Idiomatic American English - Lesson 99+100 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thảm Tâm Vy, April 12th, 2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 50

IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 50

Lesson 99 ~ A SCAM Dialogue Roger: You were some chump to believe that scam. Carol: He set me up by telling me a sob story. Roger: Didn't it sound fishy to you? Carol: No. Nothing rang a bell. They just pulled a number on me. Roger: Well, you only lost a couple of hundred bucks. Carol: That's nothing to sneeze at. Vocabulary - chump n.) one who is easily fooled - scam n.) a plan to cheat someone - set someone up v.) put someone in a position to be manipulated - sob story n.) sad story that makes the listener sympathetic - fishy adj.) suspicious, false-sounding - ring a bell v.) remind one of something familiar - pull a number on v.) cheat, deceive - buck n.) dollar - nothing to sneeze at n.) something not trivial, to be taken seriously

PRACTICE I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) that was nothing to sneeze at b) ring a bell c) chump d) set me up e) pulled a number on f) sobstory g) fishy h) bucks i) scam 1. He believes what anybody tells him. He's a............ 2. He was disappointed when he got a $1,000 bonus, but I told him............ 3. He delivers papers after school and makes a couple of extra............a week. 4. Don't be surprised if she tells you about the tragedy in her family. It's some............ 5. He told his mother he couldn't get home because he had a flat tire. That sounds........... 6. I'm sure you met him before. Doesn't his name ............ 7. He told me his family needed money very badly and they had to sell some family jewels. I bought a gold ring but it wasn't real gold. He............me 8. Sometimes an opportunity to make a lot of money sounds good, but it could be a............ 9. I didn't realize I was being cheated. They carefully............ II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 1. I don't think you realize that what you said is very important. 2. Does that sound familiar? 3. Whenever she's late for work, she gives the boss a sad excuse. 4. That was a plan to cheat him. 5. You can fool him very easily. 6. They manipulated him so that they could easily cheat him. 7. That story is unbelievable. 8.. I think they are trying to deceive you. 9. That dress costs a hundred dollars.

Lesson 100 ~ A RAW DEAL Dialogue Nick: I heard the judge threw the book at him. Ernie: He should have taken the Fifth. Now they'll probably send him up the river. Nick: I don't think he had it coming. They should let him off. Ernie: He fbught tooth and nail, but they had him over a barrel. Nick: I think he got a raw deal. Vocabulary - throw the book at v.) punish severely for breaking rules or the law - take the Fifth v.) refuse to testify against oneself, as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution - up the river adv.) in jail - have it coming v.) deserve a punishment - let someone off v.) excuse from a penalty or promise, permit to leave - tooth and nail adv.) as hard as possible, fiercely - over a barrel adv.) in a helpless, trapped position - raw deal n.) unfair treatment

PRACTICE I. Complete the sentenceswith the correct idiom

a) up the river b) had me over a barrel c) throw the book at me d) took the Fifth

e) raw deal f) had it coming g) let him off h) tooth and nail 1. He worked for that company for 15 years. They discharged him without notice. He got a............ 2. He worked very hard. His success did not come easy. He fought............ 3. If you commit a crime, you'll be sent............ 4. Some people speed all the time and never get caught, but if I were caught speeding, they would............ 5. He asked the fat girl how much she weighed. She was embarrassed and............ 6. The teacher is punishing him because he fell asleep in class.She didn't realize he was sick. I think she should............ 7. I didn't study for the examination and I failed. I............. 8. He saw me cash my paycheck and then asked me for a loan. I could not refuse. …