Pastime activities
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Cristina Varga
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Pastime activities - Idioms
Unit 2 (Upstream Advanced): Idioms
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Off the beaten track means ...
in an isolated place/in the middle of nowhere
on a track that is not paved
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To read someboy like a book is ...
to understand what sb. is feeling/thinking
to guess what sb. is reading
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Let your hair down means ...
Shave, please!
Let go of inhibitions/have a good time
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To bring the house down means ...
to demolish a house
to make the audience laugh/react enthusiastically
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On a shoestring budget means ...
to have a (very) small budget
a budget kept for buying shoes
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To face the music means ...
to listen to loud music
to face the consequences
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On the edge of one's seat means ...
excited, giving your full attention to sth./in suspense waiting to see what happens next
sitting on the margin of your seat
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To paint the town red means ...
to have fun (go to bars, pubs, clubs etc. and have a good time)
to buy some paint and paint all doors in town red
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To read between the lines means ...
to deduce hidden meanings from what is actually said or written
to look at the blank spaces
Pastime activities - Idioms
Unit 2 (Upstream Advanced): Idioms
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