Fish for a compliment

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Do you know the English expression “to fish for a compliment“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Judy: Anna looked beautiful last night, but she kept saying she looked bad.

Marcy: She was fishing for a compliment. She always says bad things about herself when she dresses up.

Does it mean:

a) try to make someone say something nice about you

b) try to make someone say you look like a fish

c) go fishing

d) try to make people feel bad about themselves

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: a) try to make someone say something nice about you

From……. to riches

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Can you complete this famous English expression? It means that a person becomes rich and famous after being poor.

Eddie: Did you enjoy the movie last night?

Graham: Yes, I love stories in which the main character goes from ……… to riches.

From…….. to riches

a) poor

b) low

c) rags

d) depression

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: c) rags

From rags to riches

 

 

[Easy English Blog] Joining Instagram

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We joined Instagram the other day. (Our name user name is italkyoutalk.) We haven’t posted much yet. I spend a lot of time in my office, so I feel like I don’t have any interesting photographs to post.

For a long time, I have thought that I need to get out of the office more, and spend more time outside. Maybe Instagram will give me an extra reason to do this. I live in a beautiful place in Japan, so there are many scenic spots. However, I never visit them. I have a new phone, which takes very nice, high quality photographs. I’d like to share pictures of the beautiful place I live with other people. I think Instagram will be a good place to do this.

Now it is the rainy season, and nice flowers are blooming. I’ll try to get out and take some shots of them while they are still in bloom!

By Heather @ I Talk You Talk Press

 

In stitches

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Do you know the English expression “to be in stitches“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Bella: Did you enjoy the comedy show last night?

John: It was great. I was in stitches the whole time.

Does it mean:

a) laugh a lot

b) laugh quietly

c) annoyed

d) confused

The answer is below! ↓

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Answer: a) laugh a lot

Elbow room

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Do you know the English expression “elbow room“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Harrison: Hey, can you give me some elbow room? I can’t work in such a small space.

Dave: Sorry. I’ll move to the desk over there.

Does it mean:

a) space to put one’s elbows

b) put your elbows on the desk

c) space to move around in freely

d) a new room

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: c) space to move around in freely

A recipe for disaster!

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Do you know the English expression “a recipe for disaster“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?

Olga: I heard that Mr Smith is going to be head of the sales department from April.

Gregor: Really? That sounds like a recipe for disaster! He doesn’t know anything about sales!

Does it mean:

a) likely to go well

b) likely to go badly

c) bad cooking

d) bad sales

The answer is below!↓

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Answer: b) likely to go badly