F2F Class Notes March 20th (Ben) [Xiao Qi]
Vocabulary
a chip on your shoulder
You have a chip on your shoulder = you tend to get angry and aggressive pretty fast
get under someone’s skin = to irritate or annoy (like something you want to scratch or cast away)
John is so annoying, he really gets under my skin.
a war chest = a budget, an amount of money that a government or an organization has available to spend on a particular plan, project
op = abbreviation for “operation”
hoi polloi = derogatory word for the common, uneducated people
French words in English
Et voilà ! C’est la vie. force majeure, raison d’être,
hors d’oeuvre = appetizer served before a meal
stir-crazy = showing signs of mental illness because of being kept in prison
jack up = to increase a price unreasonably
Many companies jack up (their) prices after they get a monopoly.
weigh in = to come in and try to contribute to a conversation
I have heard you speak for a while; please allow me to weigh in and give my opinion.
railroad someone = to accuse on the basis of flimsy or insufficient evidence (like a train who follows his track without any room for negotiation or adjustment)
Cliff’s Notes, Sparknotes = student study guides that explain literature online. Often used as a substitute for reading by lazy students.
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