Writing
Exaggerating for effect. e.g worst jeopardy eveeer!
hyperbole
Wishy w____y = vague and not specific
wishy washy
The details = the ins and ___ of something
outs
It's taking her a long time to get ___ her cold
get over
AI slop
Oxy____ = two opposites together
"jumbo shrimp," "seriously funny," "deafening silence" "awfully good"
oxymoron
A career ______ (guide) counsellor
guidance
To avoid something = steer ____ of
steer clear of
You need to back __ your argument with more evidence.
back up
A phrase that people repeat to motivate themselves e.g I will be happy and content. Money is mine etc.
aff_______
affirmation
Sub_____/el_____ = replacing part of a sentnece with too/so/do etc to reduce the number of words
Subsitution/ellipsis
They're just putting a ____ on the problem (a temporary fix)
plaster/band-aid/bandage
To get something ___ your chest = to vent
off
Last week we ____ out at my friends house
hung out
A volat___ sitation = rapidly changing or dangerous
volatile
Antit____ = using opposites to make points e.g night and day/a deafening silence
antithesis
A cav____ = a condition/downside of something
A caveat
to take it on the ____ = to accept a bad situation without complaining
take it on the chin
To lead someone as____ = to distract them with bad things
astray
Anap____ - repeating something for effect.
‘we fight for our rights, we fight for our children, we fight for…’
anaphora
to be lack_____ = not as good as expected
lackluster/re
To ___ the ball out __ ___ = someone suceeds
to hit the ball out the park
To run ____/___ run = to last too long e.g a class/concert
run over/overrun
An act of ____ = when an event is canceled due to an unforeseen event, e.g a tornado/flood
act of god