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Idioms
To ask for the moon: to make unreasonable demands for things or to wish something impossible to achieve or to obtain
Hold the fort: you take care of a place when the person normally in charge is away
Under the table: is a phase used to describe secretive behaviour often suggesting corruption or illegality
To horse around: like goof off
When someone has chickened out of something: they have failed to do something or they haven´t tried to do it because they were afraid
When you say someone is a wise old owl you mean they are very experienced in life
A night owl is someone who stays up late into the night
When you say someone is in safe hands you mean they are being cared for someone who is confident and skilled
A safe pair of hands: is a similar expression it refers to someone who can be to do a good job avoiding mistakes
If someone tells you to hold your tongue it means they want you to stop talking because they don't like what you are saying
If a situation is black and white it means you have a clear opinion about it and you can easily see what you think is right and wrong
Money doesn't grow on trees: means you must not spent to much money as there is a limited amount of it
Money is not object: means that you have a lot of money available to spend
Let the chips fall where they may means to allow things to happen no matter what the consequences are
When you say something is as cheap as chips you mean it is very cheap
If you are chasing your tail you are very busy doing a lot of things but not achieving very much
When you say someone is a wise old owl you mean they are very experienced in life
A night owl is someone who stays up late into the night
When you say someone is in safe hands you mean they are being cared for someone who is confident and skilled
A safe pair of hands: is a similar expression it refers to someone who can be to do a good job avoiding mistakes
If someone tells you to hold your tongue it means they want you to stop talking because they don't like what you are saying
If a situation is black and white it means you have a clear opinion about it and you can easily see what you think is right and wrong
Money doesn't grow on trees: means you must not spent to much money as there is a limited amount of it
Money is not object: means that you have a lot of money available to spend
Let the chips fall where they may means to allow things to happen no matter what the consequences are
When you say something is as cheap as chips you mean it is very cheap
If you are chasing your tail you are very busy doing a lot of things but not achieving very much
GEOGRAPHY: GLOSSARY UNIT 5
National sovereignty: the authority of a state to govern itself or another state
Constitutional monarchy: a system of government in which the king is the head of state but the parliament chooses the government. The government manages the politics of the state
The crown: the part of a constitutional monarchy represented by the king
Arbitrator: a person chosen to decide a dispute or settle differences. In a constitutional monarchy, the king is the arbitrator between governmental institutions
Decentralised government: a system of government in which decision-making is devolved to a local level and is therefore closer to the citizens
Motion of no confidence: a motion put by the Opposition censuring an aspect of the Government's policy
Ministers: government officials that, together with the president, make up the Spanish cabinet
Municipality: the most basic administrative body in the Spanish territory
Town council: the organization that governs each municipality in Spain
Mayor: This person with the councillors make up the town council
Councillors: These people with the mayor make up the town council and they choose the mayor
Province: an administrative body made up of several municipalities in the Spanish territory
Self-government: a system of government in which a community or region has authority to govern itself without the intervention of any other authority
Statue of autonomy: a law describing the institutions, laws and responsibilities for each of the autonomous communities in the Spanish territory
Subsidiarity: the principle of devolving decisions to the lowest practical level so that services are closer to the citizens
Autonomous community: one of 17 regions that form part of the Spanish territory with its own devolved government
Exclusive authority: the local government has this authority over laws related to town planning, housing, monuments, healthcare and education
Share authority: the local government and the state has this authority over laws related to transport or the labour market
Post industrial society: a society in which the economy is has undergone a shift from production of goods to the provision of services
Well-being: the level of satisfaction of a population as measured by education levels, healthcare, life expectancy and consumption
Life expectancy: the number of years a person or population is expected to live
Illiteracy: a person who doesn't know to write and to read
Extended family: made up of grandparents, parents and children
Nuclear family: made up of parents and children
Single parent family: made up of a father or a mother and children
Same sex marriages: two people of the same sex who live together as a family
Constitutional monarchy: a system of government in which the king is the head of state but the parliament chooses the government. The government manages the politics of the state
The crown: the part of a constitutional monarchy represented by the king
Arbitrator: a person chosen to decide a dispute or settle differences. In a constitutional monarchy, the king is the arbitrator between governmental institutions
Decentralised government: a system of government in which decision-making is devolved to a local level and is therefore closer to the citizens
Motion of no confidence: a motion put by the Opposition censuring an aspect of the Government's policy
Ministers: government officials that, together with the president, make up the Spanish cabinet
Municipality: the most basic administrative body in the Spanish territory
Town council: the organization that governs each municipality in Spain
Mayor: This person with the councillors make up the town council
Councillors: These people with the mayor make up the town council and they choose the mayor
Province: an administrative body made up of several municipalities in the Spanish territory
Self-government: a system of government in which a community or region has authority to govern itself without the intervention of any other authority
Statue of autonomy: a law describing the institutions, laws and responsibilities for each of the autonomous communities in the Spanish territory
Subsidiarity: the principle of devolving decisions to the lowest practical level so that services are closer to the citizens
Autonomous community: one of 17 regions that form part of the Spanish territory with its own devolved government
Exclusive authority: the local government has this authority over laws related to town planning, housing, monuments, healthcare and education
Share authority: the local government and the state has this authority over laws related to transport or the labour market
Post industrial society: a society in which the economy is has undergone a shift from production of goods to the provision of services
Well-being: the level of satisfaction of a population as measured by education levels, healthcare, life expectancy and consumption
Life expectancy: the number of years a person or population is expected to live
Illiteracy: a person who doesn't know to write and to read
Extended family: made up of grandparents, parents and children
Nuclear family: made up of parents and children
Single parent family: made up of a father or a mother and children
Same sex marriages: two people of the same sex who live together as a family
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GLOSSARY UNIT 5
Power station: a place where the energy is distributed
Liveable: pleasant to live
Stability: the quality of being stable
Dwellers: population
Aussie: another way to say Australian (informal)
Stiletto: a small dagger
Rank: level
Hence: therefore
Bum-bag: you wear it round your waist. You used it to carry little things
Sloppy-joes: track suit pants
Liveable: pleasant to live
Stability: the quality of being stable
Dwellers: population
Aussie: another way to say Australian (informal)
Stiletto: a small dagger
Rank: level
Hence: therefore
Bum-bag: you wear it round your waist. You used it to carry little things
Sloppy-joes: track suit pants
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