COMPACT FIRST (U1-U2)
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By the look of things | Judging by the info we have now |
Squash | To crush sth into a flat shape |
Fortnight | A period of 2 weeks |
Overhear | To hear what other pp are saying without intending to and without their knowledge |
Puzzling | Difficult to explain or understand |
An hour or so | 45 to 75 mins |
From time to time | Sometimes |
(every) now and then/again | Not often |
Snack on | Eat small amount of sth as a snack |
Live on | Only eat a particular type of food |
Portion | The amount of food served to or suitable for a person |
Pick up a bargain | Find and buy sth on sale for less than its usual price |
Come/get to grips with sth | Make effort to understand and deal with a problem |
Learning curve | The rate of s.o's progress in learning a new skill |
Give a great deal of thought to sth | Think a lot about sth |
Desperately | Extremely or very much |
Turn around | To cause a situation or organization to change in a positive direction |
Under your belt | Learned or succeeded in, and now a part of your experience |
Cut sb/sth off | To prevent pp from reaching or leaving a place, or to separate them from other pp |
Mark out | To select for some particular purpose in the future |
Set aside | Tiết kiệm |
Let the side down | To behave in a way that disappoints a group of pp that u are part of |
Anticlimax | A dull or disappointing ending to a play, activity after increasing excitement |
Catering | Công việc cung cấp lương thực, thực phẩm |
Give s.o the business | To make difficulties for s.o, treat harshly, scold severely |
Get on one's nerves | To annoy s.o a lot |
Keep s.o company | To stay with s.o so that they are not alone |
In those days | In the past |
These days | Used to talk about present time, in comparison with the past |
One of these days | Some time in the near future |
One of those days | A bad day, full of problems |
In the meantime | The time while sth else is happening |
To one's amazement | Very surprisingly |
Simultaneously | At the same time |