Idiomatic American English - Lesson 73+74 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thẩm Tâm Vy, March 30th, 2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 37

IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 37

Lesson 73 ~ BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD Dialogue Andrew: I'm a goner. My new project bombed. Louis: I thought it would go over big with the boss. Why did it go up in smoke? Andrew: A problem arose from left field, and now I'm back to square one. Louis: How much will it cost now? Can you give me a ballpark figure? Andrew: I won’t know for another week. Meantime, I have to get back to the drawing board. Vocabulary - goner n.) someone in a iot of trouble - bomb v.) fail, be unsuccessf.ul - go over big v.) be very successful - go up in smoke v.) disappear, fail to materialize - from left field adv.) unexpectedly; with an odd or unclear connection to the subject - square one n.) the beginning - ballpark figure n.) approximate amount - back to the drawing board adv.) ready to start over, refine or rethink an idea

PRACTICE I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) up in smoke b) from left field c) back to the drawing board d) bombed e) goner f) went over big g) squareone h) ballpark figure 1. He was going to Europe, but his father got sick. His plans went.............. 2. I didn't study for that exam, and my future depends on it. I'm a.............. 3 She made a delicious meal for dinner. It .............. 4. We went to see that new play, but nobody likes it. It .............. 5. We were in the middle of a business meeting when............, he asked about the weather. 6. Despite all my research, I need a new subject I'm back to.............. 7. How much does it cost to build a house? Give me a .............. 8. The boss wants new sales plans, so he sent us.............. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 1. When his father sees his bad grades, he'll be in trouble. 2. This speech is not as good as it should be. I'll have to go to work on it some more. 3. Everyone thought the play would be good, but it was terrible. 4. I'm not sure how much a new Audi car would cost Give me an estimate. 5. He mentioned some new ideas at the meeting and everyone liked them. 6. Every time I try to assemble this toy, it's wrong. I keep going back to the beginning. 7. He wanted to be a lawyer, but since he couldn't get into law school, his plans never materialized. 8. I asked her for advice, but her ideas were unrelated to my problem.

Lesson 74 ~ A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK Dialogue Mike: Your kid's the spitting image of you. Barbara: He's a chip off the old block. He takes after my side of the family. He's nobody's fool. Mike: Whom did you name him after? Barbara: A relative who's very well-off. Mike: Do you still see him? Barbara: Off and on. We steer clear of him now because he looks down his nose at us. Vocabulary - spitting image n.) exact resembiauce - chip off the old block n.) child who looks or acts like his or her parent - take after v.) resemble or act like a parent or relative - nobody's fool n.) smart, cornpetent person - name someone after v.) give a child the name of an admired person - well-ofI adj.) rich, wealthy - ofl and on adv.) occasionally - steer clear of someone v.) avoid - look down one's nose at v.) think someone is worthless or unimportant, show contempt

PRACTICE I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) chip off the old block b) spitting image c) off and on d) steer clear of e) looks down her nose at f) nobody's fool g) named after h) takes after i) well-off l. When you see trouble, ..............it. 2. They have four new cars, a yacht, a plane and a mansion. They're.............. 3. Her father's name is Robert. Her name is Roberta. She was..............her father. 4. Her mother is a wonderful cook and so is she. She..............her mother. 5. She thinks she is better than anyone else. She..............everyone. 6. He's very sntart. He's.............. 7. I watch television.............. - it's not a habit. 8. The father was an athlete and his son loves fbotball, baseball and …