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Learn Real English Conversations
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couldn’t even tell
:. This means did not know. Couldn’t even tell. For
example: I couldn’t even tell that the cook put chili peppers in the soup. It did not taste spicy
method to (his) madness
: At the time you do not know why somebody is doing something but later you understand. For example: My friend Kim makes clothes. When she was ten years old she did not understand why her mother wanted to teach her how to sew. But later Kim understood the method to her madness.
Strict
. This means controlling. Strict. For example: My parents were very strict when I was younger. They would not let me date until I was 16 years old.
He ran a tight ship:
he is strict or very controlling./For example: Joe’s father ran a tight ship. He made sure that Joe studied for school every night or he could not watch TV.
motto
:This is a word or a group of words that is important to someone or something./An example of motto would be: Joe’s motto is to treat people the way he would want them to treat him
My way or the highway.
: means do as I say or leave / An example of my way or the highway would be: The owner of the restaurant made sure that the cooks did what he said
Retain
. This means to remember. Retain. For example: I was unable to retain anything I learned in all of
my math classes. Retain
sure enough
:as expected / For example: Ken said that he would meet me at the café at 11:00. And sure enough he was there right at 11:00.
Dread
: means to not want to do something. For example: I used to dread going to math class
long-winded
: means speaking or writing that is very long. For example: My dad can be long-winded, especially when he talks about cars.
Stands out in my mind
: means I remember it very well / For example: The food in Thailand really stands out in my mind. It was so spicy and good.
gender specific trait
: means This is something
done only by a man or by men or only by a woman or by women. So something done only by a male or only by a female.For example: Sewing is thought of as a gender specific trait. I do not know a lot of men who can sew.
bonding experience
: means This is something that
makes people become closer.For example: When I was a child my mother used to read to me.
I’m tellin’ ya: I am not
joking; I am serious
Burning Man
saving grace :
something you like about something although you do not like anything else about it. For example: The movie theatre is small and dirty but its saving grace is that it shows good movies
In over (their) heads
: to be involved with something that is too difficult to do -
For example:
I’m not good at math. So whenever I had to take a math test I was in over my head
To know what you’re getting into.
to know what to expect. / For example: When I went trekking in Nepal, I did not know what I was getting into. So I was not prepared for the weather
Fell through
: not happen - For example: I wanted to get a massage but my plans fell through because the massage therapist was sick.
Something to behold.
:it’s amazing / For example: The mountains in Nepal are something to behold.
anything goes
:you can do anything you wish to do or you can do anything you want to / do. Anything goes.
For example
: There are areas in Pakistan near the border of Afghanistan where there are no police and anything goes
express yourself.
to show something about yourself.
For example
: Jane likes to express herself by painting.
Never cease to be amazed.
: not surprised. An
example
: The beauty of the mountains in Nepal never ceases to amaze me.
Get a little old.
:it’s no longer fun
For example
: I always loved going to school the first day of a new school year. But it would get a little old by the end of the first week
Blown away:
here is I had that first time pleased and very surprised feeling.
For example
: I was blown away by how large New York City is.
Subsequent
meaning years after or the following years.
Discomforts
meaning things that make you uncomfortable.
Creature comforts.
:These are things that are comfortable and familiar.
Big camps
meaning large areas where groups of people stay for the whole week
Showing off.:
doing something to bring attention to yourself.
For example
: Tim likes to show off his motorcycle because girls like it
Acting a little crazy
: just being a little different or acting a little unusual.
Surreal
:unreal.
For exampl
e: The mountains in Nepal seemed surreal because they looked like a picture. They did not seem real.
Might as well
: could be or the same as /
For example:
There was so much traffic when I was driving to work I might as well have been in Bangkok.
trick out.
:to decorate /
For example
: Lewis likes to trick out his truck
Culmination :
the last thing /
For example
: The culmination of the party was when AJ
gave a speech.
indigenous
: used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else /
For example
The indigenous population has long suffered exclusion and profound injustice.
Fever pitch.:
a lot of excitement /
for example
: When the football team scored, the crowd reached a fevered pitch.
You never know what can come up.
not sure what will happen. /
For example:
I want to go to Thailand later this year but you never know what can come up.
how it goes:.
I’ll have to see what happens .
For example:
I was going to buy a car but
then I lost my job.
tribe
: a group of people, often of related families, who live together, sharing the same language, culture, and history, especially those who do not live in towns or cities:
for example : a tribe of Amazonian Indians
quite a few: a lot / can’t stand: do not like
overwhelming :
difficult to fight against for example She felt an overwhelming urge/desire/need to tell someone about what had happened. / very great or very large for example An overwhelming majority has voted in favour of the proposal.
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no amount of description
: nothing anyone can tell you, or anything that you hear, is going to help
prepare you for what you are really gonna experience, Or gonna being short for going to experience.
Ticket On The Train
Woke up on the wrong side of the bed
feel a little angry at the start of the day or the beginning of the day -
For example
: I can remember waking up one morning and yelling at Joe for no reason. So I think that I woke up on the wrong side of the bed that morning.
running against the clock
:to be late.-
For example
I always feel like I’m running against the clock when I have to be somewhere early in the morning.
get down
:To go to the place where I would catch the train
For example
: I was running to get down to the train before I left.
Catch the train.
to get on the train، I’m trying to get on the train
For example
: I usually try to catch the train near my house at 20th and Church Streets.
pass
،here:This is a ticket that allows you to ride the train
For example:
I always try to get a
pass so I do not get in trouble for riding the train without paying.
Ticket checkers
. For example: I saw the ticket checkers going up to everyone on the train, making sure they had a ticket or pass.
racking my brain
:Thinking really hard about something.
For example:
I was racking my brain trying to remember the directions to the airport.
dawned on me
:I recalled or I remembered .
For example:
It dawned on me that I forgot toturn off the oven before I left the house today
whips her clipboard out
: she took her clipboard out، clipboard is something to write on.
on me...
:with me /
For example:
After I left the house I realized that I did not have my wallet on me.
Go out on a limb
:to say something that seems unlikely
citation.
you have to pay money for doing something wrong
example of
citation would be: I got a citation because I did not pay before I got on the train.
Bucks
:dollars( slang)
For example
: The bread cost 2 bucks.
pretty penny
:a lot of money.-
For example:
I can remember a plane ticket from San Francisco to Bangkok costing me a pretty penny
cut down
:make smaller.-
example
I can remember when my father cut down the apple tree in the back yard.
first offense
:the first time you have been in trouble for something
- example-
I can remember when a friend of mine ,Chris, got a speeding ticket .But it was only his first offense for speeding
total long shot
:Very unlikely that something will happen.-
For example:
My favorite basketball team is not very good. It’s a total long shot that they will win more games than they will lose.
A chip on my shoulder
:to be angry /
For example
: AJ had a chip on his shoulder after getting a ticket for speeding [in his] on his motorcycle.
badmouth
:speak badly about /
For example
- I can
remember growing up my mother would always tell me that it was not nice to badmouth a person.
Water under the bridge
:something that has happened and cannot be changed -
For example:
I started to get angry after I got dirt on my white pants. But then I realized that it was just water under the bridge.
To top it off
:in addition to.
For example:
I can remember two weeks ago my day started off badly. First I woke up late. Then I spilled coffee on my shirt. And to top it off I fell down and ripped my pants
Shredded
":torn into little pieces.
it’s probably done
:it’s probably destroyed /
bottom line:
the final thing /
contest it:
fight it
New School Year
Started it up
: to begin something.
For example
: I started up my degree in teaching in 2003
Off to a rough start.
: difficult or challenging beginning, not an easy beginning.
For example:
After I locked my keys in the car, I knew my day was off to a rough start.
Prep
is short for preparation /
An example of
prep would be: When you make vegetable soup, the prep work is cutting up onions
methodologies or methodology
: This is a way of doing something.
For example
: Teachers use different methodologies depending on the subject they teach.
Launching
:This is beginning or starting something./ Can also be used to describe the start of a website.
For example
: We are launching our website in October.
Day to day.
: happens every day or most days.
For example
: When I was in school I would go to the library day to day to study
Keep your eyes on
: to watch closely /
For example:
When you drive a car you can say that you keep your eyes on the road because you do not want to hit another car or a person crossing the street
Stumbling
:in this situation, to be unsure of. /
For example
: I did not want to be stumbling for words when I gave a speech at school
Into it:
to be excited about.
For example:
Tim is really into football. He watches football whenever he can.
So far. That means until now. /the page that I’m on: the page that I am looking at
Play around with
:
you are not very familiar with the thing you are
playing around with. Or that you do not use it very often or very much./For example: Todd likes to play around on motorcycles. He only rides them two times a year.
Page through: to turn the pages. For example: To turn the pages of a book. I like to page through the newspaper in the morning.
Flip forward : to move ahead. For example: When I read a book that has pictures in it, I like to flip forward.
made up their mind :to decide./ For example: My dad made up his mind that I could not buy a car until I was eighteen years old.
draws their eye: to get their attention / For example :Bright colors draw my eye.