Unit 2 Vocab 1

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Unit 2 Vocabulary Words: “Life at An American University”

Due at the end of Unit 2

1) Write a definition for each word 2. Practice using the new vocabulary in class and in your
writing 3) Try to use at least three of the new vocabulary in your essay for this unit

1.have a crush on someone: romantic feelings for someone that go unexpressed.

2. go Dutch: each person participating in a paid activity covers their own expenses

3.hit it off: be naturally friendly or well suited.

4.blow someone off: the act of ignoring someone.

5.cold shoulder: an unfriendly attitude, especially by intentionally ignoring or showing no interest in

them.

6.on the rebound: Reacting to or recovering from an unhappy experience, especially the end of a love
affair.

7. Play hard to get: to pretend that you are less interested in someone than you really are as a way of
making them more interested in you, especially at the start of a romantic relationship.

8.Head over heels in love: fall deeply and completely in love.

9.Stand someone up: to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially
someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with.

10.blind date: a date between two persons who have not previously met.

11.love at first sight: starting to be in love with someone as soon as you see them for the first time.

12.one night stand: a sexual relationship that lasts for only one night.

13. take my breath away: to cause me to be out of breath due to a shock or hard exercise.

14hook up: a sexual encounter (vaginal, anal, or oral sex) between two people who are not in a dating
or serious relationship and do not expect anything further.

15. keep at arm’s length: to avoid being very close to or friendly with someone or something.

16.love is blind: lovers cannot perceive each other’s faults.

17.a player: a person who dates more than one person at a time.
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18. A two timer: someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with
somebody else.

19. Two’s a company…three’s a crowd: third person is not welcome when two people (such as two
lovers) want to be alone with each other.

20.got dumped: stopped dating someone; or a relationship with someone is became to an end.

21.pick up line: conversation opener with the intent of engaging an unfamiliar person for romance
dating.

22. Pop the question: to propose marriage.

23.Tie the knot/get hitched: to get married.

24.Match made in heaven: a very happy marriage or partnership.

25. Find Mr. Right: to find a man who would make the perfect husband.

26. Double dating: a date participated in by two couples.

27. on the rocks: it is experiencing very severe difficulties and looks likely to end very soon.

28. came to a head: a situation reaches a point where something must be done about it.

29. Meltdown: a breakdown of self-control.

30. Made up: the relationship with someone such as a friend or lover is restored.

31. Long distance relationship: when communication opportunities are restricted because of
geographic distance and the partners in the relationship desire a continued, close connection.

32. Significant other: a person with whom someone has an established romantic or sexual
relationship.

33. Living together: (especially of a couple not married to each other) share a home and have a sexual
relationship.

34. Old flame: a former lover.

Your Words:

Word: Birds of a feather: people who are similar in character

Word: Down in the dumps: feeling very sad.

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Choose an idiom to replace the expression in the brackets:

 The woman was (very much in love with) the accountant in her office.

(a) interested in (b) double dating (c) head over heels in love with (d) walking out on

 The boy (had very strong feelings of love for) the girl in his class.

(a) hit it off with (b) had a crush on (c) made up with (d) dated

 After dating for three years, the couple finally decided to (get married).

(a) tie the knot (b) be good together (c) kiss and make up (d) get back together

 The two people were very happy at first but recently their marriage appears to be (experiencing
problems).

(a) getting serious (b) on the rocks (c) a match made in heaven (d) puppy love

 Those two really (liked each other right away at the party)

(a) pop the question (b) kiss and make up (c) hit it off (d) walk down the aisle together

 The woman went (on a date where she did not know the other person) but it was not very
successful.

(a) on a double date (b) on a blind date (c) out with someone (d) dutch

 can’t believe my boyfriend (broke up) with me.

(a) set a date (b) dumped me (c) get hitched (d) make up

8. We had a huge fight, but we ___ that evening.

went out
popped the question
made up

9. He got down on one knee and ___.

went dutch
tied the knot
popped the question
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10. Jennifer and Chris always look so happy together. They're ___.

a match made in heaven

going Dutch
making up

11. They should never have ___ they were so much happier before they got married.

Gotten hitched
played hard to get
popped the question

12. I wish he would stop ___ I know he likes me!

being on the rocks

playing hard to get
going out with me

13. We ___ which suits me. I don't think it's right that the man should always pay.

went Dutch
were on the rocks
playing hard to get

14. I've been ___ him for six months now.

going Dutch with

seeing him
playing hard to get with

15. Don’t date him! He just broke up with someone. He is _____________.

a. on the rebound b. hooking up c. A two timer

16. That guy just gave me the worst ___________ ever. He said, “Do you come here often?”

a. pick-up line b. one night stand c. cold shoulder

17. I can’t believe she just __________! We’ve been friends forever!

A. stood me up B. To blew me off c. popped the question

18. I was supposed to meet John at 8 pm. It’s 10 pm now. I guess he _____________.

a. had a meltdown b. stood me up c. got dumped