To Make Someone’s Skin Crawl
Read the following e-mail and try to guess the meaning of the idiom in bold:
Dear Michelle,
Are you going to the Halloween party tomorrow?
I am so excited about it! I don’t know what I will be, though! I have not found a costume yet! I want to wear something that will make people really, really scared!
I want to make their skin crawl! Could you give me any suggestions?
Thank you so much! I hope to see you there!!
Ligia
What do you think "To Make Someone’s Skin Crawl" means?
Meaning: This idiom means to disturb or bother; to frighten or disgust.
This idiom was found in the LSI book Speaking Savvy.
What are you going to be for Halloween?
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
To Give Someone the Green Light
To Give Someone the Green Light
Read the following dialogue and try to guess the meaning of the idiom “to give someone the green light”
“Hey, Maria! How have you been?”
“Great! I haven’t seen you in a while! Have you bought that house yet?”
“Unfortunately, even after having saved all these years, I still don’t have enough money for it”
“Why don’t you try and get a loan?”
“ I’ve tried that, but the bank has not given me the green light! The manager said my credit is not good…”
“I am sorry to hear that.”
What do you think To Give Someone the Green Light means?
a. To take something from someone
b. To give someone permission to do something
c. To expect someone to do something
d. To drive by the green light
Meaning: To Give Someone the Green Light means to give someone permission to do something. In the dialogue above, the bank has not given Maria permission to loan money from them because her credit is bad.
You can find this idiom in the LSI book Speaking Savvy!
Read the following dialogue and try to guess the meaning of the idiom “to give someone the green light”
“Hey, Maria! How have you been?”
“Great! I haven’t seen you in a while! Have you bought that house yet?”
“Unfortunately, even after having saved all these years, I still don’t have enough money for it”
“Why don’t you try and get a loan?”
“ I’ve tried that, but the bank has not given me the green light! The manager said my credit is not good…”
“I am sorry to hear that.”
What do you think To Give Someone the Green Light means?
a. To take something from someone
b. To give someone permission to do something
c. To expect someone to do something
d. To drive by the green light
Meaning: To Give Someone the Green Light means to give someone permission to do something. In the dialogue above, the bank has not given Maria permission to loan money from them because her credit is bad.
You can find this idiom in the LSI book Speaking Savvy!