Chi&at New words 7/12/2013 Related to Friendship. 1.

to be well matched = to be similar to Ex: My friend and I are really well matched in our interests. 2. To strike up a relationship = to begin a friendship Ex: I struck up a relationship with Chi when we studied at ACET. 3. A friend in need is a friend indeed : If someone helps you when you are having a problem that means she/he is a true friend 3. morals (n) beliefs about the correct or right way to behave and treat other people Ex: They believe addicts have no morals and cannot be trusted. 4. clear the air: two people talk about a problem they have been avoiding discussing Ex: I hated the way he kept borrowing things without asking me but we had a chat about it and cleared the air so now he knows to check with me first. 5. a shoulder to cry on: someone who listens to your problems It's always good to talk to Hilary, she's so sympathetic. She's a real shoulder to cry on. sympathetic (a) towards (i vi). 6. see eye to eye: to agree with someone (usually used in the negative) They don't always see eye to eye on politics but they're still great friends.

7. no love lost: disagree with someone They used to be best friends but they had a huge fight about money. Now there's no love lost between them 8. hate someone's guts: to very strongly dislike someone They fell out and now she hates his guts 9. bury the hatchet: to stop fighting or quarrelling After years of arguing about politics with my dad, we finally decided tobury the hatchet band stopped trying to change other's opinions 10. patch up our differences: to settle an argument settle = solve I used to fight a lot with my sister. My mum would always make us apologise and patch up our differences so that we would be friends again 11. through thick and thin: people who have had some good times and difficult times together They've been friends for 20 years. They've had a lot of fun over the years but he was unemployed after university and she was very ill for a long time recently. They've really been through thick and thin together

New words 8/12/13