting many people

impart + on

communicate info to sb

instill

to put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someone's mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way that person thinks or behave

falling in with

to become friendly with someone

playing truant

elope from classes

dabbling with drugs

deal with drugs

rebelling against authority

defiance against superiors

put one over on someone

to trick someone

getting/having a run in ( with the law)

you have a serious argument with them or you get into trouble with them

ganging up on one another

to unite as a group against someone

strop (have a strop on )

a bad mood, especially one in which a person will not do as they are asked and is unpleasant to other people

rash decisions

decisions that are not thought out properly

sparing (no/a ) thought for anyone

to (not) think about someone who is in a bad situation

flunking the class

to fail an exam or or class in a school or college

vying for smth (vie for)

to compete with other people to achieve or get something

flouting the rules/ convention/ law

to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom

sleeping around

to have sezual intercourse with a lot of different people without having a close or long relationship with any of them

go steady with sb

to have a romantic relationship with one person for a long period

call off

to order a dog, or sometimes a person, to stop attacking someone or something

to decide that a planned event, especially a sports event, will not happen, or to end an activity because it is no longer useful or possible

chat sb up

to talk to someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them

dish the dirt on

to tell people unpleasant or shocking personal information about someone

stand sb up

to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship

priced out of the market

If a company prices itself out of the market, it charges so much for a product or service that no one wants to buy it.

vetting candidates

investigating job applicants to confirm their skills, experience, and character. It moves beyond a quick resume review to ensure a candidate is qualified, legally eligible to work, and a safe fit for your organization

spiralling out of control

go out of hand

burden of debt

the amount of debt owed by a person, company, or country

saddled with unnecessary feelings debt/ smth else

to give someone a responsibility or problem that they do not want and that will cause them a lot of work or difficult

diminishing value of college education

devaluation of college degree

prohibitive cost of third-level/ tertiary education

expensive third-level tuition cost

let down by the system

become disappointed by the system

work-life balance

the amount of time you spend doing your job compared with the amount of time you spend with your family and doing things you enjoy

commuter belt

an area around a city where many people who work in the city live

brownie points

in modern usage are an imaginary social currency, which can be acquired by doing good deeds or earning favor in the eyes of another.

suburbia

the outer parts of a town, where there are houses, but no large shops, places of work, or places of entertainment

foreclosure

the action of taking back property that was bought with borrowed money because the money was not being paid back as formally agreed, or an example of this

repossession

the act of taking something back, or the thing that is taken back

negative equity

deficit of owner's equity, occurring when the value of an asset used to secure a loan is less than the outstanding balance on the loan.

a situation in which the value of a house has become less than the amount of money its owner borrowed in order to buy it

bust

an occasion when police arrest people who are thought to have broken the law

(+ to/ down to) to make someone move to a lower rank or less important job