* not okay (with) unacceptable; unwilling to accept
ex>
I don’t mind you borrowing my bike, but it’s not okay to take it without
asking me.
* uptight: anxious; tense; angry
ex>
Teachers are only human, so It’s natural that they get uptight
sometimes.
Note>
This word is 20th century slang with two different meanings. It
usually means “tense” as used in the above examples, but it occasionally means “excellent,”
as in the title of the 1966 Stevie Wonder song.
* half-baked: not fully thought out;
unrealistic; foolish
ex>
Many of Tesla’s ideas seemed half-baked at the time, but time has proven
their practicality.
* abide by: to obey without objecting;
conform to
ex>
Participants are expected to abide by the rules of the contest, which
are posted outside the main door.
* back on track: on schedule again
ex>
The construction project is back on track now that the workers’ dispute
has been resolved.
* put an end to: to permanently stop
ex>
The obedience training program our dog took put an end to his constant barking.
ex>
Alan has turned to hypnosis in an attempt to put an end to his food
cravings.
* hogwash:
Hogwash and other similar informal expressions are used to strongly reject what
someone else has said or written as being untrue. Equivalent expressions include
malarkey, balderdash, poppycock, baloney, hooey and bunk.
ex>
You’re not going to believe all that hogwash my teacher wrote in my
report card, are you?
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