Idiomatic American English - Lesson 65+66 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thẩm Tâm Vy, 28.3.2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 33.

IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 33

Lesson 65. GOING TO PIECES

Dialogue.

Betty: I'm at my wit's end. My husband just went under the knife for cancer. Edith: Snap out of it. Don't go to pieces. Betty: Why are the doctors in a huddle? Did he go from bad to worse? Do you think he'll pass away? Edith: He'll be out of the woods soon. Just keep a stiff upper lip.

Vocabulary

- at one's wit's end adj.) frantic, anxious; not knowing what to do next [bí; bó tay] - go under the knife v.) have surgery - go to pieces v.) become crazy, hysterical; lose control of oneself [cáu sườn] - snap out of it v.) free oneself from the control of'panic, f'ear,hysteria, etc - in a huddle adj.) conferring confidentially - go from bad to worse v.) deteriorate - pass away v.) dieb[lúa rồi] - out of the woods adj.) no longer in danger, in the clear - keep a stifi'upper lip v.) have courage, be brave

PRACTICE

I. Completethe sentences with the correct idiom.

a) keepa stiff upperlip b) goes under the knife c) out of'the woods d) snaps out of it

e) at her wit's end f) passed away g) in a huddle

h) went from bad to worse i) went to pieces 1 . He's been in a terrible mood all dav. I hope he ................. 2. I was sorry to hear that you lost your job. Don't worry. You'll find one soon. Just......... 3. She couldn't find her child in the supermarket. She was ................. 4. She's in the hospital with a serious disease. I think she.................tomorrow. 5. I didn't know he was 98 years old. He was a very nice man. I was sorry to hear he....... 6. When the police called and said her son was in a bad accident, she ................. 7. Their marriage was never really any good, but I see it has deteriorated. It ................. 8.. They're together discussing plans for the party. I feel left out when they're all ................. 9. The baby had a high fever for three days, but I'm happy to hear he's now................. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 1. The football team is confidentially discussing the uext play. 2. He is no longer in any danger. 3. Be brave. 4. She went crazy wiren her child got hurt. 5. When did he have surgery? 6. You're in a bad mood. Change it.

7. I know he hasn't been feeling very well, but his condition has deteriorated. 8. I was sorry to hear he died. 9. He has three exams in one day. He's frantic.

Lesson 66. HOLD YOUR HORSES Dialogue.

Paul: Hold your horses. Dan: I can't. I have ants in my pants" Paul: Try not to worry. Maybe he'll let you off the hook. Maybe it slipped his mind. Dan: That soundsfar-fetched to me, but I'd be tickled pink. Paul: I don't think there'sa problem.You're talking about chickenfeed. Dan: Not to him. He's a tightwad. Ile'll want to get paid come hell or high water.

Vocabulary - hold one's horses v.) wait - ants in one'spants n.) nervousness, anxiety - off the hook adj. or adv.) out of trouble, freed from an embarrassing situation - slip one's mind v.) be forgotten - far-fetched adj.) exaggerated, unlikely - tickled pink adj.) very happy - chickenfeed n.) a small amount of'money - tightwad n.) person who is cheap and stingy - come hell or high water adv.) no matter what happens

PRACTICE

I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) chickenfeed b) comehell or high water c) hold your horses

d) tightwad e) ants in their pants f) off the hook g) tickled pink h) far-fetched i) slippedmy mind 1. He never spends money in a restaurant. He's a................. 2. I can't leave the office yet. I'm waiting for an important phone call. Just................. 3. The children can't wait to have candy. They have................. 4. I don't want to have dinner at their house. If I tell them I'm going on a business trip Maybe that will get me................. 5. They just found out they were going to be parents. They. are................ 6. He only earns a small amount of money each week. …