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!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

SLANG. DEAD LOSS. 31-05-2011.


 
dead loss
Meaning: a person or an activity that is not effective or successful
For example:
·                           The local council's "Fit in the Park" exercise program for overweight kids was a dead loss. By the second week, all the kids had dropped out.
·                           The last guy I interviewed for the job was a dead loss. He stared at the floor and gave one-word answers to my questions. 
Quick Quiz:
Our company's board meeting was a dead loss because
a.  we solved a lot of problems
b. we made some important decisions
c.   we didn't resolve a single issue
  
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