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    Mat attended a costume party but almost forgot about it. He arrived late after Noah called to remind him. The party went well until their friend Simon got drunk and became disruptive, avoiding others like a "hot potato". His disruptive behavior culminated when he broke an expensive vase, which Ed felt was "the last straw". In a separate example, Thomas annoyed his friend Jenn by forgetting her birthday. She was angry and avoided him like a "hot potato". When Thomas asked what was wrong, Jenn told him not to "pull her leg" and that forgetting her birthday was "the last straw". The document defines common English idioms including "a hot potato", "spill the beans",

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    Mat attended a costume party but almost forgot about it. He arrived late after Noah called to remind him. The party went well until their friend Simon got drunk and became disruptive, avoiding others like a "hot potato". His disruptive behavior culminated when he broke an expensive vase, which Ed felt was "the last straw". In a separate example, Thomas annoyed his friend Jenn by forgetting her birthday. She was angry and avoided him like a "hot potato". When Thomas asked what was wrong, Jenn told him not to "pull her leg" and that forgetting her birthday was "the last straw". The document defines common English idioms including "a hot potato", "spill the beans",

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    Mat attended a costume party but almost forgot about it. He arrived late after Noah called to remind him. The party went well until their friend Simon got drunk and became disruptive, avoiding others like a "hot potato". His disruptive behavior culminated when he broke an expensive vase, which Ed felt was "the last straw". In a separate example, Thomas annoyed his friend Jenn by forgetting her birthday. She was angry and avoided him like a "hot potato". When Thomas asked what was wrong, Jenn told him not to "pull her leg" and that forgetting her birthday was "the last straw". The document defines common English idioms including "a hot potato", "spill the beans",

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    Idioms | Lesson 11

    a hot potato | spill the beans | pull somebody’s leg | slip one’s mind | the last straw

    Example Dialogue

    Ed : So, how was the costume party yesterday?

    Mat : Well...

    Ed : Spill the beans! What happened?

    Mat : Okay. First of all, the party slipped my mind, to be honest. I only

    remembered when Noah gave me a call 30 minutes before the party!

    Ed : You’re pulling my leg! That can’t be true.

    Mat : No, I’m totally honest. I got ready and got there in 30 minutes.

    Ed : Ha-ha! Is that even possible? Anyway, how was the party itself?

    Mat : Well, it was great until Simon got drunk. He was like a hot potato. Everyone

    was avoiding him. The last straw was when he tripped and broke an expensive vase!

    Ed : What?! I’m glad I didn’t go!

    Try to figure out the meaning of these idioms.

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    Example Passage

    Jenn and Thomas were childhood friends. They always had a great relationship;

    however, this year, Thomas has annoyed Jenn too many times. First, her birthday

    slipped his mind. Jenn was furious. “I always give him a phone call on his birthday!

    And he didn’t even care to write me a message,” she thought. Jenn didn’t want to talk

    to Thomas, so she was avoiding him like a hot potato. One day Thomas saw Jenn and

    asked her what happened: “Spill the beans! What are you mad about?” Jenn looked

    at him and said: “Are you pulling my leg? Don’t you understand? You forgot all about

    my birthday!” Thomas was shocked. “But that was weeks ago! You’re still mad?”

    Thomas asked. Jenn couldn’t believe what he had just said: “You remembered and

    didn’t even send me belated congratulations?! This is the last straw! Don’t talk to me

    unless you want to apologize.”

    Again, try to figure out the meaning of these idioms.

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    Definitions

    a hot potato | something that is difficult or dangerous to deal with

    The topic was a hot potato – nobody wanted to discuss it.

    spill the beans | to give away a secret or surprise

    Spill the beans already! Everyone knows that you’re hiding something.

    pull somebody’s leg | to deceive or play a joke on someone

    I knew you were pulling my leg! There was no way the cat could have gotten

    into the freezer!

    slip one’s mind | to forget or overlook something

    Mother’s day slipped my mind! I should call my Mom today.

    the last straw | something that makes a person lose their patience; the last

    thing a person can tolerate

    This prank is the last straw! You are grounded for a week, young man!

    Make sure you can understand the meaning of these idioms.

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    Practice

    Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms (in the correct form) to complete the dialogue.

    1 | Let’s not talk about this topic; it’s amongst my friends.

    2| was his rudeness towards the principal. They will probably expel him

    for it.

    3 | I hate it when my friends try to ; I don’t like their pranks at all!

    4 | Usually, things tend to , so I keep a journal of things I have to do.

    5 | She was ; there was no snake in the garden.

    6 | They knew he had lost his job recently, so talking about it was .

    7 | Adam asked Sally to because he wanted to know the secret.

    8 | I’m sorry! Your birthday completely. Will you forgive me?

    9 | How does the book end? already. I have to know!

    10 | We broke up because he was very mean to me. was when he hit me.

    APPLICATION: Create your own sentences using these idioms.

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    Exercise

    Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms (in the correct form) to complete the dialogue.

    (Hiro and Noah are talking about a “secret” concert.)

    Noah : What are you doing this weekend, Hiro?

    Hiro : Actually, there’s a concert coming up. Mia had an extra ticket and she is

    going to give it to me.

    Noah : Cool! She isn’t , is she?

    Hiro : I hope not. I wish she’d and tell me what kind of concert it is. I

    won’t go, otherwise.

    Noah : Yeah! It might be a polka concert.

    Hiro : Oh, no. That would be .

    Noah : Ha ha! Polka is for you, isn’t it?

    Hiro : It certainly is!

    Noah : Oh, god! I should be somewhere else now. It totally . See you

    later, Hiro. Tell me about the concert afterwards!

    Hiro : You got it.

    APPLICATION: Create your own dialogue using these idioms.

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