BETTER OFF DOING SOMETHING
MEANING: SAY THIS TO SHOW A BETTER CHOICE
EXAMPLE: A:"SHOULD WE START OUR DISCUSSION NOW?"
B:"YES. WE'RE BETTER OFF START NOW."
THE SECOND ONE FROM THE RIGHT / LEFT
MEANING: THE THING BESIDE THE THING ON THE RIGHT/LEFT
EXAMPLE: "I'M IN THE THIRD ROW, THE SECOND ONE FROM THE LEFT."ARE WE STILL ON FOR SOMETHING?
MEANING: ASK THIS TO CONFIRM AN ARRANGEMENT
EXAMPLE: A:"ARE WE STILL ON FOR DINNER LATER?:" B:"YES, WE DO."
THEY SAY
MEANING: SOME PEOPLE SAY
EXAMPLE: "THEY SAY ABU IS MORE HANDSOME THAN ALI"GO AHEAD
MEANING: DO IT
EXAMPLE :"LET GO AHEAD FOR BADMINTON TONIGHT."IN A GOOD MOOD / IN A BAD MOOD
MEANING: FEELING HAPPY/FEELING UNHAPPY
EXAMPLE: A:"YOU LOOK IN GOOD MOOD TODAY." B:"YEAH, I IN LOVE!"
RUN INTO
MEANING: MEET SOMEONE UNEXPECTEDLY
EXAMPLE: "I RAN INTO MY OLD FRIEND JUST NOW."I CAN'T GET SOMETHING TO WORK
MEANING: I CAN'T MAKE SOMETHING FUNCTION
EXAMPLE: "I CAN'T GET MY NOTEBOOK TO WORK.THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT."TAKE IT APART / PUT IT BACK TOGETHER
MEANING: DISMANTLE IT / ASSEMBLE IT
EXAMPLE: "I TAKE MY TV APART TO REPAIR IT,AND NOW I CAN'T PUT IT BACK TOGETHER,."THIS IS JENNY
MEANING: SAY THIS TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF ON THE PHONE
EXAMPLE: A:"MAY I SPEAK TO SITI?" B:"I'M SITI. WHO IS ON LINE?"BY 9
MEANING: AT 9 0' CLOCK OR BEFORE 9 0' CLOCK-BUT NOT AFTER 9.00
EXAMPLE :"I WILL FINISH MY HOMEWORK BY 9."
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT DOING SOMETHING?
MEANING: NOT HOW DO YOU THINK ABOUT
EXAMPLE: A:"WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT GOING OUT?"
B:"LET'S GO!"
WE DON'T SEE EYE TO EYE
MEANING: THIS IS A POLITE WAY TO SAY WE DON'T AGREE
EXAMPLE: "MIMI LOVES SINGING BUT MINA HATES IT.THEY DON'T SEE EYE TO EYE ON SING."
ON SALE / FOR SALE
MEANING: CHEAPER THAN THE REGULAR PRICE/AVAILABLE TO BUY
EXAMPLE: "THIS HOUSE IS FOR SALE, ARE YOU INTERESTED?"
WHAT'S SOMETHING MADE OF?
MEANING: WHAT MATERIALS WERE USED TO MAKE SOMETHING
EXAMPLE: A:"WHAT IS THIS SHIRT MADE OF?"
B:"IT IS MADE OF 100% COTTON."
IT'S WORTH $199
MEANING: ITS REAL VALUE IS $199
EXAMPLE: "GOLD IS WORTH MORE THAN SILVER."
PLUG SOMETHING IN
MEANING: CONNECT SOMETHING TO AN ELECTRICAL POWER POINT
EXAMPLE: "PLEASE HELP ME PLUG IN MY HAIR DYER."
WHAT IF
MEANING: WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF
EXAMPLE: A:"I DON'T HAVE UMBRELLA."
B:"WHAT IF OUTSIDE RAIN?"
LET/MADE
MEANING: ALLOWED/FORCED
EXAMPLE: "MY MOTHER LET US LATE BACK HOMES TODAY,"
LOOK SOMETHING UP
MEANING: FIND A PIECE OF INFORMATION IN A BOOK OR ON THE INTERNET
EXAMPLE: A:"HOW DID YOU GET MY CONTACT NUMBER?"
B:"I LOOKED IT UP IN YOUR FACEBOOK."
GET RID OF SOMETHING
MEANING: MAKE SOMETHING GO AWAY;ELIMINATE SOMETHING
EXAMPLE: "YOU CAN GET RID OF A HEADACHE BY HAVING A TABLET OF PANADOL"MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING
MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN YOU GUESS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST,AND YOU ARE QUITE SURE
EXAMPLE: "THERE'S WALLET ON THE FLOOR.SOMEONE MUST HAVE DROPPED IT."SHOOT
MEANING: THIS IS A WAY TO SHOW ANGER OR FRUSTRATION
EXAMPLE: "SHOOT!I WHY ARE YOU SO CARELESS?"COULD YOU TELL ME WHERE SOMETHING IS?
MEANING: NOT COULD YOU TELL ME WHERE IS SOMETHING
EXAMPLE: A:"CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE MALE TOILET IS?". B:"IT IS BESIDE FEMALE TOILET."
DON'T MENTION IT
MEANING: THIS IS A POLITE RESPONSE WHEN SOMEONE THANKS YOU
EXAMPLE: A:"THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELPING ME." B:"DON'T MENTION IT"
WOULD YOU MIND DOING SOMETHING?
MEANING: ASK THIS TO MAKE A VERY POLITE REQUEST
EXAMPLE: "WOULD YOU MIND TO HELP ME A FAVOUR?"SOLD OUT
MEANING: ALL SOLD SO THAT THERE IS NO MORE
EXAMPLE: "THIS GOODS ALREADY SOLD OUT FEW DAYS AGO."HALF-WAY THROUGH
MEANING: SAY THIS WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED 50% OF SOMETHING
EXAMPLE: "SHE IS HALF-WAY THROUGH HER ASSESSMENT."HOW MUCH LONGER
MEANING: HOW MUCH MORE TIME
EXAMPLE: A:"HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU NEED TO ARRIVE MY HOUSE?" B:"AROUND 10 MINUTES."
TAKE THE HIGHWAY
MEANING: GO ON THE HIGHWAY
EXAMPLE: "DON'T TAKE SITI LANE RIGHT NOW, USE HIGHWAY TO MY HOUSE."
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