Luck, which meets you with someone.... Heart, that chooses who you love.... Destiny, that decides who will stay in your life....Sometimes, we find the unexpected things happen in our life. But, we must face them, how bitter they are.Don't you ever believe destiny.'Coz destiny is just a situation when you let something happens in your life.If you wish something happens in your life, you must fight for that!
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Conversational Responses
A. Some idioms we use to express Emphasis
If someone says :
You can borrow my car tonight
Then you say : Thanks a million !
You mean : Thank you very much indeed
If someone says :
Did you get the job you wanted ?
Then you say : No such luck !
You mean : You're dissapointed and you were not able to do something
If someone says :
Can I go skiing with you and your friends this weekend?
Then you say : The more the merrier
You mean : You're happy for others to join your group or activity
If someone says :
She is a great teacher
Then you say : You can say that again!
You mean : You totally agree with what she/he says
If someone says :
Come on the roller coaster with me !
Then you say : No way !
You mean : You don't want to do something
If someone says :
I don't know how you can drive a car in London traffic
Then you say : There's nothing to it!
You mean : You think something is easy
If someone says :
You could become a model
Then you say : Don't make me laugh!
You mean : You think something is unlikely
If someone says :
It's nearly the end of the holiday already
Then you say : How time flies !
You mean :You are surprised at how quickly time has passed
If someone says :
We bump into Ted's teacher in Spain
Then you say : It's a small world
You mean : You are surprised at a coincidence
e.g. meeting someone unexpectedly
B. Some idioms we use when we talk about Indifferent
If someone says : What do you think caused the problem?
Then you say : It's neither here nor there what I think
You mean : It is not very important
If someone says : Who do you think is to blame - the boss or the workers?
Then you say : It's six of one and half a dozen of the other
You mean : Two people or groups are equally responsible for a bad situation
If someone says :
What do you think of Tom Cruise's acting ?
Then you say : I can take it or leave it
You mean : You don't hate something but you don't particularly like it either
If someone says :
Luke's got so many computer games
Then you say : I know. You name it. He's got it
You mean : Anything you say or choose, e.g. You name it, he's done it
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