Share review advanced collocations and vocab 1
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This week I had to repair the car so
I'm a little strapped for cash
I'm living beyond my means
I'm on the breadline
I can't make ends meet
Hilton's grandchildren don't work, they are
going broke
frittering away his money
are strapped for cash
living on the breadline
She got fired last week, they have a mortgage and a baby on the way, there are
living beyond their means
embarking on an adventure
struggling to make ends meet
foraging for food
She has a shiny new car, a house in the country and room for a pony:
embarking on an adventure
all the trappings of success
frittering away money
living on the breadline
He has no pension so, when he retires, there's
the breadline
no success
no way to make ends meet
nothing to fall back on
Between the rise in food and fuel prices an the raise below inflation levels,
let's go overdrawn
we might live beyond our means
we have no trappings of success
there's no way to make ends meet
This boss likes to hear what the staff think and let them decide their own hours,
she's temperamental
she's very circumspect
she's very liberal
she's very selfish
My brother always knows everyone's birthdays and sends a happy message:
he's impetuous
he's very considerate
he's very easy-going
he's gregarious
My friend always understands when I'm a bit late to meet her or have to leave early because of my work. She's
easy-going
gregarious
temperamental
circumspect
That couple never go anywhere without doing months of research and buying 5 different kinds of insurance.
They are easy-going
They are impetuous
They are temperamental
They are circumspect
She is a party animal: always out with friends or dancing the night away in clubs!
She's gregarious
She's easy-going
She's liberal
She's impetuous
Joan Crawford is shouting at her hairdresser about a curl in the wrong place- she was sweet as pie to me this morning-
She's so introverted!
She's so circumspect!
she's so temperamental!
She's so selfish!
