Vocabulary
to yawn
(v.) to take a deep breath with your mouth wide open because you are tired or bored
If you yawn in public, it is polite to cover your mouth.
All hands on deck
We need everyone's help to meet a challenging situation. "The deadline is coming up fast: we need all hands on deck!"
Last weekend I went _______ a party.
Last weekend I went to a party.
55
fifty-five
flat
apartment
to leaf through
(phrasal v.) to slowly turn the pages of something (e.g. magazine) and not really take in what is written on the page.
I don't subscribe to Gala but I leaf through the latest issue whenever I'm at the hairdresser.
Let's pencil it in.
Let's plan on that for now/unless something else comes up. "I am not sure if I'll be in the office on Friday, so let's pencil the meeting in for now."
I will meet you _____ the train station at 7pm.
I will meet you at the train station at 7pm.
127
one-hundred-(and)-twenty-seven
lift
elevator
cushy
(adj.) describes something (often a job) that is easy, undemanding and/or secure
His uncle got him a cushy job with the city.
Bite the bullet
Stay strong during a difficult situation. "The next few months are going to be difficult; we just have to bite the bullet and do our best to get through it."
I read it _______ the internet.
I read it on the internet.
1,000,000,000
one billion
biscuit
cookie
glibness
(n.) the state of making light or something that ought to be taken seriously. Adj.: glib
I was bothered by his glibness about the coronavirus crisis.
On the fence
To be on the fence is to be undecided. "I'm on the fence about whether or not to book a flight for June."
I crashed _______ a tree.
I crashed into a tree.
9,475
nine-thousand-four-hundred-(and)-seventy-five
lorry
truck
agitated (adj.)
When the man was asked to leave the restaurant, he became agitated and threw a drink at the waiter.
In my wheelhouse
If something is in your wheelhouse, it is something you are good at or skilled in. "Could someone else bring the cake to the birthday party? Baking isn't really in my wheelhouse."
Go ________ the corridor and up the stairs
Go along/down the hallway and up stairs.
9.475
nine-point-four-seven-five
first floor
ground floor