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Idiom: Look-see

informal :  a quick look at something  SYN  glance

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Idiom: To loosen the purse strings the purse strings

used to refer to the control of spending in a family, company, country etc hold/control the purse strings

 It all comes down to who holds the purse strings.

She keeps tight control over the purse strings. :

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Idiom: One of a kind 

the only one of a particular type of thing:

  Each plate is handpainted and one of a kind.

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 این اصطلاح به معنی “نگران و مضطرب رفتار نکردن” ست. 

اصطلاح مناسب فارسی مربوط به این، “خودتو جمع و جور کن” می باشد.

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 این اصطلاح وقتی به کار می رود که قصد دارید به مخاطب بگویید حرفی که میزنید را باور دارید هر چند باور کردنش از نظر مخاطب غیر ممکن است. 

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 این اصطلاح به معنی “از همون اول کار” است. 

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این اصطلاح وقتی به کار برده می شود که میخواهید نظر خود را بگویید. یعنی “به نظر من”.

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 این اصطلاح به معنی این است که قشار و استرس یک کار بر روی شخصی است.

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"Skyscraper"

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اصطلاح آمریکایی Take a hike

Idiom: Take a hike  American English   spoken  :  used to tell someone rudely to go away

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Idiom: To put Sb out of their misery:  informal  : to make someone stop feeling worried, especially by telling them something they are waiting to hear: Go on, put them out of their misery and announce the winner. 

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 Idiom: To get sth off your chest : to tell someone about something that has been worrying or annoying you for a long time, so that you feel better afterwards

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اصطلاح آمریکایی No strings attached

 Idiom: No strings attached: having no special conditions or limits on an agreement, relationship etc:  The policy offers 15% interest, with no strings attached. :

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April Fox is a dancer. She works for the British Dance Company in Leeds. Her boss there is Maria Grant.

One Monday morning, April arrives early. She sees Maria at the coffee machine. ''I've got some good news,'' says Maria.

There is an envelope in her hand. ''Really? What is it?'' April asks. Maria smiles. ''Wait and see,'' she . says. At ten o'clock  the dancers are finishing their first class. Suddenly, Maria walks into the room. ''Can I have a word with you all, please?'' she says. ''What's this about?'' asks April's friend, Laura. ''I don't know,'' April answers. The music stops. ''I have a letter here from Moscow'' says Maria '' The Russians want us to dance there next month''

Six weeks later, April is at Heathrow airport in London.''You're going to have a very good time,'' says her father. Of course she is, George.'' says Mrs Fox. '' Now, April, have you got everything? Ticket, passport, money...?'' April smiles. ''Yes. Mum.'' She says goodbye to her parents. Then she sees Laura and Maria.''Come on, says Laura. ''It's time to go.''

On the plane April and Laura talk about Moscow. They are both very happy. ''I want to see everything.'' says Laura . ''The Kremlin _ Red Square _ the Bolshoi...'' ''Me, too.'' says April, ''and I want to meet lots of people.'' '' Don't forget we're going there to work,'' says Maria with a smile.

In Moscow a bus takes the dancers to their hotel.

April and Laura's hotel room is on the second floor. Laura walks in and puts her bags down. '' Great ! _ there's a TV,'' she says and turns it on. A man is reading the news. She pushes another button. Now there's a pop video. ''Look, April,'' she says. ''Russian rock and roll.'' But April is not listening. She is looking out of the window. ''Moscow,'' she thinks. ''I'm in Moscow.''

Next day the dancers work very hard. Their dance for the festival, Green Oceans, is new and very difficult. They start at eight o'clock and finish at six. Then, after dinner, they go to the Bolshoi Theatre. '' This is beautiful,'' says April. Laura sits down next to her. ''It really is,'' she says. Then they watch the Russian dancers. They are all tall, strong, and very, very good.

The day after, April and Laura finish at three o'clock. They go to a cafe and drink Russian tea. Then Laura looks at her map of Moscow. '' Where do you want to go? The Pushkin Museum's near here,'' she says. ''Ok _ let's go there,'' says April. Then she looks at the people in the cafe. '' I want to talk to them,'' she thinks. '' But how? I can't speak Russian.''

In a street near the museum there is a small market. ''Oh Laura, look,'' says April. She can see some red and yellow boxes on a table. '' Those are pretty.'' '' They're music boxes,'' says a young man with glasses. ''You speak English!'' says April. The boy smiles. ''I'm studying it at university. My friend Nikolai and I only work here at weekends.''

April and Laura talk to the boys for a long time. Sasha _ the one with glasses _ speaks English very well. Nikolai only speaks a little. After twenty minutes, Sasha has an idea. ''Listen,'' he says. '' We're going to the country tomorrow for a week's holiday. Some friends are going with us. Do you want to come for the day? It's not very far.''

Next morning, Sasha and Nikolai arrive at the girls' hotel in their fathers' cars. There are three other people with them _ Lara, Igor and Sonya. They all drive to a lake near Moscow. Everyone is laughing and talking. At the lake they have lunch. After that Nikolai plays his guitar and sings Russian songs. April listens to him.

There is a boat beside the lake. Late in the afternoon, April and Nikolai go out in it. Nikolai looks at April and smiles. April smiles,too. ''It's very beautiful here.'' she says. Nikolai looks into her eyes. ''Yes,'' he says. ''Beautiful. and you are...beautiful... too. I think I...''April!'' Laura shouts.''Come on. It's time to go!''

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Elementary - Calling In Sick

A: Hello, Daniel speaking, how may I help you?

B: Hi, Daniel, Julie here.

A: Hi, Julie, how are you?

B: Actually, I’m feeling quite ill today.

A: I’m sorry to hear that. What’s wrong?

B: I think I’m coming down with the flu. I have a

headache, a sore throat a runny nose and I’m

feeling slightly feverish.

A: I see... so you’re calling in sick?

B: Yes, I was hoping to take the day off to recover.

A: OK, then. Try and get some rest.

Key Vocabulary

was hoping = phrase   to kindly expect

calling in sick = phrase  report that you will not go to work because you

are sick

coming down = phrase  getting, acquiring

quite ill = phrase  very sick 

how may I help you?

phrase = Polite offer to help

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