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Be music to your ears
if someone’s words are music to your ears, they make
you very happy or pleased
A musical score
MUSIC a written or printed copy of a piece of music,
especially for a large group of performers, or the music itself
Who wrote the score for the movie?
change your tune
informal to start expressing a different attitude and
reacting in a different way, after something has happened
The question is, will the president change his tune on
taxes?
strike a chord
to say or do something that other people agree with or
have sympathy with
strike a chord with
Their story is bound to strike a chord with all
parents.
play something by ear
a) to decide what to do according to the way a
situation develops, without making plans before that time
We’ll see what the weather’s like and play it by ear.
b) if someone can play a musical instrument by ear,
they can play a tune without looking at written music
know the score
informal
to understand a situation and all the good and bad
features about it
I knew the score before I started the job.
blow your own trumpet
especially British English, blow your own horn
American English informal to talk a lot about your own achievements – used to
show disapproval
Dave spent the whole evening blowing his own trumpet.
face the music
informal to accept criticism or punishment for
something you have done
re‧lax /rɪˈlæks/ ●●● S3 W3 AWL verb
1 REST [intransitive, transitive] to rest or do
something that is enjoyable, especially after you have been working
I just want to
sit down and relax.
What Robyn
needed was a drink to relax her.
A hot bath
should help to relax you.
tan‧trum /ˈtæntrəm/ noun [countable] a sudden short period when someone,
especially a child, behaves very angrily and unreasonablyhave/throw a tantrum
She throws a tantrum when she can’t have the toy she
wants.
children’s temper tantrums
be spoilt/spoiled for choiceBritish English to have so
many good things to choose from that you cannot decide which one to choose
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so as to do something
formal
in order to do something
I drove at a steady 50 mph so as to save fuel.
We went along silently on tiptoe so as not to disturb
anyone.
Relaxation
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cast‧a‧way /ˈkɑːstəweɪ $ ˈkæst-/ noun [countable] someone who is left alone on an island after
their ship has sunk
host a radioshow
a loyal following of listeners
the secret of your continuing success
make a particular song move you
not supposed to stay trendy after your 30
guitarrist
lazying around in the park
your taste in music is verywide, eclectic.
How did that come about?
I don’t confine myself to any particular source.
come about phrasal verb
1 to happen, especially in a way that is
not planned The opportunity to get into computing came about quite by accident.
How did this situation come about?
2 if a ship comes about, it changes
direction
A & E /ˌeɪ ənd ˈiː/ noun [uncountable] British
English (accident and emergency) the
room or department in a hospital where people go if they are injured or
suddenly become ill
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