WB 04/10/23

WB 04/10/23

OUTPOURING

• a strong and sudden expression of feeling.

ex: an outpouring of praise / grief / support.

• a large amount of something produced in a short time.

ex: a remarkable outpouring of new ideas.

OUTPOINT

(v) (especially in boxing) to defeat sb by scoring more points

OUTPLAY

(v) to play much better than sb that you are competing against.

FLAG DOWN

​(phr v) to signal to the driver of a vehicle to stop by waving at them

BEAR DOWN ON

(phrv v) to press on sb/sth

what with

I’m very tired, _______ travelling all day yesterday and having a disturbed nigh.

as against

Profits this year are $2.5 million ____ %4 million last year.

Why not ____ the meeting for Monday morning?

a. schedule b. to schedule c.scheduling d. scheduled

NO MEAN FEAT

very good or impressive achievement

HAVING

_____ met the rest of the family, she now saw where he got his temper from.

TRANSITORY

(a) continuing for only a short time (=temporary)

GROUNDWORK

(n) work that is done as preparation for other work that will be done later.

(word form)

LEAVE SB IN THE LURCH

(idiom) to fail to help sb when they are relying on you to do so

are reported

There _____ to have been thousands of new companies founded last year.

a. are reported b. have reported c. is reported d. has reported

JINGLE

(n) a short song or tune that is easy to remember and is used in advertising.

CLICHE

/kliːˈʃeɪ/ (n) a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting

ASSUMED NAME

(n) ​a name that sb uses that is not their real name.

ex: He was living under an assumed name.

THROUGH THE AGENCY OF

(idiom) as a result of the action of sb/sth.

ex: He obtained his position through the agency of an old friend.

AID AND ABET

(idiom) to help sb to do sth illegal or wrong

HUFF AND BUFF

• to breathe in a noisy way because you are very tired.

• ​to make it obvious that you are annoyed about sth without doing anything to change the situation.

CUT AND RUN

(idiom) to make a quick sudden escape.

COME AND GO

• to arrive and leave; to move freely.

  ex: They had a party next door—we heard people coming and going all night.

• to be present for a short time and then go away.

  ex: The pain in my leg comes and goes.

IN AGGREGATE

(idiom) in total, after different prices, amounts, etc. have been added together

COPPERPLATE

a neat, old-fashioned way of writing with sloping letters joined together

CUT IT FINE

(idiom) to leave yourself just enough time to do sth

CUT TO THE CHASE

(idiom) to stop wasting time and start talking about the most important thing.

CUT YOUR LOSSES

(idiom) to stop doing sth that is not successful before the situation becomes even worse

CUT NO ICE WITH SB

(idiom) to have no influence or effect on sb.

ON THE SLY

(idiom) secretly

ON THE CHEAP

(idiom) spending less money than you usually need to spend to do sth.

ex: a guide to decorating your house on the cheap.

DANCE ATTENDANCE ON SB

(idiom) to be with sb and do things to help and please them.

LEAD sb A MERRY DANCE

(idiom) to cause sb a lot of trouble or worry.

LAND ON YOUR FEET

(idiom) to be lucky in finding yourself in a good situation, or in getting out of a difficult situation.

WORD

I really need a job and I was hoping you might put in a good ____ for me with your boss.

PUT OUT FEELERS

to try to find out what people think about a particular course of action before you do it

PUT ON THE LONG FINGER

(idiom) to procrastinate

EXULT

(v) to feel and show that you are very excited and happy because of sth that has happened.