To be fascinated by sth

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to be concerned with sth / doing sth = believe that sth is important

(e.g. I was more concerned with playing with lads. Congressmen seem to be far more concerned with getting elected than with passing legislation)

to be concerned about / for sth – be worried about sth

(e.g. Ross has never been particularly concerned about what other people think of him. Rescuers are concerned for the safety of two men trapped in the mine)

not bothered about sth (e.g. I’m not too bothered about the results of my A-levels)

to be/get up to = do sth, especially sth slightly bad

(e.g. I did the normal laddish stuff that you’d expect a fourteen-year-old to get up to. Go upstairs and see what the kids are getting up to)

to tell sb off for doing sth / to give sb one’s (unpleasant) piece of mind – talk angrily to sb because they have done sth wrong

(e.g. Do your homework or you’ll get told off again. My dad told me off for swearing.)

to get detention for sth/doing sth

to ground sb = to stop a child going out with their friends as a punishment.

primary school (BrE) – elementary School (AmE)

GCSE – General Certificate of Secondary Education

A sixth form college

The A-level exams

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to take sb for sth French, English…) (e.g. Who takes you for French? Madam Lorenzo took us for French, which I was hopeless at)

an imbecile (n.) / imbecilic (adj.)(e.g. Take that imbecilic grin off your face!)

score in the test/exam

To be near to retirement

to be fascinated by sth

to have a fascination for/with sth = be very interested in (e.g. Ken always had a fascination for stories about undersea exploration)

to have/hold a fascination for sb = interest sb very much(e.g. India will always hold a great fascination for me)

to fascinate sb (e.g. The idea of traveling through time fascinates me. What fascinates me most about him is his accent.)

to reduce sb to tears / silence (e.g. David’s extraordinary reply reduced me to silence)

a catchphrase – one’s favourite saying, a short and easily recognizable phrase

(to) not amount to much /anything/a great deal – (to) not seem important, valuable or successful

(e.g. You’ll never amount to much. His academic achievements don’t amount to much)

to settle down (and start a family) (e.g. They’d like to see their daughter settle down, get married and have kids

to join the army = to join up

to abolish sth (compulsory military service)

t o have the chance to do sth – to have an opportunity

to think back to/on sth – remember, think about sth that happened in the past) (e.g. That tune makes me think back to my childhood. If you think back on the past year, you can see what great changes you’ve made)

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