EP1M2 - Voc 6 - Fashion

rewarding

Gives you a lot of positive experience

fruitful

Produces good results

therapeutic

Makes you healthy in body and mind

lucrative

Makes a lot of money

relaxing/ calming

Reduces stress

time-consuming

Takes a long time to do

a culture vulture

A big fan of anything cultural

a couch potato

A physically very inactive person

an amateur

Someone who does something as a hobby, not a job

a dabbler

A person who never keeps doing one activity for long

chores

Boring tasks that have to be done

the lawn

The grass

a shopaholic

A person addicted to shopping

to be into something

To be very involved in something

went off something

Stopped liking, lost interest

to lock yourself away

To isolate yourself from the world

to be hooked on something

To be addicted to something

to get up to

to do

to have a full diary

To do a lot of activities

to be a keen participant

To take part enthusiastically

scruffy

Untidy

dress code

Accepted way of dressing in a particular social group

attire

formal word for clothing

to reveal

to show

cleavage

The space between a woman’s breasts

midriff

The part of the body between the chest and the waist

fabrics

Materials

frumpy

Old-fashioned and boring

outfit

A set of clothes for a particular occasion

suit

A jacket and trousers in the same material

invaluable

Extremely useful

accessories

Extra items added to clothing for useful or decorative purposes

cufflinks

Decorative objects used to fasten the cuffs on men’s shirts

dress-down days

Days when people wear less formal clothes

overalls

A piece of clothing covering all the body, usually worn over other clothing to protect it when working

safety helmet

A hat to protect the head

revealing

Showing a lot of flesh

skimpy

Short, using little material

baggy

Loose

clingy

Close-fitting

chic

Modern, stylish

smart-casual

Clothes that are informal but clean

on the High street

From ordinary, much less expensive shops

made-to-measure

Made especially for them

off the peg/ rack

ready-made

done up to the nines/ dolled up/ dressed up

to be dressed in a very fashionable or formal way

all the rage

very fashionable

in the very latest fashion

in an extremely fashionable way

the height of fashion

very fashionable (2)

up-to-the-minute

dealing with the most recent trends

set a new trend

started a new fashion

a trend-setter

a person whose style is followed by others

on trend

fashionable

must-have item

thing that everyone wants

catches on

becomes popular

a slave to fashion

someone who is strongly influenced by fashion

to suit

to look good on someone

to speak off the cuff

to speak without having prepared anything

to be hand in glove with someone

to have a close working relationship with someone

to do something on a shoestring

to be spending as little as possible

no frills

simple and plain

to put someone in a strayjacket

to restrict someone’s freedom

to draw a veil over something

to not talk about something

to have something up your sleeve

to have a secret plan or idea

a squat

an empty building where people start living without the owner’s permission

a hovel

a very small, dirty house or flat in a bad/ run down condition

(un) furnished

without or with furniture

a penthouse

a luxury flat at the top of a building

council/ social housing

a rented accomodation provided by the state for people who have low incomes

a council estate

a large group of social housing

high-rise (flats)/ tower blocks

flats in a tall, modern building with a lot of floors

a granny flat

a set of rooms for an elderly person, connected to a relative’s house

to get on like a house on fire

to get on very well with someone

a household word/ name

something/ someone everyone knows

on the house

free of charge

home truths

information that is true but not pleasant or welcome

nothing to write home about

nothing special

hit home

become fully understood or fully felt

to make yourself at home

to make yourself feel comfortable in someone else’s home

life in the fast lane

a way of life that is full of activity and excitement

to have the time of your life

to have a wonderful time

to get a new lease of life

to become more energetic and active than before

a dog’s life

a very unhappy and difficult life

to (not) be a matter of life and death

to (not) be very serious

to take your life in your hands

to do something very dangerous

to breathe new life into

to bring new ideas and energy to something

a housewarming

a party to celebrate moving into a new house or flat

a stag party

a party before a wedding for the future husband and his friends

a hen night

a party night out before a wedding for the future wife and her female friends

fancy dress

everyone dresses up in costumes

a wedding party

the main group of close family and friends at a wedding, rather than the reception after the wedding

a reception

a formal party

black-tie

a formal event at which men have to wear dinner jackets and black bow ties and women wear evening dresses

a launch party

a party to celebrate to celebrate the publication of a new book or product

a girls night out

an evening out just for female friends

a leaving do

a party to celebrate somebody leaving a job or institution

to exchange

to give each other

to do lunch

to have lunch

to hobnob with someone

to be friendly with someone who is important or famous, sometimes with negative association

to rub shoulders with

to mix socially with people