¡Mira que luna......! Look at that moon....! Resources for learning English: Google+Idioms: thumbs up

!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 8, 2015

Google+Idioms: thumbs up

Meaning:
Thumbs up shows that someone or something is good, especially when it comes to a performance or action with good results. In example 1, Ted was giving a presentation and was doing well, so his teacher gave him a “thumbs up” from the back of the class. We usually use thumbs up with the verb “give.” In example 2, Kim loved the movie she saw, so she gave it a “thumbs up” meaning it was really good.

This idiom can be found in the LSI textbook Speaking Transitions. This book is used in the level 4 Listening/Speaking classes. For more information, please visit: www.languagesystems.com

deep-seated discuss
Definition:	(adjective) (Used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held.
Synonyms:	deep-rooted, implanted, ingrained,planted
Usage:	He divined the fanatical love of freedom in her, the deep-seated antipathy for restraint of any sort.

misconstrue
Definition:	Interpret in the wrong way.
Synonyms:	be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misunderstand, misinterpret

¡Mira que luna......! Look at that moon....! Resources for learning English