 #2 (permalink) Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:42 am To Mr. Alan |
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| tortoise wrote: |
Hi, Mr. Alan
Your lesson "Book expressions" is very interesting. But I have difficulty understanding some expressions which can not be looked up in my dictionaries. May you help me?
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Hi Tortoise,
I have put some explanations in CAPITAL LETTERS.
Alan
1. a closed book (to someone) SOMETHING YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
2. an open book SOMETHING EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
3. to throw the book at someone CRITICISE SOMEONE VERY STRONGLY.
4. "Take a leaf out someone's book" or "Take a leaf out of someone's book" ? COPY WHAT SOMEONE HAS DONE.
| tortoise wrote: |
In your lessons "Colour Idoms".
5. You say "Oh, come one,.." I think it's "come on", isn't it? |
YES, IT SHOULD BE OH COME ON AND MEANS LET'S BE SERIOUS.
6. black ice ICE ON THE ROAD MIXED WITH RUBBER/OIL FROM CARS.
7. "white" in the sentence "The trouble was she had set her heart on a particular colour — white. It had to be white at all costs". IT DEFINITELY HAD TO BE WHITE.
8. blue in the face VERY ANGRY.
9. white flag = surrender (noun)? A SIGN OF SURRENDER.
10. Give the meaning of this sentence "We looked at dozens of white and off white cars but none seemed to be worth buying". WE LOOKED AT A LOT OF WHITE AND ALMOST WHITE CARS BUT NOT ONE WAS AT A PRICE THAT WAS WORTH IT.
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