F2F Class Notes 17th April (Tanya)

Vocabulary

polyglot – someone who speaks five or more languages (or generally, who speaks a lot of languages)

e.g. My friend is a complete polyglot, she speaks 7 languages.

Sec. – short for security, related to defense, the military

Dec. – short for democrats

Pentagon – refers to the defense department of the US

Rep. – Representative or republicans

pool – swimming pool

one too many – there’s a lot of something, but then you add an extra one and it’s TOO much

e.g. There’s space for 20 people in this room, but 21 would be one too many.

-> the drop that makes the vase overflow 

-> the straw that broke the camel’s back

to fly well with something – to go well with something, suitable

e.g. It won’t fly well with Pakistan -> Pakistan won’t be happy about it.

to wingman – to help a friend conquer a romantic love interest

e.g. My friend is wingmanning me tonight at the party.

to take it up a notch – to step it up, to level up, to take it to a higher level, make it more difficult/challenging

top notch – high level

e.g. This student is top notch, he always does his homework.

“She wants a notch in her belt” – she wants another achievement added to her record

a notch – a mark you make to keep record of something

to hoot – the sound the owl makes

It takes one to know one – to recognize someone who’s similar to you because you’re one of them

short-shrift – to give little attention or time

to no avail – there’s no result

avail – result or profit

media avail – to get successful publicity

to dot the I’s and cross the T’s – to pay attention to detail