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slip out


Slip out   , ,    -  :

He slipped out while nobody was looking.    ,      .

She slipped out of the theatre by the side door.       .

The axe slipped out of my hand.      .

         . :

I really did not mean to say anything, it just slipped out.     ,     .

So, whats your plan, old girl? Dont call me old girl! Sorry! Just slipped out. Ill bite my tongue off as my punishment. Yeah  very funny!        , ?    ! .  .       .  !



EXERCISE 1

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A: I just told you not to call me old girl, and there you go again!

B: Im sorry! It just slipped out.

:     ,      ,     !

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1.     ,       (a cutie pie[1 - a cutie pie   -  .        , ,   ..]),     ! .  .

2.     ,         (an old hag),     ! .  .

3.     ,        (a crackpot),     ! .  .

4.     ,          ,     !  . , . ! (Oops!) ,    !

5.     ,         ,     ! .  .

6.       (watch your tongue),  ! , .  .    ,           (: on a super private part of her anatomy).      !



:

1. I just told you not to call me a cutie pie, and there you go again. Im sorry. It just slipped out.

2. I just told you not to call my mother an old hag, and there you go again! Im sorry, honey. It just slipped out.

3. I just told you not to call uncle Sam a crackpot, and there you go again! Im sorry, honey. It just slipped out.

4. I just told you not to call me Dad in front of other people (: in public), and there you go again! It just slipped out. Im sorry, Dad. Oops! I guess, I did it again!

5. I just told you not to mention her name in this house, and there you go again! Im sorry. It just slipped out.

6. You should watch your tongue, young man. Im sorry, Maam. It kind of slipped out. I just wanted to say that the young lady had a tattoo on a super private part of her anatomy. There you go again!




spell out


      spell,        .   ,   . , ,     ,      : I cant right legibly. Then my teacher would find out I cant spell.      .    ,      .

  spell out           . : Could you spell your name out again?            ?  ,       ,    ,   .

 , spell out   ,  , ,   . : His handwriting was so bad that I had to spell out what he had written with great difficulty.       ,      ,   .

           ,  - -,  ,  .     ,  ,   :

Before a burglary trial (   ), the judge () spelled out to the defendant (), "You can let me try your case, or you can choose to have a jury of your peers." (   :           ,   ,    .[2 -    peer ()      .    ,     ,     .      .])

The man thought for a moment.

"What are peers?" he asked.

"They are people just like you, your equals ( )."

"Forget it," retorted the defendant. "I dont want to be tried by a bunch of thieves ( )."

   :

So much for all the hours I spent trying to spell it out for you.    ,    ,   !

Im sure I dont need to spell it out for you.  ,       .

    The Apartment     spell  spell out:

Whats he got against you, anyway? I dont know. I guess, thats the way it crumbles  cookie-wise.[3 -         Thats the way the cookie crumbles,     :  ,      . (:    .)] What are you talking about? I would spell it out for you  only I cant spell.      ?  . ,  .    ?      ,      .



EXERCISE 2

  ,     .       TheApartment.



: What are you talking about?

B: I would spell it out for you  only I cant spell.

:     ?

:      ,      .



1.     (Beggars cant be choosers).    ?      ,      .

2.      (Theres more than one way to skin a cat).    ?      ,      .

3.   ,    ,     (I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb[4 -  :        ,      ?]).    ?      ,      .

4.   ,  ?       (I wont be around to win).     ?      ,      .

5.      (Be careful what you wish for).    ?      ,      .



:

1. Beggars cant be choosers. What are you talking about? I would spell it out for you  only I cant spell.

2. Theres more than one way to skin a cat. What are you talking about? I would spell it out for you  only I cant spell.

3. Well, I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. What are you talking about? I would spell it out for you  only I cant spell.

4. Youre going to win, arent you? I wont be around to win. What are you talking about? I would spell it out for you  only I cant spell.

5. Be careful what you wish for. What are you talking about? I would spell it out for you  only I cant spell.




stay up


Stay up       ,  . :

I often stay up all night.       ; Dont stay up too late.   .

Granny said I could stay up and play.           .

I stayed up that night, checking on him every 15 minutes.       ,  15  ,  .



EXERCISE 3

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A: Im not going to stay up all night entertaining your buddies.

B: What have you got against my buddies?

:       ,   !

:       ?



1.       ,   !       ?

2.       ,   !       ?

3.       ,       !       ?

4.       ,  (look after sb)   !       ? .           (three nights in a row).

5.       ,  (guard sb)  , !      , ?



:

1. Im not going to stay up all night entertaining your relatives. What have you got against my relatives?

2. Im not going to stay up all night entertaining your colleagues. What have you got against my colleagues?

3. Im not going to stay up all night making sandwiches for you and your buddies! What have you got against my buddies?

4. Im not going to stay up all night looking after your brother! What have you got against my brother? Nothing. I just cant stay up three nights in a row.

5. Im not going to stay up all night guarding your parrot, Madam! What have you got against my parrot, Officer?



EXERCISE 4

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A: We stayed up half the night, trying to figure out what happened in that house.

B: Well?

A: Well, what?

B: Have you figured it out?

:   ,  ,     .

:  ?

:   ?

: ?



1.   ,  ,     .  ?   ? ?

2.   ,  ,  .  ?   ? ?

3.   ,   .  ?   ? ?

4.   ,   .  ?   ? ?

5.   ,   (crack) .  ?   ? ?



:

1. We stayed up half the night, trying to figure out what happened in that apartment. Well? Well, what? Have you figured it out?

2. We stayed up half the night, trying to figure out what was happening. (: what was going on.) Well? Well, what? Have you figured it out?

3. We stayed up half the night, trying to figure out the murderer. Well? Well, what? Have you figured him out?

4. We stayed up half the night, trying to figure out the code. (: work out the code; crack the code.) Well? Well, what? Have you figured it out?

5. We stayed up half the night, trying to crack the safe. Well? Well, what? Have you cracked it?

step

out

       . ,  ,   , Will you excuse me please, gentlemen? I must step out for a few minutes.   , .      .  :

I only wanted to step out to make a phone call.       .



EXERCISE 5

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:

Im just going to step out for a minute. If Im not back by midnight, go to bed without me.

   .     ,    .



1.    .      ,   .

2.    .     ,       (take the saucepan off the stove).

3.    .  (make sure),         (run over).

4.     . ,    .

5.    . ,     .








:

1. Im just going to step out for a minute. If Im not back by eight oclock, have dinner without me.

2. Im just going to step out for a second. If Im not back in half an hour, be sure to take the saucepan off the stove.

3. Im just going to step out for a second. Make sure the bathroom water doesnt run over.

4. Im just going to step out for a few seconds. Make sure the milk doesnt run over. (: Make sure the milk doesnt boil over.)

5. Im just going to step out for a beer. Make sure the prisoner doesnt run away. (: Make sure the prisoner doesnt escape.)




stick up for somebody


     - . :

Youll have to stick up for him, because Papa will skin him alive.     ,         .

I like the way she stuck up for her friend Teddy.  ,       .

You stick up for that sofa like Im criticizing a person.     ,   ,   - .

How can you be such a wet sock? Cant you stick up for yourself?     ?       ?



EXERCISE 6

,        .       DowntonAbby.



A: Charles says youre aloof.

B: Aloof? Well, I hope you stuck up for me.

A: Of course I did, but, well,

B: Go on.

A: Charles thinks Im blind where youre concerned.

:  ,   .

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:  ,   ,    .



1.  ,    (vain). ? ,    ?  , ,  薻 .  ,   ,    .

2.  ,     (eccentric). ? ,    ?  , ,  薻 .  ,   ,    .

3.  ,    (irresponsible). ? ,    ?  , ,  薻 .  ,   ,    .

4.  ,   ,   (.:    a mule).   ? ,    ?  , ,  薻 .  ,   ,    .



:

1. He says youre vain. Vain? Well, I hope you stuck up for me. Of course I did, but, well, Go on. Charles thinks Im blind where youre concerned.

2. He says youre too eccentric. Eccentric? Well, I hope you stuck up for me. Of course I did, but, well, Go on. Charles thinks Im blind where youre concerned.

3. He says youre irresponsible. Irresponsible? Well, I hope you stuck up for me. Of course I did, but, well, Go on. Charles thinks Im blind where youre concerned.

4. She says youre stubborn as a mule. Stubborn as a mule? Well, I hope you stuck up for me. Of course I did, but, well, Go on. Maggie thinks Im blind where youre concerned.




take it out on somebody or something


     -   ,  ,   ... :

Occasionally, he will have a bad day, but he never takes it out on me.     ,          .

I know you hate me, but please dont take it out on Daniel or his son.  ,    , , ,         .

Dental nurse: What happened, is between you and me. Quit taking it out on the patients!  ,  :  ,    .     !

Look, I know things must be rough at home but dont take it out on my curls.  ,  ,      ,        . -   ?

 it   ,      ,        . :

You dont have to take your anger out on me.      .

I think its unfair of you to take your broken heart out on me.  ,           .



EXERCISE 7

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1.  ,    ,       .

2.  ,      ,       .

3.  ,      (walk out on sb),       .

4.  ,       (stand sb up),         (: scalp).

5.   ,     (whats gotten into you),       .

6. ,  ,   ,  -   ?






:

1. Im sorry you lost your job, but dont take it out on me.

2. Im sorry you had a bad day, but dont take it out on the children.

3. Im sorry your girlfriend walked out on you, but dont take it out on me.

4. Im sorry he stood you up, but dont take it out on my scalp.

5. I dont know what's gotten into you, but dont take it out on me.

6. Katherine, I know youre upset, but dont take it out on that cake!




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notes








1


a cutie pie   -  .        , ,   ..




2


   peer ()      .    ,     ,     .      .




3


        Thats the way the cookie crumbles,     :  ,      . (:    .)




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