‭Idioms‬

‭I‬‭miss‬‭you‬‭everyday,‬‭my‬‭love,‬‭so‬‭do‬‭not‬‭forget‬‭to‬‭drop‬‭me‬‭some‬‭lines‬‭these‬‭days,‬‭I‬‭said.‬
‭I‬‭wanted‬‭to‬‭visit‬‭my‬‭friend‬‭because‬‭I‬‭needed‬‭to‬‭catch‬‭up‬‭with‬‭her.‬
‭My‬‭mother’s‬‭face‬‭bears‬‭no‬‭resemblance‬‭to‬‭Mercedes‬‭Sosa’s,‬‭by‬‭the‬‭way.‬
‭She‬‭hitted‬‭me‬‭and‬‭when‬‭she‬‭pushed‬‭me‬‭she‬‭reduced‬‭my‬‭shirt‬‭to‬‭tatters.‬
‭I‬‭have‬‭her‬‭name‬‭on‬‭the‬‭tip‬‭of‬‭my‬‭tongue‬‭but‬‭I‬‭cannot‬‭remember,‬‭just‬‭scatter.‬

‭He‬‭did‬‭not‬‭mince‬‭his‬‭words‬‭in‬‭the‬‭speech‬‭because‬‭he‬‭wanted‬‭people‬‭to‬‭take‬‭it‬‭seriously.‬
‭Speak‬‭you‬‭mind,‬‭please,‬‭I‬‭need‬‭to‬‭know‬‭what‬‭you‬‭are‬‭furiously‬‭thinking.‬
‭The‬‭truth‬‭came‬‭to‬‭light‬‭when‬‭the‬‭man‬‭finally‬‭confessed.‬
‭The‬‭boss‬‭had‬‭told‬‭her‬‭to‬‭call‬‭him‬‭by‬‭his‬‭first‬‭name!‬
‭He‬‭is‬‭always‬‭calling‬‭into‬‭question‬‭until‬‭the‬‭question‬‭gets‬‭rotten,‬
‭but‬‭he‬‭isn’t‬‭in‬‭the‬‭same‬‭league‬‭as‬‭the‬‭rest,‬‭he‬‭is‬‭blessed.‬
‭It’s‬‭open‬‭to‬‭question‬‭if‬‭he‬‭is‬‭being‬‭fair‬‭or‬‭unfair.‬
‭He‬‭never‬‭stops‬‭burning‬‭the‬‭midnight‬‭oil,‬‭breaking‬‭traditions‬‭or‬‭cleaning‬‭the‬‭odd.‬
‭Don’t‬‭give‬‭up,‬‭keep‬‭following‬‭things‬‭through‬‭,‬‭at‬‭least,‬‭don't‬‭be‬‭suppressed.‬

‭Despite‬‭they‬‭were‬‭egging‬‭me‬‭on‬‭to‬‭do‬‭it,‬‭I‬‭am‬‭not‬‭stupid‬‭and‬‭I‬‭don’t‬‭let‬‭people‬‭control‬‭me.‬
‭The‬‭guilt‬‭is‬‭weighing‬‭on‬‭my‬‭back‬‭like‬‭a‬‭backpack.‬
‭weighing.‬‭weighing.‬‭weighing.‬
‭I‬‭can’t‬‭let‬‭this‬‭drag‬‭on‬‭more.‬
‭I‬‭have‬‭fallen‬‭behind‬‭tasks.‬
‭My‬‭anxiety‬‭is‬‭not‬‭going‬‭to‬‭die‬‭down‬‭just‬‭because‬‭you‬‭tell‬‭me‬‭everything‬‭is‬‭fine.‬
‭He‬‭mouthed‬‭the‬‭words‬‭the‬‭whole‬‭concert‬
‭I‬‭don’t‬‭want‬‭her‬‭to‬‭nose‬‭into‬‭what‬‭I‬‭conquer.‬

‭Can‬‭you‬‭toe‬‭the‬‭line‬‭for‬‭once‬‭and‬‭be‬‭quiet?‬
‭Don’t‬‭bother‬‭her‬‭because‬‭she‬‭is‬‭down‬‭in‬‭the‬‭mouth.‬
‭She‬ ‭didn’t‬ ‭notice‬ ‭it,‬ ‭but‬ ‭she‬ ‭put‬ ‭her‬ ‭foot‬ ‭in‬ ‭it‬ ‭when‬ ‭she‬ ‭asked‬ ‭her‬ ‭boss‬ ‭for‬ ‭a‬ ‭raise‬ ‭and‬
‭answered‬‭him‬‭back.‬‭I‬‭am‬‭shouldering‬‭the‬‭responsibility‬‭for‬‭this.‬
‭Don’t‬‭worry,‬‭he‬‭is‬‭kicking‬‭himself‬‭for‬‭what‬‭he‬‭has‬‭done.‬
‭He‬‭does‬‭not‬‭take‬‭lightly‬‭being‬‭called‬‭dumb.‬
‭The‬‭house‬‭is‬‭not‬‭to‬‭my‬‭liking,‬‭but‬‭I‬‭will‬‭do‬‭my‬‭best‬‭to‬‭decorate‬‭it.‬
‭She‬‭felt‬‭an‬‭instant‬‭liking‬‭for‬‭the‬‭dog.‬
‭My‬‭friend‬‭is‬‭always‬‭finding‬‭fault‬‭in‬‭me.‬
‭I‬‭am‬‭short‬‭of‬‭money‬‭so‬‭don’t‬‭ask‬‭me‬‭to‬‭go‬‭out.‬
‭I‬‭have‬‭fond‬‭memories‬‭of‬‭my‬‭childhood.‬
‭I‬‭urgently‬‭need‬‭a‬‭new‬‭lease‬‭of‬‭life‬‭because‬‭I‬‭am‬‭exhausted.‬
‭He‬‭is‬‭too‬‭mysterious‬‭so‬‭I’m‬‭giving‬‭him‬‭the‬‭benefit‬‭of‬‭the‬‭doubt.‬
‭I‬‭can’t‬‭put‬‭up‬‭with‬‭this‬‭anymore.‬‭Stop‬‭it.‬
‭My‬‭efforts‬‭finally‬‭bore‬‭fruit.‬‭My‬‭efforts‬‭always‬‭bear‬‭fruit.‬
‭You‬‭are‬‭to‬‭my‬‭liking‬‭because‬‭we‬‭are‬‭in‬‭the‬‭same‬‭boat.‬
‭I‬‭am‬‭not‬‭in‬‭the‬‭right‬‭frame‬‭of‬‭mind‬‭right‬‭now.‬
‭1)‬‭She‬‭always‬‭takes‬‭offense‬‭at‬‭what‬‭I‬‭say!‬
‭The‬‭food‬‭and‬‭drinks‬‭are‬‭in‬‭abundance.‬
‭Don't‬‭bother‬‭to‬‭try‬‭anything‬‭because‬‭they‬‭only‬‭have‬‭eyes‬‭for‬‭each‬‭other.‬
‭I‬‭follow‬‭his‬‭advice‬‭with‬‭the‬‭view‬‭to‬‭keeping‬‭fit.‬
‭2)‬‭He‬‭takes‬‭pride‬‭in‬‭his‬‭son’s‬‭accomplishments.‬
‭She‬‭turned‬‭a‬‭blind‬‭eye‬‭on‬‭Daniel’s‬‭murder‬‭when‬‭she‬‭saw‬‭it.‬
‭I‬‭want‬‭to‬‭turn‬‭a‬‭new‬‭leaf‬‭and‬‭get‬‭away‬‭from‬‭them.‬
‭I‬‭have‬‭no‬‭sympathy‬‭for‬‭him‬‭because‬‭he‬‭is‬‭a‬‭tiresome‬‭person.‬
‭I‬‭couldn’t‬‭keep‬‭track‬‭of‬‭what‬‭he‬‭was‬‭telling‬‭me.‬
‭They‬‭went‬‭to‬‭parties‬‭because‬‭they‬‭were‬‭at‬‭a‬‭loose‬‭end.‬
‭She‬‭is‬‭never‬‭at‬‭ease‬‭with‬‭him‬‭because‬‭she‬‭suspects‬‭something.‬
‭I‬‭was‬‭at‬‭a‬‭loss‬‭of‬‭words‬‭when‬‭he‬‭told‬‭me‬‭to‬‭be‬‭his‬‭girlfriend.‬
‭I‬‭am‬‭at‬‭my‬‭wits‬‭end‬‭since‬‭I‬‭started‬‭smoking‬‭weed.‬
‭She‬‭works‬‭from‬‭nine‬‭to‬‭five‬‭to‬‭make‬‭ends‬‭meet.‬
‭Only‬‭on‬‭rare‬‭occasions‬‭do‬‭we‬‭go‬‭to‬‭concerts‬‭and‬‭festivals.‬
‭-‬ ‭Only‬‭on‬‭rare‬‭occasions‬‭do‬‭we‬‭eat‬‭in‬‭restaurants.‬
‭-‬ ‭Only‬‭on‬‭rare‬‭occasions‬‭does‬‭she‬‭see‬‭a‬‭man.‬
‭-‬ ‭We‬‭are‬‭seeing‬‭each‬‭other‬‭everyday‬‭although‬‭we‬‭have‬‭agreed‬‭to‬‭respect‬‭our‬‭privacy.‬
‭The‬‭computer‬‭is‬‭at‬‭your‬‭disposal‬‭for‬‭whenever‬‭you‬‭need‬‭it.‬
‭I‬‭will‬‭do‬‭everything‬‭within‬‭my‬‭power‬‭to‬‭take‬‭her‬‭out‬‭of‬‭that‬‭situation.‬
‭It‬‭wasn’t‬‭my‬‭intention‬‭to‬‭hurt‬‭you‬‭like‬‭that.‬
‭The‬‭last‬‭time‬‭the‬‭criminal‬‭was‬‭seen‬‭was‬‭when‬‭he‬‭was‬‭sneaking‬‭out.‬
‭By‬‭the‬‭time‬‭you‬‭arrive‬‭Martha‬‭is‬‭likely‬‭to‬‭have‬‭left.‬
‭-‬ ‭By‬‭the‬‭time‬‭you‬‭decide‬‭to‬‭study‬‭you‬‭are‬‭likely‬‭to‬‭have‬‭forty‬‭years.‬
‭-‬ ‭By‬‭the‬‭time‬‭he‬‭declares‬‭to‬‭her‬‭it‬‭will‬‭be‬‭too‬‭late.‬
‭I‬‭can’t‬‭make‬‭head‬‭or‬‭tail‬‭of‬‭the‬‭story‬‭she‬‭told‬‭us.‬
‭I'm‬‭not‬‭saying‬‭anything,‬‭my‬‭hands‬‭are‬‭tied.‬
‭Under‬‭no‬‭circumstances‬‭should‬‭you‬‭look‬‭back.‬
‭Such‬‭was‬‭his‬‭fear‬‭of‬‭abandonment‬‭that‬‭he‬‭knelt‬‭down‬‭to‬‭her.‬
‭Should‬‭you‬‭come‬‭first,‬‭leave‬‭the‬‭door‬‭open.‬
‭Don’t‬‭make‬‭light‬‭of‬‭the‬‭issue‬‭because‬‭it’s‬‭an‬‭important‬‭matter.‬
‭You‬‭are‬‭bound‬‭to‬‭die.‬
‭For‬‭all‬‭I‬‭know‬‭they‬‭may‬‭not‬‭be‬‭aware‬‭of‬‭it.‬
‭-‬ ‭For‬‭all‬‭I‬‭know‬‭he‬‭is‬‭not‬‭a‬‭genius.‬
‭It’s‬‭open‬‭to‬‭doubt‬‭whether‬‭she‬‭likes‬‭him‬‭or‬‭not.‬
‭The‬‭death‬‭of‬‭the‬‭little‬‭brother‬‭came‬‭as‬‭a‬‭shock‬‭to‬‭the‬‭family.‬
‭Had‬‭it‬‭not‬‭been‬‭for‬‭my‬‭father’s‬‭encouragement‬‭I‬‭would‬‭have‬‭quit.‬
‭-‬ ‭Had‬‭it‬‭been‬‭for‬‭my‬‭mother‬‭I‬‭would‬‭have‬‭learned‬‭to‬‭dance.‬
‭-‬ ‭Had‬‭it‬‭not‬‭been‬‭for‬‭my‬‭grandmother‬‭I‬‭wouldn't‬‭be‬‭that‬‭smart.‬

‭Were‬‭you‬‭to‬‭play‬‭piano,‬‭you‬‭would‬‭be‬‭a‬‭great‬‭pianist.‬
‭IF‬‭you‬‭were‬‭to‬‭play‬‭piano…‬
‭(Sometimes‬‭an‬‭if-clause‬‭can‬‭be‬‭expressed‬‭-"if"‬‭by‬‭inverting‬‭the‬‭aux.‬‭verb‬‭with‬‭the‬‭subject)‬
‭-‬ ‭Were‬‭I‬‭to‬‭write‬‭a‬‭novel,‬‭maybe‬‭I’d‬‭become‬‭a‬‭writer.‬
‭-‬ ‭If‬‭she‬‭were‬‭to‬‭prepare‬‭dinner‬‭we‬‭all‬‭would‬‭be‬‭very‬‭happy.‬
‭-‬ ‭Were‬‭he‬‭to‬‭say‬‭the‬‭answer,‬‭he‬‭might‬‭say‬‭the‬‭correct‬‭one.‬
‭Were‬‭it‬‭not‬‭for‬‭your‬‭advice‬‭,‬‭she‬‭would‬‭never‬‭have‬‭gone‬‭through‬‭it,‬‭or‬‭have‬‭left‬‭the‬‭door‬‭open‬
‭in‬‭case‬‭new‬‭adventures‬‭and‬‭entrepreneurs‬‭want‬‭to‬‭come.‬
‭-‬ ‭Were‬‭it‬‭not‬‭for‬‭his‬‭declaration,‬‭we‬‭wouldn’t‬‭know‬‭the‬‭truth.‬
‭I’ll‬‭stay‬‭at‬‭home‬‭rather‬‭than‬‭going‬‭to‬‭work‬‭today‬‭because‬‭I‬‭am‬‭feeling‬‭sick.‬
‭I’d‬‭rather‬‭not‬‭have‬‭met‬‭him‬‭in‬‭the‬‭first‬‭place.‬
‭She’d‬‭rather‬‭she‬‭hadn’t‬‭lied‬‭to‬‭her‬‭partner.‬
‭I’d‬‭sooner‬‭study‬‭socials‬‭than‬‭math.‬

‭She‬‭had‬‭better‬‭shut‬‭her‬‭mouth‬‭before‬‭coming‬‭here.‬
‭It's‬‭high‬‭time‬‭I‬‭went‬‭to‬‭the‬‭gym.‬
‭There‬‭is‬‭nothing‬‭I‬‭would‬‭like‬‭more‬‭than‬‭a‬‭sweet‬‭kiss‬‭on‬‭the‬‭forehead.‬
‭On‬‭no‬‭occasion‬‭have‬‭I‬‭threatened‬‭you.‬
‭Not‬‭only‬‭do‬‭I‬‭sing‬‭but‬‭also‬‭play‬‭instruments.‬
‭Only‬‭by‬‭making‬‭an‬‭appointment‬‭will‬‭you‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬‭be‬‭seen‬‭by‬‭him.‬
‭Hardly‬ ‭a‬ ‭day‬ ‭goes‬ ‭by‬ ‭without‬ ‭her‬ ‭looking‬ ‭desperately‬ ‭for‬ ‭him,‬ ‭although‬ ‭she‬ ‭is‬ ‭at‬ ‭a‬ ‭loss‬ ‭to‬
‭understand‬‭his‬‭behavior.‬

‭There‬‭wouldn’t‬‭be‬‭a‬‭problem‬‭as‬‭long‬‭as‬‭you‬‭pay‬‭with‬‭what‬‭you‬‭should.‬
‭It‬‭would‬‭rather‬‭be‬‭called‬‭balance.‬‭It‬‭would‬‭rather‬‭have‬‭happened.‬
‭He’d‬‭rather‬‭not‬‭have‬‭paid‬‭for‬‭dinner.‬
‭It’s‬‭high‬‭time‬‭you‬‭cleaned‬‭your‬‭mind‬‭.‬
‭If‬‭need‬‭be‬‭I’ll‬‭stay‬‭just‬‭a‬‭little‬‭bit‬‭longer;‬
‭I‬‭express‬‭my‬‭preference‬‭for‬‭an‬‭early‬‭departure‬‭and‬‭I‬‭regret‬‭buying‬‭that‬‭expensive‬‭luxury.‬
‭To‬‭such‬‭an‬‭extent‬‭were‬‭her‬‭ideas‬‭that‬‭she‬‭was‬‭imprisoned.‬
‭Rather‬‭than‬‭wait‬‭I‬‭took‬‭the‬‭bus‬‭that‬‭was‬‭going‬‭to‬‭certainly‬‭leave‬‭me‬‭at‬‭home.‬
‭I‬‭wish‬‭she‬‭had‬‭changed‬‭her‬‭mind.‬