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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

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Come off


Sourcer: assessment.uconn.edu

Meaning: to result in the intended outcome
For example:
  • come off Sarah's scheme to get rich quick by marrying a rich man didn't come off. After marrying a guy from Saudi Arabia, she found out he was actually very poor.
  • come off Barry's plan to make millions by writing a popular novel didn't come off because he wasn't a very good writer.
Note: Most often used in negative contexts, such as "The plan didn't come off."

Quick Quiz:
If Kerry's plan to become a top model comes off, she will
  1. have to get a normal job instead
  2. make millions of dollars
  3. be very disappointed
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