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PALABRAS
PALABRAS
PALABRAS
any type:
Fleck was certainly not the only critic to do a hatchet job on his latest novel.
Do sb down :to criticize someone in order to make them feel ashamed or to make
other people lose respect:
She felt that everyone in the meeting was trying to do her down.
If something you say or write is close to the bone, it is close to the truth in a
way that might offend some people.
a gutsy performance
Chunk in sth: to stop doing something that was a regular job or activity:
weak-kneed: not brave or determined enough to defend your beliefs against others.
Instead of defending traditional values, the church frequently seems weak-kneed and
irresolute.
defencelessness: the quality of being weak and unable to protect yourself from
attack.
dimpled: having one or more small hollow areas in the surface, for example of a
person's face when they smile.
Rinse sth out: to quickly wash the inside of something with clean water:
I'll just rinse these glasses out and leave them to dry.
She rinses out her mouth every morning to prevent bad breath.
scour out :to remove dirt from something by rubbing it hard with something rough.
You'll have to scour out those old cooking pots before you use them.
Scour: to search a place or thing very carefully in order to try to find something:
The police are scouring the area for the missing child.
I scoured the shops for a blue and white shirt, but I couldn't find one anywhere.
Scour: an act of removing dirt from something by rubbing it hard with something
rough.
A quick scour with salt and an old toothbrush is a simple way to freshen up stained
cups.
The team has the ability to patch into the Cleveland Clinic health care system for
instant access to X-rays, MRIs, and other test results.
hindrance :something that makes it more difficult for you to do something or for
something to develop:
High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze.
fordable (of an area in a river or stream) not deep and able to be crossed on foot
or in a vehicle }
Stand aside: to leave a job or position so that someone else can have it instead:
It's time he stood aside and let a more qualified person do the job
The shy man was standing before me, his eyes averted.
Abide : If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much:
abhor: to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it is not
moral:
After years of being looked after by his mother, he didn't take kindly to being
told to cook for himself.
I did go off Peter when he said those dreadful things about Clare.
Go off the rails: to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable,
especially dishonestly or illegally
They were really excited about the project, but now they seem to have gone off the
boil.
to be looking to see what the time is, usually because you are bored or eager to
leave
I had a train to catch, so I was watching the clock all through the meeting
I get the feeling that John's colleagues are distinctly underwhelmed by his latest
proposal.
If you see something out of/from the corner of your eye, you see it but not clearly
because it happens to the side of you:
rakishly: in an immoral way, used especially in relation to a man who has sex with
a lot of women.
"I'm not a good person," Stephen tells Molly, whom he has treated rakishly.
Rake-off
a dishonest or illegal share in profits that is given to someone who has been
involved in making the profits
rakish : A rakish man, especially a rich man, lives in an immoral way, especially
having sex with a lot of women.
rakishness :immoral behaviour, often that of a man who has sex with a lot of women
give sb a leg up: to help someone to improve their situation, especially at work
I'll start her off on some fairly basic stuff and see how she gets on
start off :to make someone start to laugh, cry, or talk about something that they
talk about often.
I could see Emma trying not to laugh and of course that started me off.
See me through: to help or support someone during a difficult period in their life:
He was a prisoner of war for five years, but his courage saw him through.
Patch up: to give basic medical care to someone that helps them temporarily
If you've cut your hand, the first-aider will patch you up.
With older people, who may be taking five or more medications regularly, the best
course of action may be to deprescribe
Often, the end goal in birth tourism is obtaining a passport for the baby.
Parents often consider birth tourism in light of what opportunities they can give
to their newborn.
Interfere: to involve yourself in matters connected with other people without being
asked or needed.
The cameras are patched into a computer that sees the video in real time and
analyzes it.
Don't overload the washing machine, or it won't get the clothes clean.
Resign yourself to sth: to make yourself accept something that you do not like
because you cannot change it
I had the blood test last Tuesday, and I've been sweating it out ever since,
waiting for the results.
I like to sweat it out in the gym for a couple of hours every day.
I know things are difficult right now, but if we just stick it out, I'm sure
everything will be OK in the end
Sit out: to not take part in a physical activity such as a dance or a game, because
you are tired or injured:
I'm feeling rather tired, so I think I'll sit out the next dance.