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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, January 9, 2018

Idioms: Feeling the pinch

Idiom feel the pinch (source: www.englishclub.com)



Meaning:

If you are feeling the pinch, you're finding it harder to survive on your income.

For example:

  • Since the price of oil went up, lots of businesses have been feeling the pinch.
  • Inflation has been pretty bad recently, so we've all been feeling the pinch.

Quick Quiz

Most people have been feeling the pinch because of
 a. falling prices

 b. steady prices

 c. rising prices



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1 comment:

  1. LaddieJanuary 13, 2018 at 10:10 AM

    Feel the pinch idiom is my all time favourite, since I learned it I've been using it. I annoy my friends repeating it. Well I nice explain and I need to learn more idioms.
    Thank you

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