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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

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

iron out

iron out American and Australian English



Meaning: If you iron out the last details of a deal, you sort out the final problems or issues.
For example:
  • iron sth out If we have any differences or issues, we'll have to iron them out before we sign a deal.
  • be ironing out sth Ronaldo's manager and the club are ironing out a couple of final issues, but they should have everything sorted out soon.
Nouns often used as objects with
iron out: differences, disagreements, issues, problems, hitches, misunderstandings

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

Quick Quiz:
We're having one more meeting to iron out our
  1. shirts
  2. differences
  3. lawyers
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