Idiomatic American English - Lesson 41+42 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Tha63m Ta6m Vy, Dec 19.2019 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 21.

IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 21

Lesson 41. A Nightcap Dialogue

Tad: Do you want to go to a gin mill for a pick-me-up? Doug: Yeah. Maybe if I wet my whistle, I'll perk up. Tad: A nightcap would hit the spot. Doug: Will I have to shell out much money? Tad: Don't worry. I'll lay it out.

Vocabulary

- a gin mill: n.) a cheap bar or nightclub - a pick-me-up: n.) a drink or snack taken to refresh oneself - wet one's whistle: v.) have a drink, especially alcohol - perk up: v.) emerge from a depressed or uninterested mood - a nightcap: n.) last drink one has before leaving or sleeping - hit the spot: v.) refresh or satisfy - shell out: v.) pay - lay out: v.) spend or pay

PRATICE I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) a nightcap b) hit the spot c) shell out d) wet my whistie

e) lay it out f) gin mills g) a pick-me-up h) perk up 1. I don't have enough money with me to buy that blouse. Do you think you could .................to me? 2. In factory districts, ...................can usually be found on every corner. 3. I'm so thirsty. I'd like to ................... 4. When you come in from shoveling snow, a hot chocolate will usually................. 5. Stop being in such a bad mood. If we go out, you'll ................... 6. When some people are tense and can't sleep at night, they sornetimes have ............... 7. I worked very hard today and I'm tired. I think I need................... 8. I made a lot of long distance calls last month. I'm going to have to.................a lot of more. II. Reutrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 1. I was so dirty from working in the garden. That shower refreshed me. 2. When you are employed by a fast-food restaurant, you must pay for uniforms. 3. I had such a tiring day. I need a drink. 4. The construction workers went to the bar after work to have a drink. 5. I feel tired. A cold shower will make me feel better. 6. I was tense today. I think I'll have a drink before going to sleep. 7. We went out for dinner but instead of choosing a fine restaurant, we mistakenly went into a cheap nightclub. 8. If'you don't have enough money for dinner. I'll pay.

Lesson 42. Putting Two and Two Together Dialogue Joyce: It's a shame you don't have any horse sense. Right off the bat you should have put two and two together. Todd: You don't miss a trick. I can't believe I didn't see through him. I didn't think there were any strings attached. Joyce: Well, it was a close shave.You bette rmake sure nobody else pulls the wool over your eyes.

Vocabulary

- horse sense: n.) practical intelligence - right off the bat: adv.) in the beginning, immediately - put two and two together: v.) make a conclusion knowing the facts - miss a trick (neg.): v.) take advantage of every situation - see through: v.) understand the true character of someone or something - strings attached: n.) restraining circumstances, obligations - close shave: n.) narrow escape - pull the wool over one's eyes: v.) deceive, mislead

PRATICE l. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) sawthrough him b) close shave c) pulled the wool over my eyes d) horse sense e) right off the bat f) put two and two together g) strings attached h) doesn't miss a trick

1. I'm a good judge of character. I knew he was an honorable person................. 2. I was really fboled. He................. 3. He became company president but he had to marry the boss's daughter. There were ................. 4. She took her bathing suit and a picnic lunch so they............and knew that she was not going to work. 5. As soon as the boss left, she ran to the phone to make personal calls. She............... 6. Everyone knew he was dishonest, I'm glad you finally............... 7. She doesn't have a college education, but she's very knowledgeable. She has............. 8. I nearly got hit by that car. That was a............... II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the …