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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

Go out on a limb


Source: maryengelbreit.com
Meaning: If you go out on a limb, you put yourself in a risky position in order to support someone or something.
For example:
  • He knew it could damage his career, but Keith went out on a limb and said he supported the anti-war protesters.
  • I don't think that saying you support gay rights means you're going out on a limb these days.
Origin: Probably metaphorical, from the fact that if you're climbing a tree and you go too far out on a limb, you're taking a risk because the limb could break and you could fall to the ground and hurt yourself. 

Quick Quiz:
My sister said that I went out on a limb when I
  1. climbed high in the tree
  2. said murder was wrong
  3. said killing animals for food is murder
Source: englishclub.com
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