Sunday, September 30, 2012

IDIOMS OF THE WEEK

Pay attention to the following idioms that are very common in English:

all day long the whole day

"The girl was happy to wait all day long for the mail to arrive." 

air one`s dirty laundry:  to make public something embarrassing that should be a secret

"The dinner party became uncomfortable when the host began to air his colleagues dirty laundry in public."

as a result of (something):  because of something that has happened

"As a result of a car accident my friend could not work for several months."

at first:  at the beginning

"At first, I did not want to go to the movie but I later changed my mind."


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