vectra
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- Jun 16, 2005
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Hello everybody,
On the eve of the upcoming exams, I would like to clarify the meanings of the idioms which will be included in the tests.
The first one is shoot the breeze. The definition in the book of idioms we use is to chat informally. An example from the same book - I do not mind shooting the breeze.
The second one is give somebody the slip. The definition is make a getaway.
An example sentence is - Nora's feeding Sam a line for a long time. Soon she may give him the slip.
Frankly, I have doubts about these expressions being much in use nowadays.
Is that so?
Thank you for your time and help.
On the eve of the upcoming exams, I would like to clarify the meanings of the idioms which will be included in the tests.
The first one is shoot the breeze. The definition in the book of idioms we use is to chat informally. An example from the same book - I do not mind shooting the breeze.
The second one is give somebody the slip. The definition is make a getaway.
An example sentence is - Nora's feeding Sam a line for a long time. Soon she may give him the slip.
Frankly, I have doubts about these expressions being much in use nowadays.
Is that so?
Thank you for your time and help.