Idiomatic American English - Lesson 67+68 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thẩm Tâm Vy, March 28th, 2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 34

IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 34

Lesson 67 – A BLABBER MOUTH Dialogue

Alice: She let the cat out of the bag. Millie: She's a blabbermouth. Alice: She didn't mean to blow the whistle on him. Millie: He's fuming anyway. He'll have hard feelings about this for a long time. Alice: He brought it on himself. He egged her on. Millie: Don't dwell on it. Maybe it will blow over.

Vocabulary

- let the cat out of the bag v.) tell a secret - blabbermouth n.) person who tells secrets and talks a lot - blow the whistle v.) expose,betray - fume v.) be angry - hard feelings n.) anger, bitterness - bring on v.) cause,produce - egg someone on v.) urge, excite, push - dwell on v.) talk and think about something all the time - blow over v.) end, pass

PRACTICE

I. Completethe sentences with the correct idiom.

a) blabbermouth b) blow over c) hard feelings d) fuming

e) blew the whistle f) brought it on g) egged him on h) let the cat out of the bag i) dwell on 1. She didn't tell me she was pregnant. Her husband.............. 2. She only talks about money. I wish she wouldn't...............this subject all the time. 3. The child didn't want to take the candybut his friends kept urging him. They............. 4. He never saved any money. When he needed it he didn't have any. He..........himself. 5 She saw who robbed the store and told the police. She...............on him. 6. Somebody stole my money. I'm............... 7. She talks so much. She's a............... 8. Everyone is talking about the scandal in her family. She hopes it will.............. 9. We hated each other as children, but today there are no..............between us. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 1. She talks too much. 2. I'm angry. 3. Don't think about it all the time. 4. By mistake, I told the secret. 5. Don't keep urging him and pushing him to do something wrong. 6. She was the only one who knew his whereabouts. The police wanted him, and she betrayed him. 7. Careless spending will result in inflation.

8. Let's not have any anger between us. 9. After her grandfather died, she was depressed. But this will pass.

Lesson 68 – A BOOKWORM Dialogue Irene: I don't want to hold you up. I see you're in a rush. Kate: If I don’t get to work soon, I'll be in the doghouse. My job is a pain in the neck. Irene: You're a bookworm. Why don't you go back to school? Kate: I should look into it. What do you think I should take up? Irene: That's up to you. Pick a job where you can make a lot of money. Kate: Maybe computer science would do the trick.

Vocabulary

- hold up v.) delay, postpone - in a rush adj. or adv.) in a hurry - in the doghouse adj.) in trouble - pain in the neck n.) bothersome, annoying thing or person - bookworm n.) person who reads a lot - look into v.) investigate, check - take up v.) begin an activity or hobby - up to someone n.) someone's choice - do the trick v.) be successful, achieve a good result

PRACTICE

I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) take up b) in a rush c) held me up d) look into e) bookworm

f) did the trick g) up to h) in the doghouse i) pain in the neck 1. He reads a lot. He's a.............. 2. Taking out the garbage is a.............. 3. I lost all my money. When I get home I'll be.............. 4. Do you believe she wants to.............. karate? 5. The phone was ringing so much today. It.............. 6. Maybe I'll buy that insurance. Tomorrow I'll..............it. 7. What movie do your want to see? It's..............you. 8. She wanted to make her husband happy. She made his favorite meal. That.............. 9. I can't see anyone right now. I'm.............. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression 1. I could not get here earlier because I was delayed. 2. If she doesn't clean the house befbre her mother gets home, she'll be in a lot of trouble. 3. He is always reading.

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