Glossary Unit 4 (English)

Mohawk: It’s a type of hairstyle.

Let down: To disappoint.

Stilettos: High and thing high heels.

Hence: Therefore.

Survey: Questioner.

Bum-bag: A small bag worn on a belt, round the waist.

Cuisine: Food.

Fashion stakes: World of fashion.

Sloppy-joes: Tracksuit pants.

EXPRESSIONS

1. To ask for the moon means to make unreasonable demands for things or to wish something impossible to achieve or to obtain.

2. When you hold the fort it means that you take care of a place when the person normally in change is away.

3. Under the table: is a phrase used to describe secretive behaviour often suggesting corruption or illegality.

4. To horse around means to behave in a silly way making noise and causin distruption.

5. When you say someone has chickened out of something you mean they have failed to do something or they haven't tried to do it because they were afraid.

6. when you say someone is a wise old owl you mean they are very experienced in life.

7. A night owl is someone who stays up late into the night.

8. When you say someone is in safe hands you mean they are being cared for someone who is confident and skilled.

9. A safe pair of hands is a similar expression to refers to someone who can be trusted to do a good job avoiding mistakes.

10. If someone tells you to hold your tongue it means they want you to stop talking because they don't like what you are saying.

11. If a situation is black and white it means you have a clean opinion about it. You can easily see what you think is right and wrong.

12. The phrase money doesn't grow on trees means you must not spend too much money as there is limited amount of it.

13. The phrase money is no object means that you have a lot of money available to spend.
14. Let the chips fall where they may means to allow things to happen no matter what the consequences are.
15. When you say something is as cheap as chips you mean is very cheap.
16. If you are chasing your tail you are busy doing a lot of different things but not achieving very much.