UNIT 1 Megan Stammers Love-struck Clutches To infatuate Star-crossed lovers Goodness One hell of a row To hook up To hold hand

To nip sth in the bud

Localmente enamorado Garras Encapricharse Amor imposible Bondad, valor nutritivo Estar enganchado Hacer manitas to stop something before it has an opportunity to become established Ganarse la confianza con astucia Emborracharse Limite Garabatear, garabato Rasguear Pasar la nohe Dar chupadas Beber rpidamente, especialmente alcohol Dejar Casamiento a la fuerza

In an instant I was loves-truck with him and couldn't get him out of my mind. He is in/has fallen into the clutches of that woman. She was infatuated with her boss. A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life Don't cook vegetables for too long - they'll lose all their goodness. To get hooked up with a married man Other pupils reported them holding hands on a plane Many serious illnesses can be nipped in the bud if they are detected early enough. He wormed himself into her affections without her ever suspecting he only did it for her money. Hey dude, we're getting wasted tonight at the party he Ural mountains mark the boundary between Europe and Asia She'd doodled all over her textbooks. A guitar strumming man They're stopping over in Malaysia for a couple of nights on the way to Australia. To puff on a cigarette, on a wipe She was knocking back the champagne at Maria's party. My wikfe dumped me last week Bill knocked up Suzie and now they're having a shotgun wedding
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To worm his way into sht To get wasted Boundary To doodle To strum To stop over To puff To knock back To dump sth/sb A shotgun wedding

Twiddling your thumbs

No tener que hacer nada Don't sit around twiddling your thumbs. Get busy! mientras esperas Id have a few words with you: yo tendra una palabras contigo To turn a blind eye Hacer la vista gorda Management often turn a blind eye to bullying in the workplace. To draw attention Llamar la atencin Her laugh drew the attention of everyone in the room. To see eye to eye To agree each other My sisters don't see eye to eye with me about the arrangements. Spur of the moment Sin pensarlo We hadn't planned to go away - it was one of those spur-of-themoment decisions. To step/be out of line to behave in an unsuitable It was made quite clear to me that if I stepped out of line again way I'd be out of a job. Runaway Fugitivo, fuera de control A runaway bus/horse caused chaos on the streets To flip Tirar, girar When one side is done, flip the pancake (over) to cook the other side. I lost my place in my book when the pages flipped over in the wind. To swipe /swap/ Golpear, atacar She opened the window and swiped at the flies with a rolled-up newspaper to make them go out. To put his foot in it Meter la pata I really put my foot in it with Alison. I had no idea she was divorced. Agony Agona, dolor muy fuerte I was in an agony of suspense. To flee, fled, fled Huir She fled (from) the room in tears. On the run while hurrying to go I eat breakfast on the run if I'm late for work. somewhere Head over heels Completely in love I soon found myself head over heels in love with this girl To have a crush on sb Estar chiflado por alguien I had the biggest crush on him; until I found out he was a jerk. To kick the bucket Estirar la pata To die To flatter Adular I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money
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