Phrases, patterns collocations II.

find, green, guess, happen, lightning (25)

find yourself (doing)

to realize that you are in a particular situation or doing something, often without intending to

find sb doing

to notice someone in the act of doing something, often unexpectedly

find sth difficult/interesting etc

to preceive or experience something as being a certain way, sutch as challenging, engaging, or enjoyable

find your way

to navigate or successfully reach a destination; also to achive a sense of direction or purpose

green politics

political movements and policies focused on environmental issues, sustainability and conservation

green belt

a designated area of land, usually around a city, ehre building is restrictid to preserve open space and limit urban sprawl

(give sb) the green light

to give someone permission to proceed with plan or action

greenhouse

a structure, usually made of glass, used for growing plants in a controlled environment

the greenhouse effect

the trapping of heat in the Earth’s atmosphere due to gases like carbon dioxied, leading to global warming

guess at

to attampt to estimate or figure out something without sufficient information

guess that

to suppose or assume something might be true without being certain

guess right

to make a correct assumption or answer even if you’re not sure it’s correct

take/make/hazard a guess (at)

to attampt an answer or assumption even if you’re not sure it’s correct

wild guess

a completely random or uniformed guess, often with little chance of being correct

lucky guess

a correct answer or assumption made by chance rather than through knowledge or reasoning

educated guess

an assemtion based on some prior knowledge or reasonable evidence

at a guess

an information phrase used to introduce a guess

happen to do

to do something by chance or by coincidence, often unexpectedly

it so happens that

used to introduce a suprising or coincidental fact or situation

as it happens

used to indicate that something is coincidentally true or relevant to the situation

thunder and lightning

the occurrence of thunder sounds and flashes of lightning, often during a storm

a bolt/flash of lightning

a single, sudden burst of lightning seen during a storm

struck by lightning

literally to be hit by lightning; figuratively, ot experience something sudden and unexpected

at a lightning speed

extremely quickly; very fast

rough guess

an approximate or not very precise estimation