LEXICAL PORTAFOLIO II
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TO BE A PAIN IN THE NECKLoading...
Meaning: A bother, an annoyance.Example: The baby is a pain in the neck.
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A WET BLANKETLoading...
Meaning: Is someone who spoils the atmosphere or prevents others from enjoying themselves by being very boring and negative about everything.Example: Your sister is a wet blanket person.
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A BOOKWORMLoading...
Meaning: Someone who reads a lotExample: when I was in the secondary school I was a bookworm.
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AS QUIET AS A MOUSELoading...
Meaning: Making almost no noise being shy and not talking much.Example: the girld was very shy as quiet as a mouse.
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AS BLIND AS A BATLoading...
Meaning: Not able to see well beacuse of very bad eyesight.Example: Your grandfather tripped beacuse he is blind as a bat.
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TO TALK TURKEYLoading...
Meaning: To talk openly and directly.Example: He is very sociable and he talks turkey.
TO BE DOWN TO EARTH
Meaning: Realistic, sensible, practical.
Example: He is down to earth, because is very realistic.
Example: He is down to earth, because is very realistic.
A BUSYBODY
Meaning: Someone always wants to know about other people's private lives.
Example: She meddles in the lives of others, she is a busybody.
Example: She meddles in the lives of others, she is a busybody.
A ROAD HOG
Meaning: Someone very selfish and careless driver.
Example: Yesterday my brother behaved like a road hog.
Example: Yesterday my brother behaved like a road hog.
A WHIZ KID
Meaning: Is someone with lots of modern ideas, energy and enthusiasm and who achieves a lot while still young.
Example: The child is shy, he is a whiz kid.
Example: The child is shy, he is a whiz kid.
A BIG SHOT
Meaning: Is a very important or influential person.
Example: A politician is a big shot.
Example: A politician is a big shot.
A GATECRASHER
Meaning: Turns up at parties without being invited to them.
Example: He is homeless and a gatecrasher.
Example: He is homeless and a gatecrasher.
PICK UP
Meaning: an improvement, as in health, business conditions, work, production, etc.
Example: He picked the phone up and dialled.
Example: He picked the phone up and dialled.
WRITE DOWN
Meaning: Someone writes something on a piece of paper.
Example: As soon as I have an idea, I write it down.
Example: As soon as I have an idea, I write it down.
PUT ON
Meaning: to cover a part of your body with a piece of clothing or jewellery so that you are wearing it.
Example: He put your coat on because the weather was cold.
Example: He put your coat on because the weather was cold.
COME ACROSS
Meaning: to meet someone, or to find something by chance.
Example: I came across a word I’d never seen before.
Example: I came across a word I’d never seen before.
GET ALONG
Meaning: When people get along, they like each other or are friendly to each other
Example: I get along well with most of my colleagues.
Example: I get along well with most of my colleagues.
COUNT ON
Meaning: to depend on someone to do what you want or expect them to do for you.
Example: You can always count on him for good advice.
Example: You can always count on him for good advice.