Compound adjectives 1
having eyes that do not move or show any expression
glassy-eyed
very frightening
hair-raising
Other way to say "I am extremely serious!"
I am dead serious!
Make a cleft sentence: 'Christopher Columbus discovered America.'
The person ...
The person who discovered America was Christopher Columbus.
"a ... point" = a subject that someone prefers not to talk about because it makes them angry or embarrassed
a sore point // a bit of a sore point
used to describe something that appears real or very similar to what is real
lifelike
able to use both hands equally well
ambidextrous
a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is therefore often asked to give an opinion about it
a pundit = an expert
Make a cleft sentence: 'The window was broken by a cricket ball.' (make emphasis on 'cricket ball')
It ...
It was a/the cricket ball that/which broke the window.
"and all that ... " = used when speaking to mean "and other similar things" (and so on; and the like; and whatnot; and so forth)
and all that jazz
very surprising or shocking
jaw-dropping
not kind or not able to feel sympathy
hard-hearted
"take ... ... ... sb" = to make sb else suffer or be responsible for your own mistakes, anger, sadness, etc.
take it out on sb
Make a cleft sentence: 'Getting through the summer without getting injured was the only thing I wanted.'
All ...
All (that) I wanted was to get through the summer without getting injured.
idiom = to accept something bad without complaining
grin and bear it
finding it difficult to express yourself, usually because you are nervous
tongue-tied
needing a lot of hard, physical effort and making you feel extremely tired
backbreaking
"to call a ... to smth" = to prevent something from continuing
to call a halt to sth
Make a cleft sentence: 'Seeing Patricia cry like that made me feel guilty'.
What ...
What made me feel guilty was seeing Patricia cry like that.
idiom = having no strength or patience left
at the end of your tether
nervous or uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think about you or your actions
self-conscious
showing no enthusiasm or interest
half-hearted
to suddenly start talking or thinking about a completely new subject
go off on a tangent // go off on tangents
Make a cleft sentence: 'What we had to do first was decide where to meet.'
The first thing ...
The first thing we had to do was (to) decide where to meet.
adjective = trying to make yourself, your abilities, or your achievements seem less important (a ... manner/remark; ... humour/jokes)
self-deprecating