Idiomatic American English - Lesson 25+26 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thẩm Tâm Vy, December 04th, 2019 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH - 13

IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 13

Lesson 25. On the House Dialogue

John: Do you know these drinks are on the house? Sue: Who's the sport? John: The boss. He's to make a go of the business. He feels if he springs now, later he'll be on easy street. Sue: Well, he bought this place for a song and it'll be a gold mine. Vocabulary

- on the house (adj.) provided free by a bar or restaurant - sport (n.) person generous with money - bend over backward (v.) try very hard, make a great eflort - make a go of (v.) succeed,produce good results - spring (v.) pay - on easy street (adv.) having a pleasant, secure life - for a song (adv.) at a low price, cheap - a gold mine (n.) worth a lot of money, successful

PRACTICE

I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) for a song b) on the house c) bend over backward d) easy street

e) spring f) sport g) gold mine h) make a go of

1. She didn't care how expensive that dress was. She was going to...................for it. 2. He made a lot of money. Now he's on ....................... 3. She was giving a very important dinner party and was going to...................to make the evening a success. 4. He was married before but this time he plans to...................his marrrage. 5. That house was very cheap.He bought it................... 6. When he takes a girl out he goes to the best restaurants, buys her flowers, and rent a limousine. He's a.................... 7. He bought all the customers a drink. The drinks were................... 8. That new restaurant is always busy. They make a lot of money. It's a................... II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper icliomatic expresslon. 1. She bought that property when it was uery cheap. 2. Because they're working so hard on their business, I'm sure they will succeed.

3. Because he was not satisfied with his meal, the restaurant owner told him he didn't have to pay. 4. When we go out, he always pays. He's very generous. 5. I try very hard to be pleasant to people. 6. I don't know if I should buy that very expensive dress even though I love it. 7. She worked very hard in the store and now it's very successful. 8. Her uncle died and left her a lot of money. Now she is rich.

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Lesson 26. Ripped Off Dialogue Debbie: Why are you down in the dumps? Mike: I bought some hot merchandise and got ripped off. The man conned me and I fell for it. Debbie: You're kidding! Why can't you size people up? Mike: I guess I'm still wet behind the ears. I fall for any snow job. Vocabulary - down in the dumps (adj.) unhappy - hot (adj.) stolen (also means "in great demand": he's the hottest actor in town) - rip off (v.) cheat, rob - con (v.) lie, swindle, trick - fall for (v.) believe a false story - You're kidding! Really? Is it true? - size up (v.) form an opinion, assess - wet behind the ears (adj.) inexperienced - snow job (n.) insincere or exaggerated talk intended to trick or impress

PRACTICE

1. Complete the sentenceswith the correct id.iom.

a) siz ehim up b) fell for it c) conned d) hot e) snow job f) You're kidding! g) ripped off h) down in the dumps i) wet behind the ears 1. Joe didn't do any work all day but he told his boss he had been working very hard. He gave him a................... 2. I lost all my money. That's why I am................... 3. The used-car salesman..................the man. He told him the car was in excellent shape

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