Listen And Learn 101 American English Idioms - Section 03 | Текст песни

• Тексты песен
• Listen And Learn 101 American English Idioms
• Section 03

That's Not Nice

23-Drive Someone Up a Wall (annoy someone greatly)

-Wow! What a great set of drums!

-Yeah, they're great, but I can't play on them when my folks are at home. They say I
drive them up a wall with all the loud banging.

-I get the same thing at home. My folks tell me that I annoy them and get them really angry whenever I turn up the volume on my stereo.

24-String Someone Alone (lead someone on dishonestly)

Liz had high hopes of marrying Dean. When he ran off with another woman, she realized that he was just stringing her along. She had felt very strongly about him and was really hurt to see that he was deceiving her and had no intentions of ever marrying her.

25-Sell Someone Down the River (betray someone)

-I heard that poor Jud landed up in jail.

-Yeah. His so-called girlfriend sold him down the river and claimed the reward on him.

-I can't understand that. I thought she was devoted to him.

-She couldn't have been very devoted to him if she betrayed him and informed the police about his hiding place.

-That just goes to show you what people will do for money.

26-Leave Someone High and Dry (abandon someone)

-Say, Jill. I thought that john was going to help you do the dishes tonight.

-So did I. But he left me high and dry.

-Where did he go?

-Well, he got a call from some of pals at work to go bowling, and he left me alone to do all this work without any help at all!

27-Sell Someone Short (unerestimate someone)

Just because he does not say very much is no reason to sell him short. Actually, he's a profound thinker and a most talented writer. People tend to underestimate him and not give him the credit he deserves because they think he's shy.

28-Show Job (insincere talk)

The salesman tried to convince a group of investors that the properties he was selling would soon be worth much more money than he was asking. However, no one bought anything from him because they felt he was giving them a show job. No one was deceived by his insincerity and exaggerated claims about the worth of the properties.

29-Spill the Beans (reveal a secret)

-Did you know that Harry was going to take Kathy on a Carribean cruise?

-Yes, I did. He was planning on surprising her with the tickets for their anniversary, but someone spilled the beans.

-What a shame! That was supposed to have been a surprise.

-Yes, it's too bad that someone told her about the trip beforehand and ruined Harry's suprise.

-That's OK. Her enthusiasm was not dampened in the least.

30-Feed Someone a Line (deceive someone)

Mr.Jones had been telling Louise how efficient she was and how much he admired her work at the office. He had promised her a promotion in the near future, but she soon discovered that he was feeding her a line when he passed her by and gave the promotion to someone less capable. Louise was acutely diappointed to find out that Mr.Jones was not telling her the truth, and that he was deceiving her.