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!
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Opinion on People and Actions
A. Evaluating People or Things
Parents who don't control their children have a lot to answer for.
It means : are the main cause of the problems
That restaurant is not all it's cracked up to be.
It means : is not as good as people it is
This computer has the edge over other models because it has such a huge hard drive
It means : is slightly better than
Her spoken English leaves a lot to be desired.
It means : is not as good as it should be/ as we might expect
The recent events have all the makings of a big political scandal
It means : are likely to develop into
This suitcase is a bit on the heavy side
It means : heavier than you want it to be
This bottle opener's a dead loss.
It means : completely useless
The accomodation was a bit rough and ready
It means : crude and lacking sophistication.
B. Commenting on people and their actions
If someone :
throws the baby out with the bathwater
Then they :
change things, but lose good things as well as bad
If someone :
gets/ jumps/ leaps on the bandwagon
Then they :
get involved in something already very successful
If someone :
plays devil's advocate
Then they :
pretend to be against an idea so that others discuss it
If someone :
drives someone to distraction
Then they :
make someone very angry or very bored
If someone :
makes an exhibition of themselves
Then they :
do things in public that make them look stupid
If someone :
does something under false pretences
Then they :
tell lies about who they are or what they're doing
If someone :
never does anything halves
Then they :
always make a great effort and do things very well
If someone :
is laughing stock
Then they :
are laughed at/ mocked by everyone
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