Vocabulary from Masterclass Proficiency Units 1-10

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a new person in charge who makes changes
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a new broom
someone who does not want to join in and spoils the fun for everybody else
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a wet blanket
a pompous, self-opinionated person
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a stuffed shirt
someone who likes to sit in comfort and do nothing
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a couch potato
someone who expresses opinions about things they know very little about
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an armchair critic
someone who stands by you only when things are going well
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a fair weather friend
a gossip who wants to know everything that happens to other people
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a nosy parker
someone who doesn’t like to stay in one place
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a rolling stone
to be exposed to something unpleasant
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come in for something
to criticise or punish harshly
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come down (heavily) on somebody
to say something surprising
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come out with something
to produce an idea
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come up with something
to avoid details and say what’s important
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come to the point
to regain consciousness
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come round
to change your opinion
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come round to something/an idea
to catch an illness
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come down with something
to accept a situation as it is
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come to terms with something
this is a very inconvenient moment
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now’s a fine time
to have hardly enough time to do something, in a hurry
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a bit pressed for time
to obtain a longer period before something happens, delay things
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buy time
as a temporary measure
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for the time being
punctually
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(be/come/leave) on time
in favourable circumstances
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at the best of times
it will be known in the future
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time will tell
repeatedly
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time and time again
to pass the time by doing something
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kill time
at the last minute
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just in the nick of time
to punish sb severely
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throw the book at someone
to change
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turn over a new leaf
to follow all the correct procedures in everything
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do something by the book
when sb is pleased with you
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be in someone’s good books
to be very indicative of sb’s character
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to speak volumes about someone
to behave in the same way as sb
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to take a leaf out of someone’s book
to be very good for
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do wonders for
to spend several years in prison
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do time
to redecorate it
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do sth up
to help sb
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do sb a good turn/favour
to be responsible for all the hard work
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do the donkey work
to gain no benefit from
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do a lot of harm (of good/ no harm/ no good)
do sth as if it was second nature to you
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do sth with your eyes closed
to be counter-productive
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do more harm than good
to manage a company
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run a business
to have no more of something
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run out of
to have an insufficient supply of
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run short of
to flee from
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run for it
to be cheerful / optimistic
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look on the bright side
to feel superior to
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look down your nose at
to be completely soaked
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look like a drowned rat
to be ungrateful for what you are given
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look a gift horse in the mouth
to apprehend sb in the act of doing sth
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catch sb red-handed
to attract sb’s attention
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catch sb’s eye
a sign that a difficult period will finish
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light at the end of the tunnel
to withhold information from sb
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keep sb in the dark
not to take sth seriously
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make light of sth
to fall asleep immediately
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go out like a light
a risk with unknown consequences
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a leap in the dark
the excitement and entertainment of a big city
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the bright lights
to be revealed
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come to light
to understand and realize you have been wrong
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see the light
a mysterious person
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a dark horse
out of favour and in trouble with a person/people because of an offence/caused upset
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to be in the doghouse
to enjoy yourself very much
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to have a whale of a time
an insincere display of grief; false tears
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crocodile tears
to have enough money to be able to eat and live
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to keep the wolf from the door
to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough
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to get a frog in your throat
to be completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about
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to be a whole different kettle of fish
to insist on talking about something that no one is interested in, or that has already been thoroughly discussed
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to flog a dead horse
to move very slowly
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to move at a snail’s pace
to regard something as being known
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to take it as read
to understand what is implied but not necessarily said
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to read between the lines
repeated exactly as in the original
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word for word
briefly
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in a word
to know the lines of a speech by heart
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to be word perfect
to speak freely or directly
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not to mince words
not to know what to say
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lost for words
well-behaved and obedient
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as good as gold
genuinely kind and caring
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heart of gold
a period of great peace, prosperity, and happiness
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golden age
(Music, other) something old or long-established, esp. a hit record or song that has remained popular or is enjoying a revival
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golden oldie
an important principle
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golden rule
Informal: a sum of money, usually large, given to an employee, either on retirement in recognition of long or excellent service or as compensation for loss of employment
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golden handshake
born into wealth and privilege
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born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
having or exhibiting the power of fluent and persuasive speech; eloquent
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silver-tongued
it is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem
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every cloud has a silver lining
not to reach a particular level or standard
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fall short (of)
to stop working or fail completely; to break into pieces
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fall apart
to become victim of
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fall victim to
1. to fail to keep up a pace; lag behind. 2. to be financially in arrears
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fall behind
1. to feel love for; be in love with. 2. to be deceived or swindled by
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fall for
grip sth
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fall on sth
to fail; miscarry
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fall through
1. to rely on 2. to resort to
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fall back on
1. to make you understand something that you did not understand before; 2. to happen in a satisfactory way, without problems
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fall into place
1. to agree with or be in harmony with 2. to associate or begin to associate with
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fall in with
to be selected from
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to be picked out
to tease or bully
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to pick on sb
to acquire a lg
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to pick up a lg
to collect sb/sth
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to pick up sb/sth from
to get sick / to come down with a disease
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to pick up a bug
to eat sparingly or without appetite
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to pick at food
to select
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to pick and choose from
to start a fight/ an argument
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to pick a fight
to find and move through a passage carefully
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to pick one’s way
to try to get back to an ordinary way of life after a very bad experience
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to pick up the pieces
without, not containing
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free from
overly critical
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free with one’s criticism
costing nothing
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free of charge
the right to say what one wants
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free speech
relaxed and informal
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free and easy
dropping without hindrance
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in free fall
to treat without proper respect; to use something a lot, even when it does not belong to you
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make free with
able to do whatever one wants
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free as a bird
to give freedom of action or expression
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give free rein
unrestricted situation in which everyone may take part
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free-for-all

Comments:

sławek górka wrote: 2010-12-30 21:31:14
Właśnie kliknąłem link podany w meilu i Szczęka mi opadła. Justyna myślałem, że już mnie niczym nie zdziwisz, a jednak!

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