A QUICK STUDY!
DEFENITION:
A PERSON WHO LEARS QUICKLY AND EASY.
USAGE:
INFORMAL, CONVERSATIONAL.
sAMPLE DIALOG:
A: HOWE LONG HAVE RACKEL PLAYED PIANO?
B: ONLY FOR AMOUT A YEAR
A: REALY SHE PLAYS SO BOUTIFUL
B: YES, SHE IS A QUICK LEARNER
MY SAMPLE!
A: WHEN DOSE THE HOMEWORK DUEAND THE TEST?
b: ON FRIDAY YOU'LL SURLY MAKE IT!
A PERSON WHO LEARS QUICKLY AND EASY.
USAGE:
INFORMAL, CONVERSATIONAL.
sAMPLE DIALOG:
A: HOWE LONG HAVE RACKEL PLAYED PIANO?
B: ONLY FOR AMOUT A YEAR
A: REALY SHE PLAYS SO BOUTIFUL
B: YES, SHE IS A QUICK LEARNER
MY SAMPLE!
A: WHEN DOSE THE HOMEWORK DUEAND THE TEST?
b: ON FRIDAY YOU'LL SURLY MAKE IT!
ace int the hole
defenition:
an advantage that is saved untill needed
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usag:
informal, convertional
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sample dialog:
a: coach why am i not in the game?
B: i need you to stay here a bit longrer
A:oh come on i can play now!
B: just wait i need to put you in the last quarter you are my ace in the hole we can win if we wait to the last quarter.
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an advantage that is saved untill needed
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usag:
informal, convertional
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sample dialog:
a: coach why am i not in the game?
B: i need you to stay here a bit longrer
A:oh come on i can play now!
B: just wait i need to put you in the last quarter you are my ace in the hole we can win if we wait to the last quarter.
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add fuel to the fire
defenition: to make a problem worse
usage: conversational, informal
sample dialog:
A; steve leave mary lone when she is angry.
B; i am only trying to help.
A; but you are not you are agrevating her.
B; i am just trying to....
A;you are not hlping you are just ading fuel to the fire.
sentence:
when madelen was angrey , peter went to help , but he was only adding fuel to the fire
usage: conversational, informal
sample dialog:
A; steve leave mary lone when she is angry.
B; i am only trying to help.
A; but you are not you are agrevating her.
B; i am just trying to....
A;you are not hlping you are just ading fuel to the fire.
sentence:
when madelen was angrey , peter went to help , but he was only adding fuel to the fire
add insult to injury
defenition: to make a bad situation worse
usage: informal, convertional.
sample dialog:
A: jim you are all wet
b: i'm not having a good day at all.
A: then tell me what hapend.
B: well, first my car broke down. then i was late to my meeting, and to add insult to injury, it started to rain
sentens:
mons had a realy bad day and to add insult to injury , it ended whith a nightmare
usage: informal, convertional.
sample dialog:
A: jim you are all wet
b: i'm not having a good day at all.
A: then tell me what hapend.
B: well, first my car broke down. then i was late to my meeting, and to add insult to injury, it started to rain
sentens:
mons had a realy bad day and to add insult to injury , it ended whith a nightmare
Bells and whistles
Definition:
Extra features that aren’t essential for the operation of a machine such as the global system GPS in a car.
Usage:
Used in both conversional and writing.
Sample dialog:
A; what kind of phone are you going to buy?
B: I don’t know yet. But I want something with all the bells and the whistles.
A; doesn’t the extra stuff just add t the cost?
B; maybe, but I love new technology
Sentence;
This computer is the newest computer with all the bells and whistles.
Boys will be boys.
Definition;
Boys will be mischievous get in trouble and fight
Usage;
Conversional, informal
Sample dialog;
A; my two sons are always fighting. I don’t know what to do to make them stop.
B; sometimes there isn’t much a mother can do. Boys will be boys, you know
Sentence;
Boys will be boys you know they will be fighting a lot.
Definition:
Extra features that aren’t essential for the operation of a machine such as the global system GPS in a car.
Usage:
Used in both conversional and writing.
Sample dialog:
A; what kind of phone are you going to buy?
B: I don’t know yet. But I want something with all the bells and the whistles.
A; doesn’t the extra stuff just add t the cost?
B; maybe, but I love new technology
Sentence;
This computer is the newest computer with all the bells and whistles.
Boys will be boys.
Definition;
Boys will be mischievous get in trouble and fight
Usage;
Conversional, informal
Sample dialog;
A; my two sons are always fighting. I don’t know what to do to make them stop.
B; sometimes there isn’t much a mother can do. Boys will be boys, you know
Sentence;
Boys will be boys you know they will be fighting a lot.