اصطلاحات پرکاربرد آزمون اسپیکینگ آیلتس 4

To pack up shop: to prepare to leave.

be out the door: to go out the door: to leave, to depart from (a place) idiom.

feel up to something

phrasal verb with feel verb

US  /fil/

past tense and past participle felt US/felt/

to have the energy to do something:

I don’t feel up to going out tonight.

stand someone up

phrasal verb with stand verb

UK  /stænd/ US  /stænd/

stood | stood

informal 

B2

to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with:

I don't know if I've been stood up or if she's just late - I'll wait another half hour.

stew verb (BE ANXIOUS) 

[ I always + adv/prep ] infml

to be anxious or upset about something:

You’re not still stewing over the election results, are you?

stew

noun

US  /stu/

stew noun (ANXIOUS STATE)

[ C ]

the state of being anxious and upset about something:

She has been in a stew over plans for her wedding.

cut someone some slack

idiom   informal

to not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time:

"Andrew's late again." "Cut him some slack - his wife just had a baby."

fall through

phrasal verb with fall verb

UK  /fɔːl/ US 

fell | fallen 

[ I ]

if something that has been planned or agreed falls through, it does not happen:

The deal fell through when someone made our client a better offer.

leave someone high and dry

idiom   informal

to do something that is not at all convenient for someone and puts them in a very difficult situation:

They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry.

make it up to someone

idiom

to do something good for someone you have upset, in order to become friends with them again:

I'm sorry we can't take you with us, but I promise I'll make it up to you somehow.

meantime

noun

UK  /ˈmiːn.taɪm/ US  /ˈmiːn.taɪm/

 in the meantime

B2

until something expected happens, or while something else is happening:

Your computer won't arrive till Thursday. In the meantime, you can use Jude's.

Synonyms

in the interim

meanwhile

let off steam

idiom

to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy:

She jogs after work to let off steam.

low-key

adjective (also lowkey)

UK  /ˌləʊˈkiː/ US  /ˌloʊˈkiː/

quiet and not attracting a lot of attention or excitement:

The wedding was a low-key affair, with fewer than 30 people attending.

The army has played a low-key role, distributing food and opening up blocked transport links.

Off-screen, she is lowkey and friendly.

We've been going out for a while but we're trying to keep it very lowkey.

Synonyms

casual

subdued

unflashy

Like a chicken with its head cut off: panicking

The phrase "like a chicken with its head cut off" is used to describe someone who is panicking or acting in a crazy way.

"catch a flick" is correct and usable in written English. It is a slang phrase which means to go to the movies. 

For example, "I'm going to catch a flick this weekend with some friends."

flick noun [C] (FILM)

US informal or UK old-fashioned informal

a film

chick flick

noun [ C ]   informal humorous

UK  /ˈtʃɪk ˌflɪk/ US  /ˈtʃɪk ˌflɪk/

a film about relationships, love, etc. that attracts mainly women

zone out

phrasal verb with zone verb [ T usually passive ]   GEOGRAPHY   specialized

UK  /zəʊn/ US  /zoʊn/

to stop paying attention and not hear or see what is around you for a short period of time :

When the men start talking about football, I just zone out.

play-by-play

adjective [ before noun ] US

UK  /ˌpleɪ.baɪˈpleɪ/ US  /ˌpleɪ.baɪˈpleɪ/

relating to a description of an event, usually a sports event, given at the same time as it happens:

I found the play-by-play commentary of the race kind of annoying.

My dad was on the phone, giving a play-by-play account of what was happening.

let someone off

phrasal verb with let verb

UK  /let/ US  /let/

present participle letting | past tense and past participle let

B2

to not punish someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong, or to not punish them severely:

Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine.

You won't be let off so lightly (= you will be punished more severely) the next time.

 grab a bite: to get something to eat

Grab A Bite' is an American expression - and it means to get something to eat but to do quickly, because you don't have a lot of time.

(I'm so hungry), I could eat a horse

idiom   humorous

used to say that you are extremely hungry

even the score

idiom

1

: to get enough points, goals, runs, etc., to have the same score as one's opponent : to tie the score in a game

They evened the score at 5–5.

2

: to harm or punish someone who caused one harm

be on someone

idiom mainly US informal

used when saying who is responsible for something:

If he doesn't like it, then it's on him to change it.

"It's too much." "That's on you. I offered to help but you said no."