Idiomatic American English - Lesson 23+24 - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 12 5. He says he doesn't want to go away on vacation. That's nonsense. Lesson 23. Barking Up the Wrong Tree 6. She didn't want him to get in trouble, so she protected him. Dialogue 7. I don't understand you. What are you trying to say? Bob: Mum's the word. 8. I don't care if they seem happy. I can tell that thev fight all the time. Mary: Don't worry. I won't air your dirty linen in public. Bob: What are you driving at? I don't have any skeletons in my closet. (*||*) Mary: Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree but I felt it in my bones that you were ~ covering for someone. Lesson 24. Getting Bombed Bob: That's hogwash. Dialogue Mickey: I really got bombed last night. Vocabulary Debbie: How come? - Mum's the word. Don't talk about what was said. Mickey: Two of my closest friends tied the knot and there was plenty of booze. - air one's dirty linen (laundry) in public (v.) discuss personal problems indiscreetly Debbie: Did the bride and groom get loaded too? - drive at (v.) try to say, insinuate Mickey: No. He's on the wagon and she's a teetotaler. Debbie: I'm glad he's staying away from drinking. - skeleton in one's closet (n.) a family secret - bark up the wrong tree (v.) make a wrong choice or false assumption Vocabulary - feeling one's bones (v.) feel certain without evidence, know by intuition - bombed (adj.) drunk - cover fbr someone (v,) protect someone - tie the knot (v.) get married - hogwash (n.) nonsense - plenty of (adj.) a lot of, abundant - booze (n.) liquor PRACTICE - loaded (adj.) drunk - on the wagon (adj.) abstaining from liquor I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom. - teetotaler (n.) person who never drinks liquor a) was driving at b) barking up the wrong tree - stay away from (v.) avoid c) covered for him d) air her dirty linen in public e) mum's the word f) feel it in my bones PRACTICE g) hogwash h) skeletons in their closet 1. I don't want anyone to know. I. Completethe senteruces with the correct idiom. 2. The speechwas so unclear. Nobody knew what he a) booze b) loaded c) bombed d) plenty of 3. She's a quiet, private person. If there's a problem in her family, she doesn't want e) teetotaler f) on the wagon g) stay away from h) tie the knot to 1. They are in love and want to 4. I don't believe what he's saying. That's 2. He can't drink any liquor. He's a 5. They're a family of many secrets. I bet there are 3. He had a lot to drink. He got 6. I don't know why you keep asking him lend you money. He doesn't have any. You 4. There'sa lot of. in a liquor store. are 5 A personwho is fat should eating too much 7. I know he's going to win that election by a landslide. I can 6. They drank a lot and were 8. He wasn't back from lunch yet but when the boss asked where he was his secretary 7 He doesn't drink liquor.He's a said he was at a business meeting. She 8. Rockefeller has money. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expresston. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, usingthe proper idiomatic expression. 1. They're very strange. I think they have many family secrets. 1. He was drunk. 2. They got married. 2. Don't tell anyone what I said. 3. There's a lot of food on the table. 4. What kind of liquor does he drink? 3. It's embarrassing to discuss personal problems in public. 5. He got drunk last night. 6. He doesn’t drink liquor anymore. 4. If you asked him to fix your car, you chose the wrong person. 7. She never drinks liquor. 8. She avoids fattening foods. Thẩm Tâm Vy, December 04th, 2019 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH - (12).