Learn some useful words and expressions to use at the airport.

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The verb "to take" has many different uses. Generally. we use this verb to refer to
the action of carrying/taking something from one place to another. For example.
"I took my car to the garage so they could repair it:
TAKE OFF IF AN IC7EA "TAKES OFF"'T TAKE /)J (mE WASHIJJG/ORY CLOTHeS)
BECOMES VERY POPULAR OR IT GETS TO COu..ECT THE CLOTHES FROM THE WASHING
ACCEPTEV. I.IIJE eecAUSE THeY ARE PRY.
TO BE TAKEW tt.l IF YOU ARE "TAKEtJ IIr BY
SOMEOJJe. YOU eeUEVE THAT PERSOW. EVEJ,I
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This month we are looking at some general fish idioms. •w ~___ ouf, .o.. wo., .d. loft mooklIng~ IN
There are plenty more fish in the sea
There are lots of other men/women to go out with. Fish for compliments
Something people say to someone who has just To try to make someone say good things about you.,
split up with a girlfriend or boyfriend. often by criticising yourself
MOon't worry about Jim. There are plenty more fish A: Do flook fat in this dress? B: No, of course not.
in the sea: Are you fishing for compliments?
Smell fishy
If a situation or an explanation ~smells fishy~ you Fish for information
think that someone is being dishonest. To try to obtain information.
MJim's version of events smells a bit fishy to me- I A: How much does Bob earn each year?
think he was the one who did ie B: Why? Are you fishing for information?
Be another kettfe of fish
If you say that something (or someone) is ~another
kettle offish~ you are saying that it (or he/she) is A queer fish
completely different. This means a "strange person':
~I've driven a scooter before, but riding on that 600 cc "He washes his hands about thirty times a day. He's a
motorbike is a completely different kettle of fish." bit of a queer fish."
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NEVER PUT OFF TO
swallowed m pen. What
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should I do? TOMORROW WHAT :;:.:;:.,."...,""".""
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Upper Intermediate (B2),
B: Doctor: How long have you Advanced (Cl)
felt like this?
Patient: Since I was a kid.
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them anything.
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Something that you say when per·
Talk shop son A criticises person B for Be like talking to a brick wall
If people who work together"talk doing something that person A If talking to someone is like talking
shop: they talk about their work does him/herself. to a brick wall, the person you are
when they are in a bar/pub/ A: Jane had a crash last week. She's a speaking to isn't listening.
restaurant. terrible driver. "I've tried telling Sam what 1w ant, but
"John and Mary are so boring to be B: You can talk. You had six crashes it's like talking to a brick wall- he just
with in the pub - they just talk shop~ last year. won't listen."
Look who's talking
Something you say when person A Loving, romantic conversations that
criticises person B for doing some· Can talk the hind legs off lovers have when they are in bed
thing that person A does him/herself. a donkey together.
A: Frank smokes too much. Can talk a lot without stopping. "She enjoyed the quiet moments
B: Look who's talking. Up until last "She could talk the hind legs off a together - the walks on the beach,
year you were smoking twenty a day. donkey~ the pillow talk .. :
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Now you'.., talking GLO,S SARY
Something you say when someone • te<~ block oIl»ked ~
Talk in riddles makes a better suggestion or offer LMd for bWldin9_
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"I wish she would stop talking in rid theatre, we could go to the cinema. _ while you.rt tJHping
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Our mini-series on funny signs from English-speaking countries.
Here's another part in our series on funny product tabels.
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manual: UExit from car in I
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o wrapper, open mo;'th, \ close doors firmly and
insert cake and eat. '"1 • lock with car key:"
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I went down
You asked a young I asked for her hand I asked her to marry onone knee;
lady to marry you. in marriage. me. I popped the
You tell a friend. question.
Your wife left you My wife walked
for another man. My wife My wife left me. out on me; she
You tell a friend. abandoned me. dumped me.
Someone smashed
all the windows Who is going to
in your office. You contribute to the Who is going to Who's gonna pick
want to know who costs incurred? pay for this? up the tab for this?
is going to pay to
replace them.
You did nothing all I was well bored;
weekend and had a I was unoccupied I had nothing to do I was twiddling
very boring time. all weekend. all weekend. my thumbs all
weekend.
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A friend never He is reluctant He's a real Scrooge;
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