วันจันทร์ที่ 31 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2554

Idioms

"a social butterfly" = someone who enjoys being around people "She's a real social butterfly and always seems to make friends so easily."




"hit it off" = get along well, become friends
"After the first couple of letters, I knew we would hit it off because we had so many things in common."


"nothing to write home about" = not exciting or interesting "My trip was nothing to write home about. I didn't have much fun, and it was kind of boring."






 "crack the books" = start studying
"The reason why he isn't doing very well is that he rarely cracks the books."


"cut class" = miss school "Although some of my daughter's friends cut class a lot, she is at school every day."


"have your nose in the books" = study very hard "If you don't have your nose in the books more often, I don't know how you'll pass your classes."


"throw money down the drain" = waste money without a return "Paying college tuition and then not studying hard is like throwing money down the drain."

 "cut someone off" = pull in front of someone
"The instructor failed me because I cut someone off on the highway."

"fender bender" = very minor car accident "The slick roads caused a number of fender benders this morning."

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