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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

Monday, June 27, 2011

Fall from grace.


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For example:Meaning: If you fall from grace, you do something that results in a loss of respect and support, especially among those who influence your life or career.
  • The company's vice-president was expected to take over the company until he fell from grace after being arrested for stealing company funds.
  • It's been sad watching so many athletes fall from grace and have their records deleted from the record books for taking performance-enhancing drugs like steroids.
Note: This idiom can also be used in the form of a noun phrase, as in "Mike's fall from grace was quite spectacular".


Quick Quiz:
One of world's best-known boxers fell from grace because he
  1. won the world heavyweight title
  2. was found guilty of rape
  3. had tattoos on his face
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