Unit 6 Wordlist Macmillan English Hub C1  

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Journeys and adventures
globetrotter noun ˈɡləʊbˌtrɒtə(r) ˈɡloʊbˌtrɑtər someone who travels a lot and She’s a real globetrotter.
visits a lot of different countries She must have
been everywhere.
at the heart of phrase æt ðə hɑːt ɒv æt ðə hɑrt ʌv the most important or basic Cost-cutting is at
part of something the heart of their
development plan.
embark on verb ɪmˈbɑːk ɒn emˈbɑrk ɑn to start a journey by ship We embarked on a
voyage to the Caribbean.
impenetrable adjective ɪmˈpenɪtrəb(ə)l impossible to get into or The forest is
get through impenetrable by land,
so we had to fly.
long-haul adjective lɒŋ hɔːl lɔŋ hɔl travelling a long distance, We spent 11 hours on
especially by air a long-haul flight from
London to Hong Kong.
off the beaten phrase ɒf ðə ˈbiːtn træk ɔf ðə ˈbitən træk far away from the places that The village is worth
track people usually visit seeing but difficult to
get to as it is far off the
beaten track.
provisions noun prəˈvɪʒ(ə)nz food and other necessary They packed enough
supplies, especially for provisions to last
a journey a week.
uncharted noun ʌnˈʧɑːtɪd ˈterɪtəri ənˈʧɑrtɪd an activity or subject Genetic engineers are
territory ˈterɪˌtɔri that people do not know entering uncharted
anything about or have not territory.
experienced before
Three-part phrasal verbs
be up for phrasal verb biː ʌp fɔː bi ʌp fɔr willing to do a I’d be up for just about
particular activity anything on this holiday.
brush up on phrasal verb brʌʃ ʌp ɒn brʌʃ ʌp ɑn to practise and improve If you haven’t driven for
your skills or knowledge a while you can take
of something a refresher course to
brush up on your skills.
come up against phrasal verb kʌm ʌp əˈgenst to have to deal with something In the first week, we
difficult or unpleasant came up against a
pretty tricky problem.
find out about phrasal verb faɪnd aʊt əˈbaʊt to discover a fact or piece I don’t want anyone else
of information to find out about this.
get away from phrasal verb get əˈweɪ frɒm get əˈweɪ frʌm to go somewhere different On days like today, I just
from where you live in order to want to get away from
have a rest or a holiday it all.
get round to phrasal verb get raʊnd tuː get raʊnd tu to do something after you have I finally got round to
intended to do it for some time reading that book you
gave me.
look back on phrasal verb lʊk bæk ɒn lʊk bæk ɑn to think about a time or event Most people look back
in the past on their school days
with fondness.
switch off from phrasal verb swɪʧ ɒf frɒm swɪʧ ɔf frʌm to stop thinking about I find it difficult to
something switch off from work
for the first few days of
a holiday.

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Unit 6 Wordlist Macmillan English Hub C1  

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Binomial expressions
by and large phrase baɪ ænd lɑːʤ baɪ ænd lɑrʤ used for referring to something By and large I think
in a very general way the emphasis should
be on recruiting the
right people.
far and away phrase fɑːr ænd əˈweɪ fɑr ænd əˈweɪ used for saying that something Football is far and away
has much more of a particular the most popular sport
quality than anything else in Britain.
far and wide phrase fɑːr ænd waɪd fɑr ænd waɪd in a large area or in many People came from
different places, some of them far and wide to see
a long way away the show.
heart and soul phrase hɑːt ænd səʊl hɑrt ænd soʊl used for something someone She puts her heart and
does with their full energy soul into her cooking.
and enthusiasm
life-or-death phrase laɪf ɔː deθ laɪf ɔr dɛθ a serious or dangerous Lack of water is a matter
situation that you must deal of life-or-death in
with immediately in order some regions.
to prevent something bad
from happening
rags-to-riches phrase rægz tuː ˈrɪʧɪz rægz tu ˈrɪʧəz used for describing a situation The film tells a
in which someone who has rags-to-riches story
been very poor becomes of an unknown
very rich singer who became a
world superstar.
safe and sound phrase seɪf ænd saʊnd not damaged or hurt at all Everyone arrived safe
and sound.
side by side phrase saɪd baɪ saɪd used for saying that two things We rode side by side
or people are directly next to through the forest.
each other
slowly but surely phrase ˈsləʊli bʌt ˈʃʊəli ˈsloʊli bʌt ˈʃʊrli happening or doing something Slowly but surely, the
in a slow and gradual way, but old class was losing its
achieving definite results power and influence.
time after time phrase taɪm ˈɑːftə taɪm taɪm ˈæftər taɪm many times, usually so often Time after time I’ve
that you become annoyed told him not to touch
my computer.

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