El libro Insight - Intermedio Alto - Unidad 4 - 4C

Aquí encontrarás el vocabulario de la Unidad 4 - 4C en el libro de curso Insight Upper-Intermediate, como "warts and all", "more than meets the eye", etc.

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to break one's heart

[Frase]

to make someone who loves one go through deep emotional pain and sorrow

Ex: When she discovered her partner 's infidelity , broke her heart and left her feeling betrayed and devastated .

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to come to one's senses

[Frase]

to start to think in a logical or correct way after admitting one's mistakes

Ex: She came to her senses and realized that public transport was faster than driving in the city .

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to dig one's heels in

[Frase]

to stubbornly refuse to change one's ideas, plans, etc.

Ex: My grandfather dug in his heels and refused to move to an apartment.

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weight off one's shoulders

[Frase]

a sense of relief gained as a result of no longer being in a difficult or worrisome situation

Ex: Talking over my problem with my close friend was weight off my shoulders.

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more than meets the eye

[Frase]

used for saying that a person or thing has more of a specific quality than it seems

Ex: At first glance , the painting seemed ordinary , but upon closer inspection , there more than meets the eye, with hidden symbols and layers of meaning .

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hard to swallow

[Frase]

(of a particular idea, statement, or situation) challenging to accept as true

Ex: I found her story hard to swallow.

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warts and all

[Frase]

in a way that includes all the flaws and imperfections, without any attempt to conceal them

Ex: The manager 's report on the project was thorough , discussing its successes and failureswarts and all.