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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

Friday, October 28, 2011

ankle-biter


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Meaning: a child
For example:
  • Diana loves kids. She's always happy if there are lots of ankle-biters around.
  • Richard's such a big guy now that it's hard to imagine him when he was a little ankle-biter running around in short pants.
Variety: This slang is typically used in American and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz:
Cathy loves being around ankle-biters, so she'd be happy working as a
  1. kindergarten teacher
  2. underwater photographer
  3. zoo-keeper
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