Idiomatic American English - Lesson 21+22 - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH – 11 7. It is too bad that some people take advantage of others. Lesson 21. A Kick in the Pants 8. Her child made a mistake and she keeps referring to it. Dialogue Jean: Why doeshe always jump down your throat? Lesson 22. Use Your Noodle Gail: I don't know. I try to be fair and square but all I get is a kick in the pants. I feel Dialogue like I'm knocking rny head against the wall. Adam: I can't figure out why he's buttering me up. Jean: It serves you right because you allow him to walk all over you. Ken: You're right. It doesn't make sense.I'm stuck also. Gail: Don't rub it in. I don't like getting the short end of the stick. Adam: Let's read between the lines and not jump to conclusions. Vocabulary Ken: Use your noodle. Don't let him take advantage of you. - knock one's head against the wall: (v.) waste time in futile effort to improve or Vocabulary change something - figure out: (v.) try to understand, solve - jump down someone'sthroat: (v.) criticize angrily, hastily - butter up: (v.) flatter for selfish reasons - fair and square: (adj. or adv.) honest;honestly - make sense: (v.) be comprehensible - kick in the pants (teeth): (n.) rejection,criticism - stuck: adj,) unable to understand, remember, or solve; unable to move - serve someone right: (v.) give due punishment - read between the lines: (v.) understand things that are not said, find a hidden - walk all over someone: (v.) take advantage of someone meaning - rub something in: (v.) constantly refer to a mistake or fault - jump to conclusions: (v.) make quick but unjustifled conclusions - short end of the stick: (n.) unfair, unequal treatment - use one's noodle (/head): (v.) think Exercise I. Complete the sentences with tlte corcect idiom. - take advantage of: (v.) treat unfairly for your own gain; make good use of time or a) knocking your head against the wall b) fair and square c) rubbing it in conditions d) it serves her right e) the short end of the stick f) a kick in the pants Exercise I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom. g) walks all over him h) jumps down my throat a) use your noodle b) take advantage of c) make sense d) figure it out 1. This is the third time I have to stay late. Everybody else leaves at 5:00. I'm e) jump to the conclusion f) read between the lines g) buttering me up h) stuck getting 1. He is a very nice person. It's a shame that some people try to him. 2. You are trying to make teenagers understand that driving fast is dangerous? 2. 3xy + 2x2 + 3yz ? I can't You're with their children. 3. What's that word in English "rgldoq"? It doesn't 3. It's very important for parents to be with their children 4. I'm trying to remember your name but I can't. I'm 4. The child ate all the chocolate candy and got sick. 5. Don't that all well-dressed men are rich. 5. He's very angry today. Anytime I ask him a question, he 6. They say they are happily married but I think you have to 6. He loves her so much and she takes advantage of him. She 7. I know you know the answer. Think some more 7. Joe was very kind to a poor, unfortunate person and when that person made a lot of 8. Why is he saying I'm so wonderful and terrific? He's money, he ignored Joe. Joe got Exercise II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 8. I know it was a stupid thing to do, but you don't have to keep 1. The boss doesn't pay overtime. He treats his employees very unfairly. Exercise II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 2. Don't make an unjustified decision because he didn't keep his appointment. 1. After a big dinner, everybody watches TV while I clean up the dishes. I get unfair 3. Try to think of the answer. Don't guess. treatment. 4. That's not the real reason they're not getting married. We have to understand thines 2. I keep telling her that smoking is harmful to her health, but it is just wasted effort. that are not said. 3. It is always best to be frank and honest. 5. I know him from somewhere but I can't rernember exactly. 4. He is alvays criticizing someone angrily. 6. If someone explains it to me, I can understand it. 5. Unfortunately, sometimes when you do something nice, you are met with rejection 7. When he wants something, he flatters you. that is unexpected. 8. My car has a flat tire (= tyre). I can't drive it. 6. If you go outside in the winter without a coat, you'll get a cold. It will be due punishment. Thẩm Tâm Vy, July 26th, 2019 LEARNING AMERICAN IDIOMS 11