The mind
What does the acronym FOMO stand for?
Fear Of Missing Out
Something you bought because you saw it and suddenly wanted it, not because you were planning to buy it:
an impulse purchase
Since the word "cheap" is negative in marketing in English, what words/phrases might advertisements use instead?
bargain, best offer, best price, affordable, lower price, etc.
to listen __ music
TO
What expressions do we use when we want to say:
1: "me also yes"
2: "me also no"
1: me too
2: me (n)either
A phrase we use to describe time we spend by ourselves, resting, doing things we want:
me-time
If you pay 10% less than a full price, you get a 10%...
to get a discount
When we have less and less of something, we can say we are...
to be running out of sth
to take __ a loan
OUT
Describe an intense experience (surprise, joy, fear) using "so" and "such":
I was so excited to go on my trip, and I had such a good time! It was such a beautiful place, and the weather was so lovely!
The activity of mindlessly looking through social media is called:
doomscrolling
A verb that means "to spend a lot of money on something because it's more luxurious or better quality, etc":
to splurge on sth
An adjective that means "to need something to function, to not be able to function without it":
to be dependent on sth
to affect __ sth
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List at least 3 synonyms of "go up" for describing trends; list 3 for "go down":
go up: increase, grow, rise, climb
go down: decrease, decline, fall, drop
An expression we use to say "to be scared and uncomfortable and maybe also disgusted"; another expression that means "to be alarmed, scared, maybe also upset":
1: to be creeped out
2: to be freaked out
When someone's job is making sales, and they get a percentage of each sale instead of a fixed monthly salary, we say they work...
to work on commission
to __ pressure on someone (make someone feel pressured)
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An idiom that means "to slow down and enjoy the small things in life":
to stop and smell the roses
A modern idiom that means "companies competing for dominance by cutting quality, safety, and becoming worse and worse for consumers and employees":
a race to the bottom
A modern idiom that means "read contracts closely, pay attention to hidden details":
to read the small/fine print
to __ attention __ sth (be attentive)
PAY, TO