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Le livre Insight - Intermédiaire Supérieur - Unité 4 - 4C
Vous trouverez ici le vocabulaire des unités 4 à 4C du manuel de cours Insight Upper-Intermediate, tel que « les verrues et tout », « plus que ce que l'on voit », etc.
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to break one's heart
[Phrase]
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 .
to come to one's senses
[Phrase]
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 .
to dig one's heels in
[Phrase]
to stubbornly refuse to change one's ideas, plans, etc.
Ex: My grandfather dug in his heels and refused to move to an apartment.
weight off one's shoulders
[Phrase]
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.
more than meets the eye
[Phrase]
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 was more than meets the eye, with hidden symbols and layers of meaning.
hard to swallow
[Phrase]
(of a particular idea, statement, or situation) challenging to accept as true
Ex: I found her story hard to swallow.
warts and all
[Phrase]
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.
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