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![](/i/favi32.png) Conversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the Learning of EnglishConversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the Learning of EnglishFree Talk Hand BookConversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the Learning of English
Arranged according to tense, topic, and levels of difficulty
By Prof. Mark McDowell, M.A. Mark’s ESL World ~ http://www.marksesl.com
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He blew his top (got very angry)
He gets under my skin. (I find him or her irritating much of the time)
He really rubs me the wrong way. (same as above)
Get lost (get away from me)
Cut me some slack (don’t be so strict with me, stop being so critical)
Encouragement
Hang in there.
Keep your chin up. (stay brave in the face of adversity)
Keep a stiff upper lip. (literally: don’t cry, but means be brave and confident in the
face of adversity)
Keep your fingers crossed (hope for the best)
Non- friendly
Nit-wit (stupid)
Moron (stupid)
Do you want a piece of me? (do you want to fight)
Get lost (go away)
Go fly a kite (go away)
Take a hike (go away)
Screw you
Fuck you.
Dumb fuck
Go to hell
Kiss my ass
You asshole
bastard (describes an obnoxious man)
bitch (describes an obnoxious woman)
jerk (commonly used to describe obnoxious or undependable men)
mother fucker (very foul)
Death
Pushing up the daises (been buried)
Kick the bucket (died)
Cashed in (died)
Checked out (died)
Miscellaneous
A head for figures (good at math)
He doesn’t measure up (not as good as it should be)
An old hand (very experienced)
He’s worth his weight in gold (very worthwhile, a great asset to have around)
Worth his salt (worthwhile)
Piecemeal (to do something a little at a time)
He’s a chip off the old block (just like his father in attitudes)
It’s in the bag (as good as accomplished)
Scot free (escaped deserved punishment)
~ “He got off scot-free.”
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