Idiomatic American English - Lesson 77+78 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thẩm Tâm Vy, March 31st, 2020 IDIOMKATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 39

IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 39

Lesson 77 ~ HIGH AND LOW Dialogue Mike: I've looked high and low for my wallet. Debbie: I see.This place is a mess. Mike: I'll straighten it out. Debbie: You pile everything up and scatter things around. You're a slob. Nlike: It'll turn up. It's probably right under my nose. Debbie: Here it is, finally. I'm tired. Let's hit the sack. Vocabulary - high and low adv.) every place - mess n.) disorderly, cluttered condition; bad or confused situation - straighten out (up) v.) put in order - pile up v.) accumulate; put things on top of each other - scatter around v.) carelessly put in different places - slob n.) person who isn't clean and neat - turn up v.) appear - right under one's nose adv.) in an obvious, nearby place - hit the sack v.) go to bed

PRACTICE I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) scatterred around b) turn up c) mess d) pile up e) high and low

f) slob g) hit the sack h) straighten them out i) right under my nose 1. I can't find my glasses.They'll ...........when I don't need them. 2. I want to go to sleep. Let's............ 3. Your room hasn't been cleaned and it's a ............ 4. Your books and toys are all over the floor. Please............ 5. He always spills wine on his suit. He is a............ 6. I iooked all over for my keys. They were on the table. They were............ 7. My sister lives in Illinois. My parents live in Florida. We're ........... 8. ............a lot of meat and salad on that sandwich. I'm hungry. 9. I can't find my glasses anywhere. I've looked............ II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 1. Her son keeps putting his toys in different places. 2. Let's go to sleep. 3. He didn't forget the appointment. He'll appear. 4. Put your desk in order, my dear son. 5. He looked every place for that book. 6. He can't pay the money he owes; his job is awful, and his wife is getting a divorce. His life is a real bad situation. 7. I have so much work. It must keeps increasing. 8. He's not a neat person. 9. Don't worry. My keys were practically in front of me.

Lesson 78 ~ THE BOOB TUBE Dialogue Jessica: Your boob tube is on its last legs. The picture is going haywire. Andrew: It's been on the fritz lately. I hope it doesn't bite the dust before payday. Jessica: Let me fiddle around with it. Maybe I can doctor it up. Andrew: Uh oh, I can kiss that goodbye. Vocabulary - boob tube n.) television set - on one's last legs adj.) at the end of one's strength or usefulness - haywire adj.) broken, confused, awry - on the fritz adj.) not working correctly, out of'order - bite the dust v.) die, disappear - fiddle around v. ) work without a delinite plan or knowledge - doctor up v.) fix superficially or temporariily - kiss something goodbye v.) see something ruined or lost

PRACTICE I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) fiddle around b) bit the dust c) on its last legs d) on the fritz e) haywire

f) doctor it up g) boob tube h) kiss it goodbye 1. My car is giving me a lot of trouble. I don't think it can be fixed. It's............ 2. My rneal is ruined. What can I do to............? 3. Tonight is going to be very boring. Nothing is on the............ 4. My child's toy doesn't work. I think I'll............with it. 5. Nobody cared about my idea to increase business. I guess that idea............ 6. We had many plans for our vacation but it rained and everything went............ 7. He doesn't know what he's doing. If he tries to fix it, you can............ 8. My car didn't start this morning. The battery is............ II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 1. My muffler is hanging from my car. I am going to have to temporarily fix it. 2. He was going to become a teacher, but when he found out what they earned, he gave up that idea. 3. After the death of his father, his whole life became confused. 4. I think I'll go …