EDW5_December_06

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Domanda English Risposta English
legacy
An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy. The Greeks have a rich legacy of literature. the bitter legacy of a civil war; The success of the Olympic Games left a lasting legacy of benefit to the city.
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money or property that you receive from someone after they die
spooky
It was a spooky coincidence.
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strange and frightening
sets, reps
For muscular endurance, do two to three sets of 12 reps or more at 60 to 70 percent of your max.
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Gym exercises may be count in *
gloomy
What gloomy weather we're having! We waited in a gloomy waiting room. a gloomy economic forecast; a gloomy person/expression The cemetery is a gloomy place.
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dark in a way that is unpleasant and makes it difficult to see:
scum
People who organize dog fights are scum in my opinion! His boss treats him like scum (= very badly).
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a very bad or immoral person or group of people:
gutter
Were there any justice in the world he should have ended if not in gaol at least in the gutter
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the lowest level, especially of society
gaol
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jail
to feel blue
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to be sad
to spin one's wheels
If we're just spinning our wheels, let us know and we'll quit.
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to waste time doing things that achieve nothing
be in/go, shift into high gear
The movie really goes into high gear when Williams appears on screen.
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to be or become very active, exciting, or productive
to go in circles
've been running round in circles trying to get all the reports finished before the meeting
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to keep doing or talking about the same thing without achieving anything
To run into/hit a brick wall
We hit a brick wall when we found out that the bank won't give us mortgage
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to face an obstacle
to have a mental block
I have a bit of a mental block when it comes to swearing when I'm around my parents—they were very strict about it when we were kids.
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psychological inability to do, think about, confront, or undertake something.
as slow as molasses
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very slowly
To be in / get into the groove
I used to hate public speaking but after a while I got easier once I got into the groove.
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to get accustomed to smth
smooth sailing
writing that test was pretty smooth sailing. No tricky questions at all.
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when is a process (working, test writing etc.) is totally ok
At a breakneck speed
Technology nowadays is changing at a breakneck speed.
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very very fast

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