c1 USUFUL FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE (index card # 1)

USUFUL FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

 

Have you heard about…?

Did you hear about the latest…?

You must have heard about…

Hold your mouth/tongue!

No way! = Not at all! = Not in the least! = Not the slightest! = de ningún modo, en absoluto

It is widely agreed that…

“You always have a shoulder to cry on”

This is just proving me right

Everything goes: todo vale

To come up to the conclusion… (but “to come up WITH an idea”)

To put forward an idea, a plan

There is neither sense, nor meaning

To hunt around for things to say

I’ve been meaning…

I’m keen on…

How are you keeping?

I would like to highlight…

to make somebody’s mind up: convince somebody

To make a point of the situation / of doing something

To be in for something: to be going to experience something unpleasant

very soon: The weather forecast says we're in for heavy rain this evening.

You'll be in for it (= you'll be in trouble) if you don't do what she tells you.

a tit for tat: un toma y daca

what does the future hold (good for an ending)

that doesn’t cut with me: it isn’t my style

by far

spill it out!

“As it butter wouldn’t melt in his/her mouth”

To give yourself a treat

Turning now… (to another issue, to the future, to that report…)

As far as…

Going by the pictures…

To make matters worse

You don’t say! No me digas

¡Qué sé yo!: goodness knows what else/how many other… Also: who can say.

I strongly recommend…

you watch the film

she go (subjunctive)

+ ING

+ NOUN (the film)

 

To fall for something: dejarse engañar, enamorarse de algo

I had a gut feeling (to feel something is right)

If I cast my mind back…

To catch somebody out: to show that someone is doing wrong

Trendy, in vogue, in fashion, 

I beg to differ with you on that point

 

Day in, day out: everyday

Round the clock: 24 hours a day

What’s up, doc?

To get on (or well) with somebody like a house on fire

To comply: (C1)  to act according to an order, set of rules, or request. Failure to comply / To comply with your duty; He's been ordered to have the dog destroyed because it's dangerous, but he refuses to comply. There are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.

 

To hog a conversation/the road: to dominate it

Tread (C2): mainly UK: to put your foot on something or press something down with your foot:

I kept treading on his toes when we were dancing.

Yuck! Look what I've just trodden in!

A load of food had been trodden into the carpet.

We are treading on very thin ice.

To fall back on something: to use something for help because no other choice is available: The organization has no income and no reserves to fall back on.