sightwords 10
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Sight Words-10Sight Words-10
by Hatice Oncelby Hatice Oncel
mnemonic device
mnemonic device
something such as a very short poem or a special word used to help a person remember something The musical notes on the lines go EGBDF - use the mnemonic 'every good boy deserves fun'.
fastidiousfastidious
A meticulous(+); very fussy(-) He is very fastidious about how a suitcase should be packed
to take sbd into take sbd in
To trick; or deceiveI can't believe she was taken in by him
interminablyinterminably
With out end
to rub sb the wrong way
to rub sb the wrong way
Annoyance; not get alongAs soon as they met they started to rub each other up the wrong way.
birds of feathers flock
together
birds of feathers flock
togethersaid about people who have similar characters or interests, especially ones of which you disapprove, and who often spend time with each other
flutterflutter
To flap the wings rapidly
to mollifyto mollify
Sooth; appeaseto make someone less angry or upset I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.
not get a word in edgewise
not get a word in edgewise
to not be able to say anything because someone else is talking all the time Roz was talking so much that nobody else could get a word in edgeways!
to get sb’s goat
to get sb’s goat
to very much annoy someone That sort of attitude really gets my goat.
to elapseto elapse
to go by; to pass byFour years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn't found a job.
to hit the hay to hit the hay
To go to bed; prepare to go to sleepI've got a busy day tomorrow, so I think I'll hit the sack.
condescendcondescend
to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them He explains things without condescending to his audience
to eat too keep a bird
alive
to eat too keep a bird
alive
matter of factmatter of fact
not showing feelings or emotion, especially in a situation when emotion would be expected -adjHe spoke in a very matter-of-fact way about the accident.