consumer prices

consumer prices. noun [ plural ] ECONOMICS. the prices paid by people for goods and services in general, especially when considered in relation to economic activity as a whole: Nationwide, consumer prices rose 0.1% in July.

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flash flood

noun

plural noun: flash floods

a sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain.

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a gut check moment

A moment in which one stops to seriously evaluate something or one's current state.

I think we need to step back and have a gut check about our plan because I don't think it's going to work out the way we envisioned.

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blindside

verb

North American

catch (someone) unprepared; attack from an unexpected position.

"protection against being technologically blindsided"

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chicken

informal

adjective: chicken

cowardly.

"they were too chicken to follow the murderers into the mountains"

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making some waves

Cause a disturbance or controversy, as in We've finally settled our differences, so please don't make waves. This expression alludes to causing turbulence in the water.

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hands down

phrase of hand

easily and decisively.

"she won the debate hands down"

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LGBTQ

在現(xiàn)代用語(yǔ)中，「LGBT」一詞、除了狹義的指同性戀、雙性戀或跨性別族群，也可廣泛代表所有非異性戀者。 另外，也有在詞語(yǔ)後方加上字母「Q」，代表酷兒（Queer）和/或?qū)ζ湫詣e認(rèn)同感到疑惑的人（Questioning），即是「LGBTQ」。

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su·per·bug

noun

plural noun: superbugs

a strain of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotic drugs.

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Franchise

Franchise, a term for a team in the type of professional sports league organization most commonly found in North America; see North American professional sports league organization. Franchise player, a player on such a team around whom an entire competitive squad can be built.

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rip into/through

phrasal verb. rip into/through somebody/something. to go very quickly and violently into or through somebody/something.

A bullet ripped into his shoulder. An explosion ripped through their home.

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