Idiomatic American English - Lesson 29+30 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thẩm Tâm Vy, Dec 06th, 2019 IDIOMATIC ENGLISH 15

IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 15

Lesson 29 ~ Making Ends Meet Dialogue

Barbara: You're a clotheshorse. Harriet: I know. I love dressing up. Barbara: Do you shop around a lot for bargains? Harriet: I'm lucky. I work for a departmentstore and I get a discount on merchandise. Barbara: That's great because everything is sky-high. Harriet: Yes,it's difficult making ends meet. Barbara: We have to cut corners. Harriet: Me too. I've cut down on luxuries. Vocabulary

clotheshorse dress up shop around great sky-high rnake ends meet cut corners cut down on

(n.) a conspicuously weli-dressed person (v.) wear one's best clothes (v.) look in many stores (adj.) terrific, wonderful (adj.) expensive (v.) balance one's budget, meet one's payments (v.) limit one's buying (v.) use less, reduce

PRACTICE I. Complete the seruteruces with the correct idiom.

a) shop around b) great c) clotheshorse d) dress up e) sky-high f) cut down on g) make ends h) cut corners 1. She'slooking for a particular dress.She can't find it so she has to ................. 2. She's too fat. She has to ................. food. 3. I have to save some money so I won't be eating in a restaurant for a while. I have to ................. 4. A lot of rich people live in that building. The rent is ................. 5. You're getting a raise.That's ................. 6. I made $300, but I spent $400. I can't ................. 7. She dresses very well. She's a ................. 8. Your clothes look terrible. We're going out to dinner. Why don't you take a bath and ................. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 1. I'm looking for a television.

2. Rents in New York City are very expensiue. 3. That's a terrific idea. 4. I got all my debts paid this month. 5. I'm spending all my money.I must limit my buying. 6. He must reduce the number of cigarette she smokes. 7. She is always very well dressed. 8. Whenever company comesto their house, the children must wear their best clothes.

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Lesson 30 ~ The Apple of One's Eye Dialogue

Kathy: Get a load of that kid. She's always in hot water. Jeff: She's a handful. I think she's spoiled. She is the apple of her father's eye. Kathy: You hit the nail on the head! Her family gets a kick out of her. Jeff : She keeps them in stitches, but they give in too much.

Vocabulary

- get a load of: (v.) have a good look at - kid: (n.) young person - in hot water: (adj.) in trouble - a handful: (n.) a lot of trouble - spoiled: (adj.) getting and expecting everything one wants - apple of one's eye: (n.) someone special, usually a son or daughter - hit the nail on the head: (v.) arrive at the correct answer, make a precise analysis - get a kick out of: (v.) enjoy - in stitches: (adj.) laughing - give in: (v.) do as others want, surrender

PRACTICE

I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) kids b) in hot water c) in stitches d) give in e) spoiled f) a handful g) hit the nail on the head h) apple of his eye i) get a kick out of j) get a load of 1. Some people don't like to fight, so they always................. 2. She'sso funny. I'm always................. 3. You think I'm 68! You're right. You.................

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