Context #1 Luz: Do you like watching action movies? I think they’re the best. Leo:Sure, from time to time. Luz: Like how often? Leo: maybe once every three or four days. Not too often. Context #2 Bob: From time to time I remember when we first met. Shannon: That’s
Context #1 Sam:Guess what? I got a new car. I got a brand new BMW. Chris:Get out of here! Sam: Really! Context #2 Sharon: I finally broke up with Matt. Tammy: Now way. Get out of here! Sharon: Really. This time it’s is over. Meaning:
Context #1: Faz and Tyler are eating at a restaurant. Tyler: Faz, you are the most forgetful person I know. Faz: No way! My memory is just fine. Tyler: Oh, really? How long have we known each other? Faz: Um… More than ten years! Tyler:
Context #1: James is met at home by his angry mother Mother: You are in hot water, young man! James: Why? What did I do? Mother: You took the car without asking. Now you come home – and it’s 2:00 am! You didn’t call or
Context #1: Kirk: We gotta leave soon if we’re going to make the play. Jake: I just made dinner. Kirk: Then let’s gobble it up; we have to leave in 10 minutes. Jake: Ugh. I shouldn’t have bothered making anything nice. Kirk: Sorry, but I
Context #1 – Students in class at university Vickey: I’m so confused after Professor Johnson’s lecture today. Did you understand any of it? Mac: Not at all! He just makes a bunch of off-the-cuff remarks and thinks it is a lecture. I doubt he even
Idiom: Off the Beaten Track/Path – in or into an isolated place; in a place where very few people go; a place not known by the general public Context #1 – Roommates at home Vanessa: Hey, Brad! I’ve been looking all over for you. Where have
To pose for – To assume a position or attitude for a photograph or painting. Context #1 – Two friends talking Victoria: Hey, Bob. What are you doing? Bob: I’m getting ready to pose for a photoshoot online. They want to feature me in a
