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Holy cow!

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:24:30 GMT

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Holy cow! - Wow! Yikes! Jeepers! Oh my god! All of these expressions show surprise! The expression ＾Holy cow!￣ is just like that. I may say ＾Holy cow!￣ at any time in any situation when I am surprised or shocked about anything at all.

Holy cow! The department store is having a 90% discount sale! That¨s a lot!

The traffic was so bad today! Holy cow! It took almost three hours to go home!

I've got your back

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:22:18 GMT

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I¨ve got your back - If you are in trouble, you have to focus and pay attention to what¨s happening in front of you. So, you might not be able to see something that is happening behind you, at your back. This expression means that I will try to help you, support you and protect you from something you might not see.

I know you are afraid to watch horror movies, but don¨t worry. I¨ve got your back.

You don¨t have to be afraid to talk to a foreigner in English because I¨ve got your back.

What's up with that ?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:21:01 GMT

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What¨s up with that?! - Hey! I don¨t understand what¨s happening! Why is this happening?! This doesn¨t make sense to me! I didn¨t expect this at all! I really don¨t like this and I am not happy that it is happening! In this case, I can ask this powerful question, ＾What¨s up with that?!￣

The weather report said it would be sunny, but it¨s been raining all day! What¨s up with that?!

My alarm clock didn¨t ring this morning so I was two hours late for work! What¨s up with that?!

On Easy Street

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:20:26 GMT

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on ＾Easy Street￣ - If something is easy, then it¨s convenient, comfortable and maybe even safe! Sometimes it seems that some people have a very easy and comfortable life. It seems like they have no problems and everything is great for them! In that case, we can say that they live ＾on ｀Easy Street¨￣. He or she might be living the life of a Prince or Princess!

I¨ve got a good job and a nice house. I¨m living on ＾Easy Street￣!

If you study hard and do well in school, in the future you will be living on ＾Easy Street￣.

working up a sweat

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:18:49 GMT

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working up a sweat - When you work very hard, especially outside in the sun on a hot day, you will probably sweat a lot. That¨s natural! And that¨s exactly what this expression means. If you ＾work up a sweat￣, it means that you work very hard! You do something very difficult!

Some men were working up a sweat repairing the street near my home.

I am working up a sweat preparing for a test in school.

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Keep your mind on what you're doing

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:18:00 GMT

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Keep your mind on what you¨re doing - Most of the time we need to pay close attention to what we are doing so that we can do it right and do it well. It¨s important to focus! If you are thinking about a computer game while you are studying English, then you won¨t remember what you study! You have to keep your mind on what you¨re doing! Focus!

When you ride a bicycle you have to keep your mind on what you¨re doing so that you can ride safely.

When you take a test in school, you have to keep your mind on what you¨re doing or you might not do very well.

on cloud nine

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:17:16 GMT

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on cloud nine - This is an expression we use to say also that we are very happy. We all know that clouds are in the sky. When you are happy, you might feel like you are up in the sky resting on a very high and soft cloud. It¨s like being in heaven!

I¨m on cloud nine today because my mom took me shopping for some new clothes!

Your smile is so bright today! You seem to be on cloud nine!

I couldn't be happier !

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:16:39 GMT

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I couldn¨t be happier! - I am happy! I am so very, very happy! In fact, I am now the happiest I can possibly be! That¨s when I can use this expression, ＾I couldn¨t be happier!￣ I say this type of thing simply when I want to tell you that I am very satisfied with what¨s happening.

Today is my birthday! I¨m going to have dinner with my friends! I couldn¨t be happier!

I studied hard for a test in school and I got an A+! I couldn¨t be happier!

Tags: english phrases

in a jiffy

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:36:37 GMT

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in a jiffy - Very often on this program in our stories and in our songs, we talk about the idea of being in a hurry. We have already learned many good expressions about speed and going somewhere fast or doing something very quickly. This key expression, ＾in a jiffy￣ also means ＾very fast￣.

My homework from school was pretty easy so I was able to finish it in a jiffy.

Hurry up! Let¨s be quick! Let¨s do what we have to do in a jiffy so that we have time to play computer games! Yea!!!

Tags: english

dozing like a baby

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:35:45 GMT

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dozing like a baby - If you have ever had a baby living in your home, or if you¨ve ever been around babies for any amount of time, you probably know that when a baby is tired, the baby will sleep and it will sleep very well. The TV can be playing and people talking and the dogs barking and helicopters landing on the roof, but the baby will not wake up. The word ＾doze￣ also means to sleep. So, ＾dozing like a baby￣ means to be sleeping very well, very deeply and very comfortably.

When I went home after finishing my work, I was so tired that I immediately jumped into bed and very soon, I was dozing like a baby.

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get a little shut-eye

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:35:03 GMT

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get a little ＾shut-eye￣ - This expression has to do with sleep. Here¨s an easy question: Do you sleep with your eyes open or closed? I can guess that most people sleep with their eyes closed. If you sleep with your eyes open, that would be pretty scary. Well, another word that is similar to the word ＾closed￣ is the word ＾shut￣. So, if your eyes are ＾shut￣, you might be sleeping. The key expression ＾get some shut-eye￣ means that you sleep or take a nap.

I¨m very tired so I want to get a little ＾shut-eye￣. Please wake me up after 30 minutes.

If you are very tired, you might want to get a little shut-eye.

Tags: english

curious about

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:34:06 GMT

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curious about - If your are ＾curious￣, then it means that you want to know something. Something is interesting to you so you want to know more about it. If I want to know more about you, then I am curious about you. If sports are interesting to me and I want to know more about them, then I am curious about sports.

I¨m curious about stars, planets and even aliens. Really, I¨m curious about space.

I¨m curious about movie stars.

Tags: english

It's a great deal

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:33:24 GMT

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It¨s a great deal! - The expression ＾deal￣ very often is about business or agreements or some kind of arrangement. We can have a big deal, a small deal, an important deal or no deal at all. Just remember, a ＾deal￣ has to do with some kind of agreement between two or more people.

If I wash the dishes in your kitchen every day for one week, you will buy me a new cell phone? It¨s a great deal!

If you buy two hamburgers, you can get two extra hamburgers for free! It¨s a great deal!

Tags: english

settle down

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:32:22 GMT

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settle down - The word ＾settle￣ means to be calm, stable and steady. Think of it as being normal and dependable, not wild and without any plans or objectives.

If you stop playing computer games all day and night and then you settle down, you might have a better future!

Most people want to finish school, find a good job and then settle down and have a family.

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down on my luck

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:31:50 GMT

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down on my luck - Some people have ＾good luck￣ and some people have ＾bad luck￣. When you have no control over how something will happen, maybe everything will happen depending on luck. If you are experiencing bad luck or if you are having a difficult time, you might use this expression, ＾I¨m down on my luck.￣＾Things are not going very well for me right now.￣

I lost my house key and my cell phone is broken. I¨m a bit down on my luck.

Tom can¨t find a job, his girlfriend is angry at him and his dog is sick! He¨s really down on his luck!

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