FG 12 Unit 6-P6

bust something/bʌst/

to break something

• The lights are busted.

bust somebody/something (for something)

(of the police) to suddenly enter a place and search it; to arrest somebody

• The cops busted the place frequently.

bust adjective

broken

• My watch is bust.

(of a person or business) failed because of a lack of money

• We lost our money when the travel company went bust.

myth busting

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sleepwalk/ˈsliːpwɔːk/

to walk around while you are asleep

overweight/ˌəʊvərˈweɪt/

(of people) too heavy, in a way that may be unhealthy

• I was a few pounds overweight.

lucid/ˈluːsɪd/

clearly expressed; easy to understand'

• He gave a very lucid account of the events.

able to think clearly, especially when somebody cannot usually do this

• In a rare lucid moment, she called me by my name.

breathalyser/ˈbreθəlaɪzər/

a device used by the police to measure the amount of alcohol in a driver’s breath

breath test/ˈbreθ test/

a test used by the police to show the amount of alcohol in a driver’s breath

• All drivers may be given random breath tests.

provocation/ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃn/

the act of doing or saying something deliberately in order to make somebody angry or upset; something that is done or said to cause this

• without provocation He fired a shot without any provocation.

provocative/prəˈvɑːkətɪv/

intended to make people angry or upset; intended to make people argue about something

• a provocative remark