“to take advantage of someone” Buddy: Sometimes I think I’m too nice. I think people are starting to take advantage of me!Lauren: You are a really nice guy, but what do you mean exactly?Buddy: Well, the other day I told me friend he could borrow
Example 1: Boss: (to her staff at a meeting) Hi everyone! I want to follow up on the new policies we talked about at our last meeting…. How is everything so far? Employee 1: I think the changes are good! Employee 2: Maybe, but some
Example 1: Jane: Wow, Sarah and Todd are inseparable! Steve: I know…. I never hang out with Todd anymore. And when I do see him, he always talks about Sarah. Jane: They must be head over heels! Sarah’s constantly talking about Todd as well. Steve:
Example 1: Jared: Hey, Cindy! Let’s go get some coffee after class and study for the test together. Cindy: I’d like to study with you, but I’m not really a coffee person. Do they have hot chocolate? Jared: Of course they do! They have tea,
Example 1: Brother: Did you see the look on mom’s face? Sister: Yeah! She is really mad! What should we do? Brother: We need to apologize first, then go buy some flowers! Example 2: Boyfriend: Hey, what’s wrong? You don’t like your Valentine’s gift? Girlfriend:
Idiom: To rushExample #1:Jim: Oh man!Terry: What’s up?Jim: I forgot my cell phone. I have to go back home and get it.Terry: I was rushing this morning because I got up late.Example #2: Jane: Before we go to the movies I need to rush to
Example #1:Tom: Yesterday I was in a hurry, so I drove in the carpool lane even though I was all by myself.Joe: So what happened?Tom: I got a ticket. Man! It’s going to cost me a lot of money.Joe: I hope you learned your lesson!Tom:
White lie – noun; a lie that won’t hurt others. “White lie” is usually used with the verb “to tell.” A white lie is often told to a person who does not want to hear the truth or will be negatively effected by the truth.
to hurt (someone’s) feelingsUsed as a verb Example: Larry: Hi, Emma! How have you been? I haven’t seen you in a long time! Emma: Hey, Larry! Yeah, it’s been a while, but I’ve been well. How about you? Larry: I’ve been all right. Hey, what
Idiom: to come to terms with: used as a verb First example: The economic situation of the past few years has been hard for people in most countries around the world. Unemployment is high all over the world, and people have much less money to
