Phrasal Verbs
To set (something) up
To start/prepare
To be in charge
To call the shots
To claim expenses
If you spend money on something that is for both business and private use, you can claim a deduction for part of the expense.
A mock test
an examination, esp in a school, taken as practice before an official examination
Alluring
attractive or exciting
Start enjoying something
To get into (something)
We use this expression to say we are very hungry or thirsty.
I could murder a pizza/glass of wine/piece of chocolate
To giggle
to laugh repeatedly in a quiet but uncontrolled way, often at something silly or rude or when you are nervous
an amount of money owed divided, so that each part is paid at different times until the end or total is reached
Installments
(especially of a tune or song) pleasing and easy to remember
Catchy
To tinker with
To repair or improve unprofessionally
To see eye to eye
To agree
unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money
To be stranded
a device, machine, or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house, such as a cooker or washing machine
Appliance
impossible for someone to understand or explain
baffling
To catch on
Become popular
To bring someone on a romantic or exciting journey (to some place) away from home
To whisk someone away
To refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth having
To spurn
No rainfall or water in an area
Obsolete
not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable
To dispense with
to get rid of or do without something
A no-brainer
Something that requires no thought/obvious
To come clean
To confess/admit
A game changer
an event, idea, that effects a significant change in the current way of doing or thinking about something.
Shifty
looking or seeming dishonest