Advanced English Conversation Dialogues by Jackie Bolen

Author:Jackie Bolen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: english conversation, English conversation practice, english conversation book, english daily conversation, english conversation esl, english idioms, english phrases, learn english conversation, esl conversation, esl conversation book, esl conversation advanced, american english
Publisher: Jackie Bolen
Published: 2020-11-06T00:00:00+00:00

Answers:

What's his deal

hit the nail on the head

cut to the chase

getting on in years

get in touch with

off his rocker

give her a ring

Set #16: Blessing in Disguise

Dialogue

Jerry: Did you hear that Beth got canned last month?

Linda: Oh wow! No kidding.

Jerry: It turned out to be a blessing in disguise though. She got a higher-paying job lickety-split.

Linda: Oh, that's great. She wasn't living within her means, splashing out all the time. Maybe this will solve her financial woes.

Jerry: Time will tell! I'll have to see it to believe it.

Linda: Well, at least she gets to start with a clean slate. It's a good opportunity for her.

Vocabulary

Blessing in Disguise: Something that initially seems bad which turns out good in the end. For example, someone lost their job but ended up getting a better job three months later.

Live within her means: To not spend more than she makes.

Got canned: Fired from a job.

No kidding: A response to something surprising.

In no time: Quickly.

Splashing out: Spending extravagantly.

Financial woes: Money trouble.

Lickety-split: Quickly.

Time will tell: Wait and see.

See it to believe it: When you don't think something is likely.

Clean slate: New beginning.

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct phrase or idiom

Be patient. _____ if that was a good decision or not.

Do you honestly think that he's changed? I'll have to _____.

Wow, _____. I can't believe I won the contest!

My brother _____ because he was always late for work.

Are you sure you want to buy dinner? You're really _____.

Maybe getting fired was a _____. I hated that job.

I'm trying to teach my wife to _____ but it's an uphill battle.

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but all of our _____ were caused by me.

I'll get to it _____. Don't worry.

I had the project done _____ but my boss still wasn't satisfied.

I love changing jobs! It's like starting with a _____.

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