To Make Someone’s Skin CrawlRead the following e-mail and try to guess the meaning of the idiom in bold: Dear Michelle, Are you going to the Halloween party tomorrow?I am so excited about it! I don’t know what I will be, though! I have not
To Give Someone the Green Light Read the following dialogue and try to guess the meaning of the idiom “to give someone the green light”“Hey, Maria! How have you been?”“Great! I haven’t seen you in a while! Have you bought that house yet?”“Unfortunately, even after
to fit in with “to fit in with” means to be accepted by a group of people because you are similar to them. Example 1: – Joanne: Hey Alex! How are you? I heard you are now working at a different company. How
Idiom: to be/feel under the weather First Example: Alan: Oh man! It’s midnight and I have to drive 100 miles to my house! I shouldn’t have drunk so much! I am not feeling good!!!Jeremy: Alan, you shouldn’t drive. You can spend a night at my
Idiom: to get in(to) shape; used as a verb First Example: Commercial: Are you ready to wear your bathing suit this Summer? Or did you gain too much weight over the holidays? Come on down to Fitness Center and get into shape. If you sign
Idiom: significant other; used as a noun. First Example: Christina: Bryan, I just got a wedding invitation from my friend, Ryan. Would you like to go with me? Bryan: Sure, but can you bring a guest? Christina: Hmm. Well, it says the only guests allowed
To Drag One’s Feet Example 1:Tim: My first class is at 7:00 AM in the morning and it is so hard to get up. Selene: I know what you mean. I had a really early class last semester. My roommate and I would just drag
To Pick Out Example 1: Terry: I finally saved up enough money to buy a new car! I just don’t know which car to pick out. Sandy: Oh, I know which one you should pick. That little red Fiat over there is adorable! Terry: Great
Example 1: Terry: I just got back from vacation and I had a wonderful time! Sandy: Oh, really? Where did you go? Terry: I went to Montego Bay in Jamaica. It was absolutely amazing! There was so much to do and the beautiful sunsets on
Example 1: Tina: Where is Tom? He said he would be here an hour ago! Kerri: Yes, we made these plans last week and confirmed everything last night! Tina: He only lives 5 minutes from here. Where could he be? Kerri: It beats me! He
