Idiomatic American English - Lesson 75+76 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thẩm Tâm Vy, March 30th, 2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 38

IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 38

Lesson 75 ~ A SOURPUSS Dialogue Stacy: I know she's a knockout and he's nuts about her but he's playing with fire. Wendy: She twists him around her little finger and leads him on. He's at her beck and call. Stacy: Why does he put her on a pedestal? Wendy: Because she plays up to him and pours it on thick. Vocabulary - a knockout n.) a beautiful person or thing - nuts about adj.) in love with, enthusiastic about - play with fire v.) invite danger, trouble - twist someone around one's finger v.) influence someone easily - lead on v.) insincerely encourage - at one's beck and call adj,) always ready to do as ordered - put someone on a pedestal v.) idolize, worship - play up to someone v.) flatter or please for selfish reasons - pour (spread, put, lay) it on thick v.) flatter profusely, exaggerate

PRACTICE I. Completetlte sentences with the correct idiom.

a) lay it on thick b) twist him around her little finger c) leadinghim on

d) playing with fire e) puts her on a pedestal f) at his beck and call

g) nuts about h) a knockout i) piaying up to him 1. He wanted to go home early sohe said he had a headache. Nobody really believed him, so he had............ 2. Did you notice that beautiful girl? She was........... 3. If you experiment with drugs, you're........... 4. Chocolate ice cream is her favorite food. She is...........it. 5. She can make him do whatever she wants. It's amazing how she can........... 6. He is in love with her but she is not in love with him. Why does she make him believe she loves him by........... 7. I don't understand why he idolizes her. He........... 8. He can call her at any time of night and she will come running. She is........... 9. She is going to make sure she gets the job by.......... II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. l. She will do whatever he says. 2. He worships her. 3. He is very enthusiastic about golf. 4. She has a lot of influence over him. 5. She is looking for trouble. 6. He goes out with a lot of girls but he is trying to make her believe she is the only one. 7. She is a terrific-looking girl. 8. He wanted a raise, so he tried to be especially nice to his boss.

9. Although her dress was ugly, he told her it was the prettiest one he's seen.That is some exaggeration.

Lesson 76 ~ A LEMON Dialogue Lynn: She's a sourpuss. How does he put up with her? Ruth: I think she wears the pants in the famiiy. She keeps tabs on everything. Lynn: If he steps out of line, she'll fix his wagon. She pushes him around. Ruth: He has to weigh his words when he talks to her. Lynn: You can see she rules the roost. Vocabulary - sourpuss n.) a disagreeable person who seldom smiles - put up with v.) patiently accept, endure - wear the pants v.) be the boss of a family - keep tabs on v.) watch, check - out of line adj.) not usual, incorrect, unacceptable - fix one's wagon v.) make trouble for someone, retaliate (trả đũa) - push someone around v.) boss, make a person do what you want - weigh one's words v.) be careful of what one says - rule the roost v.) be the dominant one in the family

PRACTICE I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) out of line b)wears the pants c) keep tabs on d) sourpuss

e) put up with f) pushed me around g) weigh my words h) fix his wagon i) rules the roost 1. She tells everybody in the family what to do. She........... 2. I don’t like to be around him. He never smiles. He is a........... 3. His mother said he’d better be home for dinner but he's late again, She's going to....... 4. The boss is going to interview me today. I don't think i should talk too much. I’d better........... 5. Her son has been getting into trouble lately, so she's had to...........him. 6. She tells her husband exactly what he can and cannot do. She........... 7. Her children bring home friends all hours of the night. I wouldn't...........it. 8. The principal is coming to …