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Speak Up
Speak Up
that when we complain, and complain, about our li#es, thing get e#en harder,
you !now, you don$t gain or do anything by %ust clompaning
Where are u from?
i$m not gay for the record
i$m gonna call u %ac!ie chan from now on
&erman is %ust so much easier, as I am already so far along with it
there is nothing left to loo! forward too
frea!ing '() and humid* I$#e had sweat going down the crac! of my ass
all day*
i dont want to be sel+sh because i ha#e needs
in the day, after it rains, the sun comes up*
you know you are gonna be hated for just being who you are, not for
what you do, but just for the fact of saying who and what you are
,-./0,ent0,ent 1 membelo!an"" 2bend the truth3
45dmission of guilt tends to breed public sympathy4 (6onathan 5lter)
5rguably (argyueublee) = bisa dibilang
-mbellish (embeulesh) = membumbui, menambahi, memperindah,
menambah cerita.
'ogwash (hougwosh) = omong !osong
5 7iece of 8a!e 0 -asy tas!
5n arm and a leg 09ery e:pensi#e
,ac! to s;uare one 0 'a#ing to start all o#er again
8rac! me up 0 )o ma!e someone laugh
/e#ils ad#ocate 0 <omeone who argue on the particular issue he doesnt
belie#e it.
/ri#e someone up the wall 0 5nnoying someone #ery much =you really
dri#e me up the wall>
-l#is has left the building 0 )he show is o#er.
-:cuse my ?rench 0 ?orgi#e me for cussing
?eeding ?ren@y 0 5n aggressi#e attac! by a group
&ra#eyard shift 0 Wor!ing hours between AA7B C D5B when most people
are sleeping
'it )he ,oo!s 0 <tudy hard for a testEe:am
Its a small world 0 Fou fre;uently see the same people in diGerent places
Heep your chin up 0 )o remain %oyful in a tough situation
Hnoc! on wood 0 )o a#oid bad luc!
Iet the cat out of the bag 0 Iet the secret out
Bumbo 6umbo 0 <pea!ing nonsense
.ew !id on the bloc! 0 <omeone new in the group
(n the same page 0 7eople agree on something
7ig out 0 )o eat ;uic! and a lot
7ulling your leg 0 )ric!ing someone as a %o!e
Jainchec! 0 5 deal that is decline now but will be accepted later
<a#ed by the bell 0 <a#ed at last possible moment
<capegoat 0 <omeone else who ta!es the blame
)ie the !not 0 )o get married
Four guess is as good as mine 0 I ha#e no idea
.ew 9ocabulary K 7hrase
A. )antamount (ad%) = sama dengan, setara
L. -dict =idect> (noun) = de!rit, ma!lumat, pro!lamasi
M. &ranted = diberi!an, di!arunia!an, di!abul!an
N. in turn forward = pada gilirannya menerus!anEmenyampai!an
O. elaborate (#erbEad%) =ilaboret> = rumit, pan%ang lebar, terperinci,
mengurai!an, mengembang!an,
P. di#erse (ad%) = berbeda, bermacam0macam, ane!a
Q. 8ome about = muncul, munculnya
D. -ntirely =entairely> (ad#) = sepenuhnya, seratus persen, sama se!ali