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Unit 8 Idioms from Recreation
1. I really get a kick out of Lisa’s jokes. She always makes me laugh. (to get a kick out of something)
2. I’m tired of listening to you complain. Stop bothering me. Why don’t you just go fly a kite?
3. I beat Albert five times at video games today, but he’s such a good sport that he bought us a pizza afterward.
4. Now that we’re both out of work, we’re in the same boat.
5. Let’s keep the ball rolling. We’re off to a good start, but we still need to collect more money to get videotape machines for our school.
6. Tom wanted the party to be at my apartment, but I said no dice.
7. You’re off base with that answer. Try again.
8. Sophie is an excellent manager. She really knows how to organize things and get things done. She is really on the ball.
9. Let me put my cards on the table. Either we sell more or we’ll have to close the business. (to put one’s cards on the table)
10. Una looked at the math problem for just a minute, and she got the correct answer right off the bat.
11. We’re going to do our best to start our own restaurant, sink or swim.
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