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English Lesson: Happiness Idioms!
One-Point English Lesson: High Time
It’s high time she got to work!
One of the Happy English facebook fans, Layla, asked about the idiom “high time.” Here is how we use it.
High time is a noun, and means the time which is past the appropriate time. We generally use high time when we want to make a complaint that something hasn’t happened or complain that someone hasn’t done something when they were supposed to do it.
- Jack is Jane’s boss. She was supposed to be at work at 9, but it is 9:15 and she just arrived at the office. She has been late a few times this week. Jack says, “Jane you’re late again. It’s high time you came to work on time!”
- You are at a concert hall. The concert was supposed to begin at 8pm. At 9pm, the concert begins. You can say, “It’s high time the band started playing!”
- You work very hard all morning at the office. It’s 2pm. Your coworker says, “It’s high time we took a lunch break.”
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One-Point English Idiom Lesson: Using “All of a Sudden”
All of a sudden!
The idiom all of a sudden means suddenly. We generally use this idiom when we talk about something that happened past, and usually the thing that happened was unexpected. You can use all of a sudden + S V or S all of a sudden V. You can also use all of a sudden at the end of a past sentence.
- I was waiting for the bus. All of a sudden, it started raining.
- During the meeting, Jane all of a sudden walked out of the room.
- Jack walked in front of the house. All of a sudden, a cat jumped in front of him.
- When I was sitting in the restaurant, the building started shaking all of a sudden. It seems like there was a mild earthquake.
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English Lesson & Podcast: Romance & Love Idioms
Jack popped the question to Dianne one warm April afternoon in Central Park.
Listen to the Story:
Jack and Dianne met on Valentine’s Day, 2011 when they went on a blind date. They hit it off right away. Some people said it was love at first sight. That night, they spent several hours chatting, laughing and making eyes at each other. They dated several times after that, and even went on a double date with Jack’s friends Brad and Angelina.
Dianne was crazy about Jack, and soon he was head over heels for her. In April, Dianne told me that Jack stole her heart, and Jack also realized that she was the one.
Jack popped the question to Dianne one warm April afternoon in Central Park. She said yes, and so they got engaged. In May, they got hitched in Las Vegas Their close friends, Brad and Angelina, were with them when they tied the knot. Everyone knew that they were made for each other.
Let’s look at the idioms and expressions used in this romantic story!
Listen to the lesson:
♥ go on a blind date (idiom). When two people go on a blind date, they meet each other for the first time during that date.
♥ hit it off with [someone] (idiom). When you hit it off with someone, you get along well them from the beginning.
♥ love at first sight (idiom). When you fall in love the first time you meet someone, you experience love at first sight.
♥ make eyes at [someone] (idiom). When you make eyes at someone, you look at them in a romantic way.
♥ double date (idiom). When two couples go on a date to the same place at the same time, it is a double date. You can have a double date or go on a double date.
♥ be crazy about [someone] (idiom). When you are crazy about someone, you like them very much.
♥ head over heels for [someone] (idiom). When you are head over heels for someone, you are completely in love with them.
♥ be the one (idiom). When you say [someone] is the one, it means that [someone] is the only one person you want to marry.
♥ steal [someone’s] heart (idiom). When you steal someone’s heart, you cause them to fall in love with you.
♥ pop the question (to someone) (idiom). When you pop the question, you propose marriage to them.
♥ get /become engaged (idiom). When you get or become engaged, you make a promise to marry each other.
♥ [people] get hitched (slang). When you get hitched, it means you get married.
♥ [people] tie the knot (idiom). When you tie the knot, it means you get married.
♥ [people] be made for each other (idiom). When two people are made for each other, it means they are a perfect combination / a perfect couple)
