to suddenly be unable to control a strong feeling, especially anger - If he insults me again I think I will finally _________ and say something terrible to him.
slap
snap
strap
clap
special words used by groups of people, especially in their work - I cannot understand this paper because they are using a lot of legal ___________.
slang
jingle
jargon
genre
not serious - She is a very _________ person who loves to have fun.
laughable-feeling
pleasant-oriented
humor-natured
light-hearted
Too extreme - Some of his jokes go __________ and offend people.
above the call
over the top
over the head
above the limit
Difficult or embarrassing - He felt very ____________ when he stepped up onto the stage.
amend
ackwent
awkward
awendt
To unfairly criticise, punish, or be unkind to the same person - The bully loved to __________ the smallest kid in class.
peck at
pick on
push down
put off
enjoying advantages of two different things at the same time - He had the _________ working as a lifeguard, he got to sit by the pool and get paid.
benefit of both works
cream of two crops
best of both worlds
better of both jobs
in the place where something happens - They offered him the job on the _______.
dot
moment
drop
spot
Enter a situation which people want to be private - She did not want the reporter to write a story about her and _________ in her private life.
interrupt
intrude
overrun
encroach
Being famous and always in the news and on TV - When she wrote her first best-seller book she was instantly in the public _____________.
view
light
sight
eye
give the true version of events that have been reported incorrectly - To put the ___________, let me just say that we didn´t even go out so it wasn´t us that you saw.
books right
plot in the light
record straight
story straight
Show exagerated emotion or attention in a situation - The child made a big ________ over eating his vegetables.
scare
mess
hiss
fuss
having a reasonable chance of winning - He is young, but he is in the _________ for becoming the next president.
running
balance
eye
option
to get more attention than anyone or anything else in a situation - He always tries to __________ and won´t let anyone else talk.
hoard the light
hunt the spotlight
hug the light
hog the limelight
describes someone who is old and no longer useful or attractive - She said the older man was ____________ and she would not date him.
off his rocker
over the hill
out of order
on the edge
to prepare for hard work - Let´s ___________ and start cleaning up this mess.
roll up our sleeves
straigthen out our shirts
ready up our clothes
take off our jackets
Having no purpose and is a waste of time - It was ________ to argue, so we did what she asked us to do.
pointless
purposeless
fruitless
unuseful
When something should have been done a long time ago - It is _________ time that you clean your messy room.
high
over
critical
just
tense, nervous, or irritable - The old man gets a little __________ when he is tired.
edgy
anxious
eager
oblivious
To hug or accept a person - We happily ____________ the idea of going to the pool with you.
embarrass
abreast
brace
embrace
successful growth or development - Grandma´s garden was __________ in the springtime.
flourishing
flowered
flooding
flooring
embarrassing secrets - Everyone has ___________ in the cupboard. Even Hellen had that secret boyfriend in high school.
treasures
secrets
skeletons
troubles
When a situation gets worse, and worse and worse. - Her life was in a ____________ as she battled depression and addiction.
duck-dive
downward spiral
head-spin
downspin
to go or make progress at the same speed as something - I tried to keep up the ___________ of the runners, but I had to stop and rest.
pace
velocity
speed
rate
inviting someone to come a restaurant, or a date - I think I will ask Sally o_____ for dinner this Sunday.
on
up
out
in
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