We’re in the bathroom. Let’s meet Frieda and her family. They are a typical family, with typical joys and sorrows. In this episode someone is taking a long bath. But this bath is not just like any other bath…
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In the Bathroom…
Now let’s have a look at the dialogs again:
mother of three = mother of three children
example:
She’s a mother of three and she’s proud of all her children.
to boot = besides, also, in addition to that
example:
She’s nice, intelligent, and funny to boot.
significant other = sb that you have a romantic relationship with like your husband, wife, boyfriend, or girlfriend (abbreviation SO)
example:
I can’t promise you anything before I talk to my significant other.
The Charley Horse
shake a leg = go or move quickly, hurry up
examples:
We’d better shake a leg if we don’t want to miss the train.
Shake a leg! The movie starts at five.
cramp = a sudden painful tightening of muscle in a part of the body
example:
He got a cramp in his right leg while swimming.
charley horse = a painful cramp in the front of the thigh
example:
Whenever I have this charley horse, I put my feet into cold water.
It Hurts Like Hell
make out = pretend to be true
example:
He made out that he had never met me before.
like hell = very much
example:
My back hurts like hell.
take your time = do sth slowly or without hurrying
examples:
Take your time and think about it again.
Please take your time counting the children. We don‘t want to lose anyone.
Borg Smells a Rat
What/How do you mean? = What do you want or intend to express?
example:
How do you mean? It sounds impossible!
smell a rat = think or suspect that sth is wrong about a situation
example:
I smelled a rat when he told me he didn’t want any money for that.
The Water Must Have Evaporated
bone (always used before an adjective) = extremely, completely
examples:
The soil is bone dry.
The teacher said the child was bone lazy.
The factory has been standing bone idle for a year now.
in the first place – used at the end of a sentence to indicate what was true or what should have been done at the beginning of a situation
examples:
I should never have told him the truth in the first place. [=to begin with]
She was fired, but she didn’t care for this job much in the first place.
evaporate /ɪˈvæpəˌreɪt/ = change from a liquid into a gas
examples:
It was hot, so the water evaporated very quickly.
The heat evaporated all the liquid.
count for = have value or importance
examples:
My effort didn‘t count for much.
Good intention count for little if they remain intentions.
So, Who Is Actually Hogging the Bathroom?
hog = take, keep, or use sth in a way that prevents other people from having or using it
examples:
You‘ve been hogging the computer all day. I need to use it too.
He’s not a good driver. He always drives slowly and hogs the road, so if someone wants to pass, there’s simply no room for that.