(BE A) HANDFUL Sam was an easygoing baby, but Rory is a real handful. - sb, often a child who is difficult to deal with, INSTIL STH INTO SB (v) Parents need to instil respect in kids and teach them right from wrong.  - to gradually teach sb to behave in a particular way, REFUSE POINT BLANK (v) He asked me to work at the weekend, but I refused point-blank. - to refuse completely, GET COMPLACENT (v) He had become complacent after years of success. - to become too satisfied with yourself or a situation, GO THROUGH THEIR PACES (v) The coach wants to put us through our paces. - to show how well they can do sth, esp. in sports activity, GO THROUGH A ROUGH PATCH (v) Andy's going through a rough patch at the moment - his wife wants a divorce. - to have a lot of problems in a period of your life, MIXED MESSAGES I don't know if he likes me; he keeps giving me mixed messages. - when you are told sth which can be interpreted in two ways, or when one thing you are told contradicts another, GET BACK ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW He’s making an effort to get back on the straight and narrow.  - to return to acting in a good way (e.g. a criminal stopping committing crimes or a drug addict giving up drugs), (UN)WILLING TO BACK DOWN Neither side is willing to back down. - (not) prepared to allow sb else to win an argument or fight, CONFIDE  (v) As sisters, they have always confided in each other. - to tell something secret or personal to someone whom you trust not to tell anyone else, WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO IT He said he would help me, but when it came down to it, he always made excuses. - in the end, A SCENE (n) Don't make a scene here, please. - a situation in which there is an argument or a display of anger,

Outcomes A, Unit 2, Mixed Messages, Listening Vocab

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