Wednesday, December 11, 2019

C2 11/12/19



re‧sume /rɪˈzjuːm $ rɪˈzuːm/ ●●○ verb formal   
1 [transitive] to start doing something again after stopping or being interrupted
 She hopes to resume work after the baby is born.

booze1 /buːz/ noun [singular, uncountable]   
informal alcoholic drink
 a bottle of booze
on the booze
 He’s been on the booze (=drinking too much alcohol) for five days.
off the booze
 My husband is now off the booze (=no longer drinking too much alcohol) and he is a different person.

binge /bɪndʒ/ noun [countable]   
informal a short period when you do too much of something, such as eating or drinking
 a drinking binge
 a week-long binge of shopping
on a binge
 Ken’s gone on a binge with his mates.

bluntly /ˈblʌntli/ ●○○ adverb   
speaking in a direct honest way that sometimes upsets people
- ‘You’re drunk, ’ she said bluntly.
- To put it bluntly, she’s not up to the job.

hustle noun [uncountable]   
1 busy and noisy activity
- the hustle and bustle of the market place

Activity: How are you?
Activity: My heroes have always been junkies









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