Vocabulary: Relationships by CYNTHIA EDITH QUINTEROS https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks en-us 2020-05-22 00:57:27 UTC 2026-03-17 07:33:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f495.png ups and downs cquinteros1 https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588157666 meaning:
example:]]> 2020-05-22 01:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588157666 to go off cquinteros1 https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588159838 meaning:
example:]]> 2020-05-22 01:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588159838 to hit it off with someone cquinteros1 https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588161552 meaning:
example:]]> 2020-05-22 01:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588161552 to tie the knot cquinteros1 https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588164429 2020-05-22 01:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588164429 to take the plunge cquinteros1 https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588164692 meaning:
example:]]> 2020-05-22 01:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588164692 marriage is on the rocks cquinteros1 https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588164900 2020-05-22 01:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588164900 to be head over heels in love with cquinteros1 https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588165086 Origin/meaning:
It is one of many similar phrases that we use to describe things that are not in their usual state - 'upside-down', 'topsy-turvy', 'topple up tail', etc.

Source: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/head-over-heels.html

Example: Meghan King Edmonds is 'head over heels in love' with new man Christian Schauf and spending time with the hunky entrepreneur in Utah

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8336921/Meghan-King-Edmonds-head-heels-love-new-man-Christian-Schauf.html


]]> 2020-05-22 01:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588165086 to go separate ways cquinteros1 https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588179449 meaning:
example:]]> 2020-05-22 01:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588179449 A shoulder to cry on https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896222 Adriana Fernandez 
Meaning: Someone that is willing to listen to your problems and give you sympathy, emotional support and encouragement.
Example: "I wish you´d been here when my mother died and I needed a shoulder to cry on."]]> 2020-05-22 12:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896222 To hate someone's guts https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896337 Meaning: To dislike someone so much to the point of hatred.

Example: He hated his ex-girlfriend's guts

Julian Gori]]> 2020-05-22 12:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896337 Can't Stand Somebody (Valentina Gigli) https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896368 Meaning: Cannot tolerate or like someone a lot
Example:  "Ugh, I can't stand obnoxious people who always have to dominate the conversation"
Source: Macmillian Dictionary]]> 2020-05-22 12:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896368 See eye to eye https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896696 Meaning: To agree fully with someone, or to have the same opinion as them
Example: It's good to have a team member who sees eye to eye with you on most things
Origin: the origin of the idiom 'see eye to eye' is quite old; in fact, it’s ancient and is found in the Bible.
Sofía Novak]]> 2020-05-22 12:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896696 To bury the hatchet (mateo batllori) https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896715 meaning: to become friendly with someone again after a disagreement
link: https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/bury-the-hatchet
example:  Afghan rivals bury the hatchet, enter into power-sharing deal
link: https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/265115443/afghan-rivals-bury-the-hatchet-enter-into-power-sharing-deal
origin: The phrase comes from a ceremony performed by Native American tribes when previously warring tribes declared peace. When two tribes decided to settle their differences and live in harmony, the chief of each tribe buried a war hatchet in the ground to signify their agreement.
Link: https://grammarist.com/idiom/bury-the-hatchet/]]> 2020-05-22 12:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896715 No love lost Candela Zambrelli https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896748 The phrase no love lost has interesting origins. In the sixteenth century, no love lost could mean that the couple either hated each other equally or loved each other equally. Unrequited love was considered love lost, so if two people’s sentiments matched in intensity and amount of regard, whether love or hate, then there was no love lost. Around the year 1800, the term no love lost began to refer only to a situation in which there is ill will between two people.]]> 2020-05-22 12:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896748 to get off on the wrong foot agusappiert0rlz https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896999 Meaning: To begin a relationship or project badly.
Origin; Many people believe that it originated in the military. When soldiers march they need to always stay ‘in step’ with each other and to do this, they need to start marching with the same foot. If a soldier starts off on the ‘wrong’ foot, he will be out of step with everyone else. Others believe the phrase started being used due to the superstition that when getting out of bed, it is unlucky to put your left foot on the floor first.
Example: “I really don’t want us to get off on the wrong foot so let’s be honest with each other from the start.”

https://hbr.org/2015/10/3-ways-managers-start-off-on-the-wrong-foot

Agustina Appierto]]> 2020-05-22 12:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588896999 To fall out over something https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588897267 Melina Echeverría

Meaning: To have one's relationship with someone completely diminished, due to an argument or unpleasant incident.

Example: She'd fallen out with her boyfriend over his ex-girlfriend.]]> 2020-05-22 12:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588897267 to think the world of sb/sth https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588897289 Belén Villalba

Meaning: to have a very high opinion of someone or something; if you think the world of someone, you like them or care about them very much

Similar to: think highly of someone/something

Examples: 
- "I think the world of him, but something tells me it's not love." 
- "Would you mind if I got an autograph? My son thinks the world of your writing."]]> 2020-05-22 12:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588897289 To have it in for someone https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588897480 Meaning: To persistently desire to cause harm or harass someone, especially because of a grudge. To be determined to criticize or harm someone.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles/have-it-in-for-someone.
Example: The teacher always calls out to me when I talk in class even though other students are talking too. I think he has it in for me.  
Julieta Ferrari]]> 2020-05-22 12:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588897480 to have a soft spot for someone https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588898160 meaning:
if you have a soft spot for someone or something, you feel a great deal of affection for them or like them a lot.
source: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/es/diccionario/ingles/to-have-a-soft-spot-for-someone

example:
 “Something we’ve seen time and time again is that the public is very forgiving of someone they have a soft spot for”
source: https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/05/21/lori-loughlin-husband-mossimo-giannulli-guilty-plea-college-admissions-scam-prison/

Fátima Parisi]]> 2020-05-22 12:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588898160 to have a soft spot for someone https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588899348 to have a particular fondness or affection for someone. "I think my teacher has a soft spot for me"

]]> 2020-05-22 12:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588899348 To be on the same wavelength as.. (Franco Raisman) francotobiasr https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588901135 Meaning: Having a special connection with someone. Being able to easily talk, interact and understand one another.

Example: Even though we had just met, it was as if we were on the same wavelength.]]> 2020-05-22 13:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588901135 To clear the air https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588901211 Meaning: to remove the bad feelings between people

Example: Employer's Liability During Lockdown – Need To Clear The Air!

Source:
https://www.livelaw.in/columns/employers-liability-during-lockdown-need-to-clear-the-air-157065
Mariana Sabelli]]> 2020-05-22 13:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588901211 https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588908848 2020-05-22 13:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588908848 through thick and thin (Iara Tomasello) iaruchatomasello https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588910389 Meaning: to support someone or stay with them even in the most difficult times
Example: My friends have supported me through thick and thin.]]> 2020-05-22 13:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588910389 To have a crush on someone [Rocio Dilger] francotobiasr https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588911523 Meaning: To have a feeling of romantic love for someone, especially a person you do not know well.

Example: Wendy had a crush on a boy in her class.]]> 2020-05-22 13:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588911523 to be at each other's throats (Rocío Núñez) https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588917418 Meaning:  if two people are at each other’s throats, they are arguing in an angry way
Example: As soon as politics comes up, they’ll be at each other’s throats.]]> 2020-05-22 13:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588917418 To get on like a house on fire (Rocio Núñez) https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588929547 Meaning: When two people like each other very much and become friends very quickly.
Example: I was worried that they wouldn't like each other but in fact they're getting on like a house on fire.]]> 2020-05-22 13:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588929547 To turn sour https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588959254 Meaning: to become unpleasant or less enjoyable. To be unsuccessful, or not develop in a satisfactory way.

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn+sour
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/go-turn-sour

Examples:
- "If health-and-safety negotiations turn sour, that could be a precursor to even more headbutting on more contentious topics."

https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/players-association-responds-mlb-health-proposal-negotiations-continue

- The relationship turned sour over a financial dispute.

Gisele Albo]]> 2020-05-22 13:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588959254 To stay in somebody's good books: https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588963981 (Camila Arce)
meaning: Regarded favorably by one; thought of kindly or approvingly by one.
example: If you want to get in the teacher's good books, try to participate more in class.

]]> 2020-05-22 13:32:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588963981 To have a crush on someone (Moira Flynn) https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588988904 to have a feeling of romantic love for someone, especially someone you do not know well
 a guy in my class that I’m crushing on
]]> 2020-05-22 13:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/588988904 To do someone a good turn https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/589119251 Meaning: To do something that helps, aids, or benefits another person. 
Example: If you do someone a good turn, they are much more likely to help you in the future. John did me a good turn last year, so I'd like to return the favor somehow.

Camila Martínez]]> 2020-05-22 14:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/589119251 https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/589343832 2020-05-22 16:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cquinteros1/Bookmarks/wish/589343832