Vocabulary from Masterclass Proficiency Units 1-10

0 114 フィッシュ idiomatic

学び始める

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