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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

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

write off (2)


PICTURE SOURCE: ausmotive.com

Meaning: to damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired
For example:
  • write off sth After writing off three cars in two years, you'd think that Gerry would start driving a bit more carefully.
  • write sth off Tommy borrowed his parents car, and then wrote it off in an accident. His parents were not happy with him.
Nouns often used as objects with
write off (2): vehicle, car, truck, motorbike, speedboat, jet-ski 

Variety: This phrasal verb is typically used in British and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz:
Max wrote off his brand new Ferrari in
  1. an auto magazine
  2. an accident
  3. a writing competition
Source: www.englishclub.com
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