TEWS

TEWS 1

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Terms

level up (p.v.)
mooch (around) (v.)
skedaddle (v.)
(it's the) story of my life
(old) stomping ground (n.)
(on) the flip side
(right) from the get-go
(to be) hard at it
(with) the works
a big deal
a blow
a can-do attitude (or mindset, spirit or way of thinking)
a flying start
a million to one (=one in a million)
an uphill task (col.)
beige flag
bite your tongue
blast off (p.v.)
brick-by-brick
by the book
cakeism
can-do attitude
can't go (far) wrong with; won't go (far) wrong with
cash in on sth (v.)
catch forty winks
change for the better (n.)
clutch at straws
cook up an idea (=cook up a plan) (v.)
dip your toe into
do the trick (=do the job)
doze
drip feed
each to their/his/her own
elbow grease (n.)
famous last words
few and far between
fitspiration (=fitspo)
flip side
fly-by-night (adj.)
from the get-go
get some shut-eye
give it some welly!
go-to (noun or adj.) (+for)
ham-fisted (adj./adv.)
hard pass (slang)
hats off (to sb)
heavy-lifting (n.)
I don't buy it
I'm out
in my (…) era
it (can) happen(s) to the best of us
join the club
kiss sth goodbye
lay it on (a bit) thick (v.)
let (sb/sth) loose (v.)
let (sth) slide
let loose (v.)
main character moment
make your hair stand on end
makes my skin crawl
mental gymnastics
no ifs, (ands) or buts
off the cuff (adj./adv.)
off the scale
off the top of your head
on point
on the fly
on the go
on the table
over the counter
peaks and troughs
pet hate (=pet peeve)
plan B
productivity theatre
quiet quitting (v.)
read the room (v.)
rinse, repeat
scatterbrain (n.)
second nature (to sb)
shoehorn (sth) in (p.v.)
shook (adj.)
shout-out (n.)
sleep on it
stir the pot
take the plunge
take the wheel (reins)
telling porkies
thanks a bunch (=thanks for nothing)
that's on you
the bane of my life
the gift that keeps on giving
the name of the game
the works
this is on me
throw one's toys out (of) the pram
to be at a loss
to be in on it
to be in with a shout
to bide someone´s time
to breathe down someone's neck
to bring sth to the party/table
to call dibs
to call it a day
to chip in (p.v.)
to choke out (p.v.)
to crank up (p.v.)
to dial down/back
to do it for the plot
to do the heavy lifting
to fall on stony ground
to fill your boots
to find your groove
to get a handle on sth
to get with the programme
to go off on one
to go with the flow (=to go with the tide)
to have s.o. on (p.v.)
to jog (sb)'s memory
to jump on the bandwagon
to jump through (lots of) hoops
to know sth like the back of your hand
to know the score
to light up like a Christmas tree
to make a rod for your own back
to one-up
to pull someone's leg
to pull the threads
to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps
to put the spotlight on sth
to rabbit on (p.v.)
to rear its (ugly) head
to rub shoulders with sb
to run for the hills
to ship
to slow walk (sth)
to sound out (p.v.)
to steal (sb)'s thunder
to take (sth) to heart
to take (sth) with a pinch of salt
to tread/step on someone's toes
to twig
to twist someone's arm
to win hands down
top-notch (adj.)
touch grass (v.)
trace (sth) back (p.v.)
tug at the heartstrings
turn over a new leaf/turn the page
under your breath
walk s.o. through sth (v.) walkthrough (n.)
warts and all
wiggle room (n.)
wishy-washy
zing (vs.oomph)