DRIFT AWAY - 2ND CONDITNIONAL SENTENCE
If the system started to drift away from the requirements of a coral reef, Gomez would flush the trays
What does it mean: rain on sb's parade ?
to do something that spoils someone's plans
What does it mean: to have a green thumb?
to be good at gardening and making plants grow well
TRY SB'S LUCK - MAKE A SENTENCE IN PAST PERFECT
He'd always wanted to act and in 1959 came to London to try his luck on the stage
take sb/sth for granted - 1st conditional
If you take sb for granted, you will lose that person sooner or later
What does it mean: to live under the rock ?
to be unaware of things that most people know about
What does it mean: once in a blue moon ?
not very often
What does it mean : to have a head in the clouds?
to not know the facts of a situation
CHANGE SB'S MIND - 3RD CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
IF YOU HADN'T CHANGED YOUR MIND, WE WOULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS
What does it mean: chasing rainbows
to try to get something that you can never have
MAKE A SENTENCE WITH : GET AROUND
Spain last week and Germany this week - he gets around, doesn't he!
What does it mean : a social butterfly ?
Someone who is VERY social and easygoing
What does it mean : to feel like a fish out of water?
to feel awkward because you are in a situation that you have not experienced before or because you are very different from the people around you
What does it mean: plenty more fish in the sea?
used to say that there are many more people available for a romantic relationship
What does it mean: a ray of sunshine ?
a person who brings happiness into the lives of others
What does it mean: to draw the line in the sand?
to set a limit beyond which someone cannot go without suffering serious consequences
YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK ! THERE'S NO TUNA SADWICH LEFT - REPORTED SPEECH SENTENCE
HE SAID THAT SHE WAS OUT OF LUCK AND THERE WASN'T ANY TUNA SANDWICH LEFT
What does it mean : to take a rain check on sth?
used to tell someone that you cannot accept an invitation now, but would like to do so at a later time