prick yourself/prick your finger

prick yourself/prick your finger   

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accidentally make a hole in your skin 

prick (up) your ears

prick (up) your ears 

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if you prick up your ears or your ears prick up, you listen carefully because you have heard something interesting  

toffee_ nosed

 toffee_ nosed  

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snobbish - stuck up

از دماغ فیل افتاده  

 

Lady Snobbish by  

hob nob ===socialise  

fuddy duddy ===uninteresting 

hoity toity ===supercilious

big wigs ===important people  

hey day ===at his most successful time 

kow tow ===accept without question  

bee's knees ===someone to admire  

a des res ===very attractive house  

fat cat ===wealthy business man 

hocus pocus ===nonsense 

pow wows ===conversations 

argy bargy ===arguments  

tittle tattle ===gossip 

hot shot ===well known entrepreneur 

wheeler dealer ===someone who does business in an underhand way 

hum drum ===boring 

dream team ===ideal partners

brain drain ===talented people leaving their own country to work for better pay in another

Negative aspects of relationships

Javed has been disloyal to me on a number of occasions. (unfaithful, treacherous)

Jane is always critical of her friends. I do not like that. (serious, grave etc)

OK, I was dishonest with you. I’m sorry, but I didn’t want to hurt you. (lying, untruthful, fraudulent)

Breakdowns: Expressions and Collocations

Relationships can break down due to genuine misunderstandings

A rift (serious disagreement that divides people) can develop between two people

There’s been a lot of discord (disagreement and discontent) in the office lately

My father and I don’t see eye to eye (have different opinions) on most things

His relation with Mary has turned sour (become bad). I think they will split up (separate)

Our marriage has had its ups and downs (had good and bad moments), but basically we are OK

Some more phrases and their meanings:

A bumpy relationship (up and down like a car on road with bumps)

A broken home (a family split up by divorce)

A family feud (quarrel in a family causing bad feeling for many years)

Some Words for Positive Relationships

When Kevin met Christine it was love at first sight. (love beg an the first moment they saw each other)

He fell head over heels in love with her. (feel deeply in love)

Peter only has eyes for Lara. (is only attracted to)

Their relation is purely platonic. (affectionate relationship between people)

Selena was more than infatuated (romantically obsessed), she was completely besotted with him (blindly and stupidly in love)

Phrases/Words that describe friendships and other positive relationships

Ramya and I hit off immediately (liked each other the moment we met). We are true soul mates (people who feel very close to each other).

Razia was my mother’s lifelong companion. (a friend who has been with her all her life)

The moment I met Prasoon, I could see he was a man after my own heart.(someone who thinks exactly the way you think)

Sridevi and I get on like a house on fire. (have an enjoyable relationship)

Amit and Sreedhar have been bosom friends/buddies/pals for years. (very close friends)

Anam and Aparna are inseparable. (always want to be together)

There’s always been a close bond between Kirsten and her aunt. (a feeling of togetherness)

One word substitutes for positive relationships

To be very similar to someone- the way you think and look at life

Kindred spirits

To be perfect for each other

Well-matched couple

Feeling a bond for brothers and sisters

Family ties

put the pin lid on it

put the pin lid on it

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to make matters ten times worse

cut

chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces
slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces
 

dice to cut vegetables into small pieces
 

peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc 

grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool
 

carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat
 

saw to cut wood using a special tool called a saw
 

chop down to cut down a tree, using an axe
 

snip to cut something quickly using scissors
 

shave to remove hair from your face or body
 

trim to remove small parts of something to make it look neat
 

mow to cut grass
 

prune to cut off the top part of plants, in order to make them grow better cut

one's head is swimming

 feel giddy==dizzy == one's head is swimming 

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feeling unsteady or unable to balance 

English words for emotions

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angry: "She was angry with her boss for criticising her work"  

annoyed: "I'm very annoyed with him. He hasn't returned any of my calls" 

"She was annoyed by his comments"  

appalled = very shocked: They were appalled to hear that they would lose their jobs 

apprehensive = slightly worried: I felt a little apprehensive before my interview  

ashamed: How could you say such a thing? You should be ashamed of yourself

at the end of your tether = completely fed up: "The children have been misbehaving all day – I'm at the end of my tether