1. | '(tight) window of opportunity' | A. | On the menu, with each dish separately priced. |
2. | 'Couch potato' | B. | When you ___________________ something you do not like or are not happy about, you accept it and do not try to change it. Her neighbors have loud parties every night, but she doesn’t complain. She just ____________________ it. My husband said, “I’ve _____________________ your brother long enough!” |
3. | 'Go through the roof' | C. | Fashionable. Also, in the USA, a dessert served with ice cream. |
4. | A la carte | D. | Became popular in 1980’s and is used when watching TV sitting in sofa. This is someone who watches a lot of TV. a lazy individual, addicted to television-watching. "All he ever does is watch TV; he's become a real couch potato." |
5. | A la mode | E. | |
6. | A man after my own heart | F. | n. A photo a person takes of oneself. |
7. | Americans are familiar with this phrase as meaning 'with ice cream'. | G. | |
8. | Boil(s) down to | H. | a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly. One who achieves unexpected support and success, A little-known, unexpectedly successful entrant, as in a horse race. |
9. | Break down | I. | When something you say or do _______________ a certain way, your attitude or feelings are perceived in this way by other people. I was just joking, but I don’t think it _________ that way. His American humor didn’t __________________ well in Korea. |
10. | Call in | J. | (informal) when you ___________ people ___________, you kid or tease them. You won the lottery? You’re ____________ me ___________! |
11. | Come across | K. | It means to have the dominant role, as in a household. To be the person in charge in a marriage or family. "She has the better-paid job and she also wears the pants in the family." |
12. | Count on | L. | When you allow people to live with you, you ______ them ______. Judy’s brother had nowhere to go, so she _______ (past) him _______. |
13. | Cut off | M. | (informal) When you commit a crime but make it appear that another, innocent person is guilty of the crime, you _______ the innocent person _____. Joe robbed the bank and tried to ______ me _____ by leaving some of the stolen money in my apartment and then telling the police about it. |
14. | dark horse | N. | When you take things or people to another place and leave them there, you ____ them ______. Can you _____ me ________ at the train station on your way to work? |
15. | drone | O. | Someone who temporarily does someone else’s job is a _____ - ______. Jerry is Ann’s _____ - ______ while she’s on vacation. |
16. | Drop off | P. | If you want to see your lover but you only have two hours, (that two hours are known as what?) that’s a '(tight) window of opportunity'. a brief time period in which an opportunity exists. "This afternoon, I had a brief window of opportunity when I could discuss this with the boss, but she wasn't receptive." |
17. | Feel up to | Q. | When you _____________ an emotional response, such as tears or fear, you try very hard to overcome the emotion. I had to _______________ the urge to punch him in the nose. |
18. | Fight back | R. | An unmanned flying machine, either autonomous or remotely piloted, used for things like surveillance, military sorties, and delivery. |
19. | Fill-in (n) | S. | When you make room, with some difficulty, for something in a schedule or plan, you ______ it _______. We’re going to be in Chicago for only a couple of days, but I’ll try to _______ ___ a Cubs game. I told him my schedule was pretty tight, but that I’d try to _________ the meeting _______. |
20. | FYI | T. | “Please respond” |
21. | Go along with | U. | When you say that something ________ to something else, you are saying that it is the basic cause of a more complicated situation or problem. Most of the crime in this city ______ drugs. |
22. | Guinea Pig | V. | When you completely remove part of something with a knife, saw, or pair of scissors, you cut it off. He ____________ a piece of cheese so that I could taste it. |
23. | Hold up | W. | When you _________________ doing something, you have the confidence or energy to do it. I’m sorry to cancel, but I just don’t ___________________ going dancing tonight. The top of the mountain is only 1000 feet away – do you ____________________ it? |
24. | It “scared the pants off” (of) me/you | X. | When you prevent something from happening or cause it to happen late, you ____ it ____. When things or people delay you, they ____ you up. The band hasn’t arrived yet, and they’re ___________ing ______ the whole wedding. |
25. | ITAP | Y. | in an embarrassing position. "He was caught with his pants down. Mom came home and found him watching TV when he was supposed to be doing his homework. |
26. | Light up | Z. | When you light up a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, you use a match or lighter to start it burning. Here are the matches – let’s ________. |
27. | NOMOPHOBIA | A1. | A person who is used as a subject for experimentation or research. |
28. | Put on | B1. | When you meet people unexpectedly or unintentionally, you _______________ them. Bump into is the same as ____________________. We ran into Karen and her new boyfriend at the supermarket yesterday. I owe Frank $300, so I hope I don’t __________________ him. |
29. | Put up with | C1. | When you drive over people or things with a car, truck, or other vehicle causing damage, injury, or death, you ______ them ______. John was _______ ________ by a bus and injured. |
30. | Reply | D1. | to frighten you very much. "Spiders scare the pants off me." |
31. | RSVP | E1. | |
32. | Run into | F1. | When you ___________ a building, you deliberately and completely destroy it. A lot of smaller homes in the suburbs are being ____________ and replaced with larger ones. |
33. | Run over | G1. | When you call your place of employment to say you cannot work that day because you are sick, you __________ or __________ sick. The manager was angry when her secretary ________ three days in a row. _______ sick too often is a good way to get fired. |
34. | Selfie | H1. | When an arrangement, agreement, negotiation, plan, or marriage____________, one or more persons involved is not cooperating or participating because of a disagreement or problem. After he started drinking heavily, their marriage started to ____________. The peace negotiations _____________ because neither side was willing to compromise. |
35. | Set up | I1. | Fear of losing or forgetting one’s mobile phone, or of being outside of the phone’s signal area. From no more |
36. | Stay off | J1. | When you _______________ something, you don’t walk or sit on it. You kids can play in the living room, but ____________ the expensive rug. What can I do to get my cat to _______________ the kitchen counter? |
37. | Take in | K1. | A kindred spirit (a person who shares beliefs, attitudes, feelings, or features with another; also called kindred soul; a soul mate) - someone I can agree with. |
38. | Tear down | L1. | When you find things or people after looking very hard for them, you track them down. I finally _________ the book that I’ve been looking for. |
39. | This is a French term, literally translated as 'according to the card' (the 'card' is the menu card). This applies to meals which are ordered in a restaurant as separate items, each with a specified price | M1. | for your information |
40. | To get 'caught with (one’s) pants down' | N1. | If the level of something, especially a price, increases very quickly and high. "She saw what had happened and went through the roof." "My father went through the roof when he saw what I did to the car." |
41. | Track down | O1. | When you agree with people or agree with what they are saying, you ___________________ them. I understand your concern, Linda, but I have to ____________________ Maria on this matter. |
42. | Who’s “wearing the pants” in this house? | P1. | “I took a picture.” |
43. | Work in A | Q1. | When you rely on someone or something for help or support if you need it, you are counting on that thing or that person. I’m going to sell this car and buy one that always starts. I need a car that I can _____________. |