Street Talk 3-boken - Lektion 10

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worked up [Fras]

(of a person) very angry or upset about something unpleasant that has happened

Ex: She was all worked up when she discovered her car had been towed without any notice .

to go off [Verb]

explodera

Ex: When I mentioned his mistake , he went off on me , shouting and pointing fingers .

När jag nämnde hans misstag, flippade han ur på mig, skrek och pekade finger.

I'll say [Mening]

used to strongly agree with a statement

Ex: I’ll say!. It’s freezing outside!

to keep to [Verb]

hålla sig till

Ex: She always keeps to her work schedule and never misses a deadline .

Hon håller sig alltid till sin arbetsschema och missar aldrig en deadline.

no laughing matter [Fras]

something very important and serious that cannot be joked about or underestimated

Ex: The budget cuts are no laughing matter ; they will lead to layoffs and reduced services .

on the level [Fras]

truthfully and without any deception

Ex: He assured his friend that his intentions were on the level and that he genuinely wanted to help .

to [serve] {sb} right [Fras]

to receive an unfortunate consequence or punishment that one truly deserves as a result of one's wrong behavior

Ex: If they do n't take the necessary precautions , it will serve them right if they end up getting injured .

to behave in a way that reveals who a person truly is as opposed to whom they seem to be

Ex: After gaining power , the politician revealed his true colors by implementing policies that contradicted his earlier promises .

square one [Substantiv]

startpunkt

Ex: After the project failed , they had to go back to square one and rethink their strategy .

Efter att projektet hade misslyckats var de tvungna att gå tillbaka till ruta ett och ompröva sin strategi.

long story short [Fras]

used to indicate that one is not giving all the details of what happened but only the main points

Ex: Long story short , the argument escalated , and they ended up breaking up .

what gives? [Mening]

used to ask why something is happening, especially when confused or annoyed

Ex: