Vocabulary from Masterclass Proficiency Units 1-10

0 114 Datenblatt idiomatic

Lernen beginnen

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