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CLOSE UP C1 UNIT 2 VOCABULARY

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  • stir up
    cause problems for sb else
  • explain: cat’s got your tongue
    sth you say to sb when you are annoyed because they will not speak
  • GIVE THE MISSING PREPOSITION: _____a guess
    at
  • cause sb to feel very excited
    thrill
  • EXPLAIN: straight from the horse’s mouth
    from the source
  • interrupt sb while they are speaking
    cut in
  • cause problems for sb else
    stir up
  • start liking sb/sth
    take to
  • extremely dangerous
    TREACHEROUS
  • take revenge
    get back at
  • GIVE THE MISSING PREPOSITION: to say sth ____ one's face
    to
  • GRUELLING
    exhausting and extremely difficult
  • explain: a little bird told me
    said by sb when they know who gave them the information being discussed but will not say who it was
  • get back at
    take revenge
  • GIVE THE MISSING PREPOSITION:take sb's comment_____context
    out of
  • GIVE THE MISSING PREPOSITION: to tell sb something____confidence
    in
  • air one’s views
    present /say your opinion
  • criticise very strongly
    blast/slam
  • having a lot of knowledge because you have studied a lot
    LEARNED
  • GIVE THE MISSING PREPOSITION: ____warning
    without
  • explain: sing like a canary
    reveal everything
  • cause sb to lose power (PV)
    bring down
  • GIVE THE MISSING PREPOSITION: ____occassion
    on
  • take to
    start liking sb/sth
  • explain: have a frog in one’s throat
    have difficulty speaking because your throat feels dry and you want to cough
  • cut in
    interrupt sb while they are speaking
  • GIVE THE MISSING PREPOSITION: to be ____construction
    under
  • explain: She wouldn’t say boo to a goose.
    She is very shy and quiet person
  • burden
    sth that causes worry or trouble
  • bring down
    cause sb to lose power
  • exhausting and extremely difficult
    GRUELLING
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