use of english 2

to be skint

have no money / very poor

something was pants

very bad / useless

someone is a wally

stupid / silly person acting foolishly

take the mickey

joke / make fun of someone

someone has a cob on

in a bad mood / annoyed

dog’s dinner

chaos / mess

grass you up

tell on you / report you to authority or parents

someone is full-on

very intense / overwhelming

marital

connected with marriage

martial

related to war, soldiers, or the military

economic

related to the economy, finance, or trade

economical

saving money, time, or resources

historic

important in history

historical

related to history in general

sensible

practical and showing good judgment

sensitive

easily affected emotionally or physically

complement

something that completes or goes well with something else

compliment

praise or a nice remark

stationary

not moving

stationery

writing materials

elicit

to draw out or obtain a response / information

illicit

illegal or not permitted

imminent

about to happen very soon

immanent

existing within something; inherent

credible

believable / trustworthy

creditable

deserving praise or respect

disinterested

impartial, unbiased

uninterested

not interested, bored

inert

inactive, not moving or reacting

insert

to put something into something else

endangered

at risk of extinction or serious harm

engendered

caused, produced, or created

diseased

someone suffering from a disease

deceased

formal / polite way to say dead

locate

to find the position of something

localize

to limit to a particular area, or adapt for a specific region

luxurious

very comfortable, expensive, and elegant

luxuriant

growing thickly and abundantly

ingenious

clever, inventive, showing originality

ingenuous

innocent, honest, and straightforward

capture

to catch, seize, or take control of

captivate

to attract and hold someone’s attention

reign

the period during which a king or queen rules; to rule

rein

a strap used to control a horse

congenital

existing from birth

congenial

pleasant, friendly, enjoyable

contagious

spread by contact (diseases)

contiguous

touching, connected

snag

a problem or obstacle

snug

cosy, comfortable, fitting tightly

adversity

difficulties, hardship

adversary

an enemy or opponent

afflicted

suffering from something

inflict

to cause pain or harm

rush

to move quickly

rash

careless, done without thinking

averts

to turn away or prevent

divert

to redirect elsewhere

subside

to become less intense

subsidize

to support financially

unfailing

never failing, always reliable or constant

ungainly

awkward, clumsy, not graceful in movement or appearance

property

something owned

propriety

correct or socially acceptable behaviour

perennial

lasting for many years; recurring regularly

perpetual

continuous, never ending

relishes

greatly enjoys

cherishes

loves deeply and protects carefully

regretful

feeling sorry about something

regrettable

unfortunate; causing regret

bewildered

very confused and unable to understand something

yelp

a short sharp cry

snugly

in a warm, comfortable way

painstakingly

very carefully and with a lot of effort and attention to detail

made a beeline

moved quickly

sitting duck

an easy target

chickened out

too frightened

until the cows come home

for a very long time

from the horse’s mouth

directly from the most reliable source

as blind as a bat

can barely see anything

bull in a china shop

very clumsy and aggressive way

crying wolf

keep giving false warnings

copycat

someone who copies someone else

monkey business

playful or deceitful behaviour

mother hen

someone who protects others to an excessive degree

donkey’s years

a very long time (z oslem)

playing possum

do something to avoid danger, detection, or an unwanted situation

as busy as a bee

super busy

eager beaver

an ethusiastic, energetic person willing to work extremely hard

squirrel away

to hide or store something in a safe, often secret place

separate the sheep from the goats

o distinguish or differentiate the good, superior, or qualified members of a group from those who are bad, inferior, or unqualified