IDIOMS
The last problem in a series that finally makes you lose patience.
That was the straw
To be nervous or easily upset.
To be on edge
To be involved in an activity or situation.
To be engaged in something
Someone doing something without professional skills.
Amateur
The state or process of living in a place; human settlement.
Habitation
To defend your opinion strongly, even if it causes conflict.
Die on this hill
When something suddenly stops or cannot continue.
Our plans come to a halt
To take strict action to stop something bad.
Crack down
Full of people and energy (about a place).
Bustling
A starting point or level at which something begins or changes.
Threshold
Doing something quickly and without preparation.
On the fly
For a very short moment of time.
For a split second
To make something seem less important.
Overshadow
Making you feel upset or worried.
Distressing
A loss of power, status, or success; collapse.
Downfall
To behave in a way that’s not acceptable or appropriate.
Be out of line
It sounds crazy or unbelievable.
It seems nuts
To secretly tell someone in authority about someone’s bad behavior.
Snitch
Reduced in amount; used up.
Depleted
Extremely cruel, violent acts (often in war or oppression).
Atrocities
A philosophical question about how serious or true a situation might become.
How real is it going to get?
To argue about small, unimportant things.
Bicker
nervous, shaky, anxious.
I’m jittery
To make someone or something seem less important.
Belittle
In social/cultural debates, a derogatory term for someone who has children.
Breeder