Labels:text | font | screenshot OCR: GLOSSARY OF IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS From Listening Section 1. keep better track of : exercise more control over, stay more informed of You should keep better track of your money. 2. sleep in: sleep late I am going to sleep in tomorrow. 3. grab a bite to eat: get something to eat I'm hungry, let's grab a bite to eat . 4. get by. survive, make ends meet, subsist. Since John lost his job he's having trouble getting by. 5. close call: close encounter, something that almost happened. He has been a much more careful driver since his close call with that train last week. 6. jump to conclusions: make hasty conclusions, make conclusions with little information. My wife is angry with me again. She's so quick to jump to conclusions 7. in good shape: in good condition. My grandmother is in good shape for someone her age. 8. figure out: resolve (a problem), calculate, understand I think I finally figured out why my friends are avoiding me. 9. take off. leave I took off as soon as the concert was over. 10. burst into tears: start to cry When she heard the news she burst into tears. 11. at the drop of a hat. extremely easily, quickly with little motivation She bursts into tears at the drop of a hat. 12. to have a chip on (one's) shoulder: to be easily provoked His violent childhood left him with a chip on his shoulder. 13. deadline: final date to complete a thing The deadline for the project is next Thursday. 14. drop by. visit unexpectedly You don't need an invitation. Drop by anytime. 15. throw a party. give a party It's my birthday today and my friends are throwing a party for me. 16. a breeze: extremely easy The test was a breeze. I got 100 %.
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