اصطلاحات پرکاربرد آزمون اسپیکینگ آیلتس 10
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اصطلاحات پرکاربرد آزمون اسپیکینگ آیلتس 10
fill someone in
phrasal verb with fill verb
UK /fɪl/ US /fɪl/
to give someone extra or missing information:
I filled her in on the latest gossip.
To make it is to accomplish something, or to become successful.
be/get bogged down
phrasal verb with bog verb
UK /bɒɡ/ US /bɑːɡ/
-gg-
to be/become so involved in something difficult or complicated that you cannot do anything else:
Let's not get bogged down with individual complaints
UK Try not to get too bogged down in the details.
hear (something) through/on the grapevine
idiom
to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else:
I heard through the grapevine that he was leaving - is it true?
to give someone the boot: If you get the boot or are given the boot, you are told that you are not wanted any more, either in your job or by someone you are having a relationship with. [informal]
lay someone off
phrasal verb with lay verb
UK /leɪ/ US /leɪ/
laid
B2
to stop employing someone, usually because there is no work for them to do:
Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.
leap at something
phrasal verb with leap verb [ I + adv/prep ]
UK /liːp/ US /liːp/
leaped or leapt | leaped or leapt
C2
to eagerly accept the chance to do or have something:
When I offered her the job, she leapt at it.
win-win
adjective [ before noun ]
UK /ˌwɪnˈwɪn/ US /ˌwɪnˈwɪn/
A win-win situation or result is one that is good for everyone who is involved:
Flexible working hours are a win-win situation for employers and employees.
Supporters of globalization assert that it is a win-win proposition for the rich and the poor.
take something on
phrasal verb with take verb
UK /teɪk/ US /teɪk/
took | taken
C1
to accept a particular job or responsibility:
She took too much on and made herself ill.
hold your horses
idiom old-fashioned informal
used to tell someone to stop and consider carefully their decision or opinion about something:
Just hold your horses, Bill! Let's think about this for a moment.
rush into something
phrasal verb with rush verb
UK /rʌʃ/ US /rʌʃ/
If you rush into something such as a job, you start doing it without having really decided if it is the right thing to do or having considered the best way to do it.
put the cart before the horse
idiom
to do things in the wrong order:
Aren't you putting the cart before the horse by deciding what to wear for the wedding before you've even been invited to it?
keep an eye on someone/something
idiom (also keep your eye on someone/something)
to watch someone or something or stay informed about the person’s behavior, esp. to keep someone out of trouble:
Keep an eye on your brother while I’m out, please.
If someone has their eye on you, they are watching you carefully to see what you do. As the boat plodded into British waters and up the English Channel, Customs had their eye on her.
go south: to go wrong
idiom
to become much worse:
A lot of people ended up losing money when the economy went south.
When a transition is handled badly, things can go south very quickly.
get verb (UNDERSTAND/HEAR)
B2 [ T ]
to understand or hear something:
I didn't get what he said because the music was so loud.
I told that joke to Sophia, but she didn't get it.
cover someone's back
idiom
to defend and support someone, or protect them from blame or criticism:
For every person attacking me I know there are ten more covering my back.
There hasn't been time to build up trust, and you don't know if people are going to cover your back.
Your job is to cover your client's back.
shrewd
adjective approving
UK /ʃruːd/ US /ʃruːd/
C2
having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, resulting in an advantage:
[ + to infinitive ] He was shrewd enough not to take the job when there was the possibility of getting a better one a few months later.
She is a shrewd politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily.
It was a shrewd move to buy your house just before property prices started to rise.
Synonyms
astute
hit the nail on the head
idiom
to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem:
I think Mick hit the nail on the head when he said that what's lacking in this company is a feeling of confidence.
precision
noun [ U ]
UK /prɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ US /prəˈsɪʒ.ən/
precision noun [U] (EXACT)
the quality of being exact:
Great precision is required to align the mirrors accurately.
Precision bombing was used to destroy enemy airbases and armaments factories.
Swamped: Very busy; having too much to do. They have been swamped ever since they started advertising.
swamp verb (TOO MUCH/BIG)
[ T often passive ]
If something swamps a person, system, or place, more of it arrives than can be easily dealt with:
Foreign cars have swamped the UK market.
be swamped with I'm swamped with work at the moment.
Don't let feelings of depression swamp you.
come through
phrasal verb with come verb
US /kʌm/
past tense came US/keɪm/ | past participle come
(SUCCEED)
to succeed in a difficult situation:
He's a great leader who always comes through under pressure.
Investors had faith we would come through for them in the long run.
all on deaf ears
idiom
C2
If a suggestion or warning falls on deaf ears, no one listens to it:
Their appeals to release the hostages fell on deaf ears.
jump down someone's throat
idiom informal
to react angrily to something that someone says or does:
I made the mildest of criticisms and he jumped down my throat.
verbally
adverb
UK /ˈvɜː.bəl.i/ US /ˈvɝː.bəl.i/
verbally adverb (SPOKEN)
in a way that is spoken rather than written:
The judge then verbally agreed to the attorney's request.
I have repeatedly asked parents, both verbally and in writing, not to park here.
corner verb (TRAP)
[ T ]
to force a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot easily escape:
Once the police had cornered her in the basement, she gave herself up.
go over someone's head
idiom
to speak to or ask permission from someone who has more authority than the person who you would normally go to in that situation:
Amanda was refusing to give me the week off so I went over her head and spoke to the boss.
bring something up
phrasal verb with bring verb [ T ]
UK /brɪŋ/ US /brɪŋ/
brought | brought
(TALK)
B2
to start to talk about a particular subject:
She's always bringing up her health problems.
don't hold your breath
idiom informal
used to tell someone not to expect something to happen for a very long time:
She said she'd get back to us, but don't hold your breath!
She said she might finish by this afternoon but don't hold your breath.
keep a low profile
idiom
C1
to avoid attracting attention to yourself:
He's been in a little trouble recently so he's trying to keep a low profile.
pink slip
noun [ C ] US informal
UK /ˌpɪŋk ˈslɪp/ US /ˌpɪŋk ˈslɪp/
a document given to a person saying that they do not have a job any more
carved/etched/set/written in stone
noun phrase
: permanent or not able to be changed
These new rules are not carved in stone; if they don't work, we'll change them.