- Are you all ready already,
or do we have to wait for you?
- She would often allude to her
childhood, when she would elude her
brothers in a game of hide-and-seek.
- Allusion
— see illusion
- In mock debates, we used to alternate
sides, taking alternative
positions.
- Government agencies tried to alleviate the
effects of the depression. They attempted to ameliorate
the job-seeking process.
- With amiable
people like the Durwitzes, it's not unusual to have an amicable
divorce.
- Among
— see between
- The amount of money you make in a year depends on the number of deals you close.
- I am annoyed that my bad back seems to be aggravated by tension. [To aggravate means to make something worse which is already bad. I cannot be aggravated, but my injury can be.]
- It's difficult to anticipate [prepare oneself for] things that one doesn't expect
bad-mouth: say unkind, unflattering,
embarrassing (and probably untrue) things about someone.
A:
"I don't believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me?"
B:
"He's probably jealous of your success."
be
a piece of cake: be
very easy.
A:
"Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it was a piece of
cake.""
be
all ears: be eager to
hear what someone has to say.
A:
"I just got an e-mail message from our old friend Sally."
B:
"Tell me what she said. I'm all ears!"
be
broke: be without
money.
"No,
I can't lend you ten dollars. I'm completely broke until payday."
be
fed up with (with
someone or something): be out of patience (with someone or something);
be
very tired of someone or something.
"Bill,
you're too careless with your work. I'm fed up with apologizing for your
mistakes!"
be
in and out: be at and
away from a place during a particular time.
"Could
we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? I expect to be in and out of the office
most of the day today."
The joint between your hand and your arm is your Wrist
The biggest mammal is a Whale
The instrument most people wear to tell the time is a Watch
To close and open one eye quickly is to Wink
How heavy something is, is its Weight
Guns and knives are both kinds of Weapons
To move your hand or arm from side to side especially to
say goodbye or attract attention is to
Wave
A building where goods are stored is called a Warehouse
A hole dug into the ground to get water or a word which
means good is Well
The material candles are made of is Wax
What trade name now means to photocopy? Xerox
This musical instrument is made up of different lengths
of wood and struck by
small hammers. It's a Xylophone
A common abbreviation for Christmas is X-mas
A photograph taken using special short wave rays to see
through or into things is an x-ray
Someone who has no real reason to, but hates all foreigners
or strangers is Xenophobic
THE ROPE
The night
fell heavy in the heights of the mountains and the man could not see anything.
All was black. Zero visibility, and the moon and the stars were covered by the
clouds.
As he was climbing only a few feet away from the top of the mountain,
he slipped and fell in to the air, falling at great speed.
He could only see
black spots as he went down, and the terrible sensation of being sucked by
gravity.
He kept
falling. and in the moments of great fear, it came to his mind all the good and
bad episodes of his life. He was thinking now about how close death was
getting, when all of a sudden he felt the rope tied to his waist pull him very
hard.
His body was hanging in the air.
Only the rope
was holding him and in that moment of stillness he had no other choice other to
scream: "Help me God".
All of a
sudden a deep voice coming from the sky answered, "What do you want me to
do?"
"Save me
God".
"Do you
really think I can save you?"
"Of
course I believe You can."
"Then
cut the rope tied to your waist."
There was a
moment of silence and the man decided to hold on to the rope with all his
strength.
The rescue team tells that the next day a climber was found dead and
frozen. his body hanging from a rope. His hands holding tight to it. Only 1
foot away from the ground.
Conclusion: And We? How attached we are to our
rope will we let go??? Don't ever doubt about the words of God. We should never
say that He has forgotten us or abandoned us.
1) If someone
makes a killing, they lose a lot of money. True
False
2) If someone
has money to burn, they are very poor indeed. True
False
3) If you
work for pin money, you are making a lot of money. True False
4) The pink
pound is a term used in the UK to describe the economic power of gay people.
True False
5) If you
spend a penny, you go to the bathroom. True
False
6) Someone
who is penny wise, pound foolish does not waste money. True False
7) If you
have finally understood something, the penny has dropped. True False
8) If you can
bet your bottom dollar on something, you cannot be sure whether it'll succeed
or not.
True
False
9)If you pay
on the nail, you use a credit card so that you don't have to pay immediately.
True False
10)If you do
something out of your own pocket, you pay for everything. True False
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking
others to live as one wishes to live -- Oscar Wilde
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