Friday
-Discussion/Questions/Practice
-Practice Vocabulary
My Homework:
My Homework:
22. BE A CATCH: be someone worth marrying/having
- John is taking me out tonight. He’s such a catch, I hope he’ll propose.
23. PIECE OF CAKE: when something is extremely easy to do
- Do you think you could beat him in a race?
- Yeah, piece of cake. I’m definitely a lot faster than him.
24. HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD: used if something someone says, is precisely correct
- My doctor hit the nail on the head. He knew exactly what was wrong with me!
25. COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG: when something is very expensive
- My son wants that mountain bike for his birthday, but it’ll cost an arm and a leg!
26. HIT THE BOOKS: to study very hard
- Do you want to go for lunch somewhere nice?
- No thanks, I’m going to hit the books. I have an exam coming up soon.
27. BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW: to take on something that is too much for you to handle
- He recently got promoted and took on some new responsibilities, but he’s just too busy. He bit off more than he could chew, and I don’t think he can handle it anymore.
- 28. WHEN PIGS FLY: this means that something will never happen
- Aren’t you going to buy that dream house you told me about?
- Ugh, I will when pigs fly. It’s just so expensive, I don’t think it’ll happen.
29. DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER: this means don’t make a decision based on a brief impression or outward appearance- I don’t like our new neighbours very much, they’re quite strange.
- Hey, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Give them a chance, I think they’re just a bit quirky but really nice!
- 30. YOU ROCK: you are great
- Thanks for the tickets, Rob.
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