Vocabulary from Masterclass Proficiency Units 1-10

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