vocabulary unit 3

get the kick out of something

to get a sense of enjoyment

be into something

to be interested in something

you can't beat something

If you can't beat something, it's the best and you aren't going to find anything better

a gig

live performance

gardening

agriculture or land work

shopaholic

a person who is addicted to shopping

recommend something

polecić coś komuś

xylophone

music instrument

be right up one's Street

exactly the type of thing that someone is interested in or is good at doing

I was wondering if

a polite way of asking someone for something such as information or their opinion, or asking them to do something

be hooked on something

be very interested, addicted and enthusiastic about (something) He's hooked on skiing.

go clubbing

to go to nightclubs, especially to dance, drink, and socialize: The students at that university go clubbing every Friday night.

working out at the gym

a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness for athletic competition

art exhibition or galleries

An art exhibition is traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience.

eating out

to go eating in a restaurant

eating someone out

The act of eating out, or eating (someone) out, means performing oral sex on another's vagina or, occasionally, anus

not as often as I would like.

somthing happens fairly frequently

not as often as I used to

not fairly frequently

not as often as I would

fairly frequently doing something

not all that often

not that often or frequently

often or frequently

many times or repeatedly

about once a month once a year once a week

once in a month once in a week once in a year

as often as somebody can

as many time or as frequently somebody can

a few / a couple /several times a year

a few a couple several times

hardly ever

almost never / very rarely

not if somebody can avoid you/it

not if somebody can prevent you from doing that action

not unless somebody have to

not unless somebody should / doesn't have another choice

every other + time expression, day, week, hour

doing something oddly or evenly

if somebody have a chance

if somebody have an opportunity

an hour's/a few minutes drive / walk

an hour's/a few minutes drive / walk

ages ago

a longtime ago

it varies

to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance

I suppose...

I assume, expect, believe, think. take for granted. (przypuszczać. sądzić)

ever since I can remember

as long as I can remember

I could do better

I could do better than what I did

to provide something

make available for use. Supply

have something in common

to share the same interests or have similar characteristics

tend to do something

willing to do something

the thing is

used to introduce an explanation or an excuse

have an opportunity to

have a chance to

to make an excuse

to give a reason for doing something you shouldn't do (Wymówkato)

roller-blading

Aggressive skating (referred to by participants as rollerblading, blading, skating or rolling) is a sub discipline primarily focused on the execution of tricks in the action sports cannon

not one's kind of thing

Your thing is what you like to do, what you're good at doing, what you have a natural affinity for and some talent at doing

put somebody off doing something

to discourage someone from doing something. egg. I put him off the idea of going shopping with me

in the point of doing something

ready to, about to, just going to

snorkeling

swim underwater using a snorkel

cycling

the sport or activity that you use bicycle

skiing

action of traveling over snow on skies

skating

Skating is the act or process of moving about wearing ice-skates or roller-skates

grow out of something

if someone grows out of a habit, they stop doing it, because they are older or wiser

after a while

after some time has passed

to lose interest in something

to grow out of something

get into something

to become interested in an activity or subject, or start being involved in an activity

spare time

Your spare time is the time during which you do not have to work and you can do whatever you like

treasured

highly valuable. we have a treasured friendship

carrier bag

A carrier bag is a bag made of plastic or paper which has handles and which you carry shopping in

classy

stylish and sophisticated

a bit show off

to behave in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration

it is not really my cup of tea

if something is not your cup of tea, you do not like it or you are not interested in it

something is right up one's Street

something is exactly the kind of thing you like or know about

each to their own

we all have different ideas about how to do things, what we like etc, especially when you do not agree with someone else’s choice

an acquired taste

something that is unfamiliar or not likeable but becomes gradually more liked or accepted when you get on with it

there is no accounting for taste

used to say it's impossible to explain why different people like different things

it's not the done thing

a given behavior, to be unacceptable, inappropriate, or incorrect in a particular social situation

it's just one of those things

If you say it is just one of those things you mean that you cannot explain something because it seems to happen by chance

for one thing,... (and for another...)

used for giving a reason for something. Why didn't we visit? Well, for one thing, it was too far away. And for another, she never invited us.

one thing after another

Several things (typically unfortunate or stressful) in quick succession

not know the first thing about something

know nothing at all about somebody/something

not as far as I know

You can use far in expressions like 'as far as I know' and 'so far as I remember' to indicate that you are not absolutely sure of the statement you are about to make or have just made, and you may be wrong.

do you mind if, would you mind if

to ask someone politely to do things

in one's teens

Age between thirteen to eighteen. Usage: He is still in her teens so he cannot marry

can't eat enough of it

to like something very much and want a lot of it

stay out late doing something

to not come home at night, or to go home late:

be keen on

interested in something and enjoying it, especially an activity that you do often. All the kids are keen on swimming

be pleased with

Very proud of something one has done

be famous for

if a person or thing is noted for something such as an ability or quality, they are well known for having it

be annoyed with

angry, irritated with

fiction and nonfiction

“Fiction” refers to literature created from the imagination. Mysteries, science fiction, romance, fantasy, chick lit, crime thrillers are all fiction genres - “Nonfiction” refers to literature based in fact. It is the broadest category of literature

tabloid

A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet

horoscope

a short forecast for people born under a particular sign, especially as published in a newspaper or magazine