www.marekconnellenglish.com2016-08-13ThursdayJuanJoMarekConnellEnglishnotes

Br wn-nos n S ck n pt +object

: to try to get the approval of (an important or powerful person) by praise, flattery, etc.

t ca ltheshots.r ntheshow.

syouwish/Ok,great/fantastic.

c tt n edg Myh sstanding nend.tmak smysk ncrawl.

T crawl

G s p mplesb mps

(elbulto)

t’sallGreekt m .Rad oBeware of Greeks bearing gifts t s pt .(it is your choice)t’smysh t.Lik water ffad ck b ck.T c tal ngstoryshort...T p t t nan tshell.

(“ponloenunacascaradenuez”)

=B concis

(conciso)andt thepoint/s mma is

(resumir) tf r

m .Letm p t t nanutshell.Letm mak alon storyshort.If t’snotbroken,don’tfix t.

T (not) b b the d

c n’tb b the dd n /t d myhom work.

’mnotb the dab t t.T b the

worry "Don't bother about me—I'll find my own way home"annoy. "I'm sorry to bother you at this time of night" to take the time to do something “I rarely bother to wash the dishes.”

’mp ll n yourle . T tak thepiss

(duro)/m ck t fs m n .

Youaretak n them ck .T tak liberties.’mjok n w thyou.

T

sh t sh t( t+object)sh ts m n dinner

cry scr mScreen

T sh ty l

scr m(chillar)

t t someone

t’s

wh ck sh t b llsh t Cr p(≈sh t/r bb sh )n nsens

(adj)

acraz(adj)th n

craz(adj)

t’sanobr ne .( bv o s).

It wasn't half crowded in the club last night (= it was very crowded). She didn't half shout at him (= she shouted a lot at him). "You enjoyed yourself last night, didn't you?" "Not half !" (= Very much!) 1. ffthecuff /bat.2. ffthet p fmyh d.

T tak s m th n tfac v lu . tthe1stsi t/gl nc Myfirstimpr ss on…

l v tfirstsi t. nc nabl moon

app a d t fthebl .

Birds faf the ,flockt g the .Gr atmindsthinkalik .Aflock fbirds/sheep (pl/sl).The ppled dn’tfallf fr mthetree.Sam sh td fferent

(adj)d /week/d cad .

’mb k n upthewrongtree.(looking in the wrong place)

topaint/tar somebody/somethingwiththesamebrush also tar somebody/something with the same brush.to say that someone or something has the same bad qualities as someone or something else When one swimmer uses banned substances, you feel sorry for the others because they are all tarred with the same brush. Ih v aw k bl dde .Phony=fak Y ’r f ll fbaloney(sh t).

t’s

abreez

ap c fcakpiss

(rude)

awa k nthepark.a ild pl

=easy. Skeeen=s n= nde st d.

shooting the breeze Talk idly, chat, "They've been sitting on the porch for hours shooting the breeze, just, or The guys sit around the locker room, throwing the bull.

The snow nh ll(th t….)H ll

(infierno)no!

"H llt theno"No nc !

c n l s youy s lfgetlost ntheb t ftheart.

“It’s fun to get lost in there.”It’s easy togetlostloseyourselfin the mountains.

Ilostmyphone Getlost!

Treebark Ado barks orgrowls ts m on .Acatm ows orpu rs .Aw lfhowls. Amo s squ ks.

T getd wnandshak al .(to dance)

Scr t(rascar)

th t ✮T st cky nos p ts m on .

(s m tim s) h v t tak t nthe n

(elmentón)

(to accept unpleasant events bravely and

without complaining)

D dg ’squit dodgy.

Trustworthythe(last)strawthatbreaksthecamel'sback

describes the seemingly minor or routine action which causes an unpredictably large and sudden reaction, because of the cumulative effect of small actions. Whenapersonwhoisdrunkpeesforthefirsttimesincebeingdrunk.Afterthey"breaktheseal"theyfeelliketheyhavetopeeevery5minutes.Afterbreakingtheseal,Mollyhadtowaitinlineforthebathroom10timesthatnight.(breaktheseal.)

R ck t sci nc used to say that you do not think that something is very difficult to do or to understand:“Comeon,it'sonlyacrossword,it'snotrocketscience.”“Drugsequalscrime.Itdoesn'ttakearocketscientisttofigurethatoneout.”

T b /get…1 hi 2 ston d3mashup4smash d5b zz n

Y s atw t(coño)

/tw t LeglessT wrap

(envolver)th n s p.

Let’scallit ad .quits.

T br n +objectt ac ncl s on.To finish

T swallowy prid(n)

T goall t(toputallyourenergyorenthusiasmintowhatyouaredoing)

T g v +object/asituation

yourallyourbestshot/attempt

T h v n rgument .No n.W ythel ngfac ?expectatives xp ctat onsT tak ntheworld.

T scr w(ar nd).

T messar nd.

T scr ws m th n p.T scr ws m n ove .T scr ws m n nbed.

T br n thebr d&b tte hom .t bringhomethebacon.T b thebr dw nne .

1T b nthemoodt + +object.2 T feellik

3T feel p f r

go n ts m wh r T b pd wn f r

4 T b gam f r

’mnot ntheballt d .’mnotfi n nallc l nde st d .

(It’s not my day today.) ’m nanotherplanettoday.

Qu ck-w t d, ntheball

Marekve s stheworld.T tak +object n.

undertake a task or responsibility, especially a difficult one. nde tak (≈do) "whoever takes on the trout farm will have their work cut out"T tak nape sonal t /arol

(papel)

Sow ’r ven steven.

W attheh ll(infierno)

that?f ck

(wtf)

Bythew btw