Let's Learn Some English Expressions

1. Can’t wait : Be very eager, anxious, or impatient. 2. Make a hit : make success or become popular. 3. Knock someone out ; greatly impress; surprise. 4. Keep one’s fingers crossed : wish for good luck. 5. Jump the gun : to act before the proper or appropriate time. 6. Sit tight : to wait patiently and take no action. 7. Come to light : to become known; to get clearer. 8. Lose face : to be humiliated or come to be less highly respected. 9. Slip one’s mind : to be overlooked or forgotten. 10. A bootlicker : to behave like a sycophant toward (someone). 11. Well-intentioned : having or showing good intentions. 12. Give someone the creeps : to make one feel wary or uneasy.

Peter: I can't wait to see the new boss. I'm sure, I 'm gonna 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 him. I've great ideas that are bound to 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐭. Bob: Let's 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝, anyway. Peter: Do you think I'm 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐧? Bob: Not exactly, but it makes sense to 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 till things 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. Otherwise, you may end up 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞. Peter: Oh! How did this 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝? Others may think that I'm a 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫. Bob: Yeah, because you're a 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 guy, others will think that you're buttering him up. Peter: Right! At least we got rid of Claire, she used to 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬.

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate expressions: 1. Even the most _________ doctors can forget to suggest routine tests. 2. Helen will soon find out whether she got into law school; in the meantime, she is _____________. 3. I stay away from that old house on the corner, it ______________! 4. That movie really _________ me__________. I didn't expect it to be so good! 5. You will ____________ at the party in your new dress. 6. Mom ____________ for the flowers to bloom and brighten up our yard. 7. I meant to pick up the seats but it just __________ . 8. He thinks he would _________ if he admitted the mistake. 9. Fresh evidence has recently ___________ which suggests that he didn't in fact commit the murder. 10. When we took the test, Tom __________ and started early. 11. We're advising all our investors to _________ till the market improves. 12. He got the promotion just because he was a ____________ to the higher-ups.

1. A brain : an intelligent person. 2. The cream of the crop : the best among others. 3. Fishy : arousing feelings of doubt or suspicion. 4. To put one’s finger on (something) : to discover the exact reason why a situation is the way it is, especially when something is wrong. 5. Judge a book by its cover : make judgments depending on appearances. 6. Put up with : to tolerate; to endure. 7. Full of oneself : very self-satisfied and with an exaggerated sense of self-worth. 8. Pull strings : secretly use influence or power. 9. Hands are tied : unable to act freely. 10. Waste one’s breath : to speak or argue without result. 11. Make one’s own way : to rely on one’s own abilities.

Sarah: Michael is 𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣. I'm sure he's gonna get the job. I read all the applications, and he's unquestionably the 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙥. Emily: But there's something 𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙮 about him. I just 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙩. Sarah: Come on! Aren't you 𝙟𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙗𝙮 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧? Emily: I just can't 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 people who are 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨. Sarah: We can't turn him down anyway. You know, he's Mary's cousin and she'll 𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 to get him hired. Emily: As long as our 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙙, let's not 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝. Sarah: Obviously, you can hardly ever find a person who has 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙮 these days. It's all favoritism and patronage.

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate expressions: 1. There's something odd about him, but I can't quite _________ . 2. The researchers and institutions in this network are __________ . 3. We've got the best _________ in the country working on this problem. 4. He tried to _________ with people he knew to avoid being called up. 5. This country prides itself on letting people __________ , relying on no one else's work but their own. 6. I'm convinced there is something _________ going on. 7. I've far better things to do than __________ arguing. 8. I'd like to help you, but my ____________ . 9. I'm too tired to ___________ any nonsense. 10. The candidate did not look very intelligent, but you can't _________. 11. She doesn't care about other people's feelings. She's _________ .