The Vocabulary Builder Workbook for Adults (Intermediate-Advanced ESL/EFL): 50 Lessons to Easily Master Hundreds of New Words, Phrases, Idioms, and ... (Intermediate English Vocabulary Builder)

Phrasal Verbs

Ted: I'm so happy that we brought Tommy over here when that other branch closed down.

Gary: Yeah, he blew me away on that last project. He's a guy we can count on.

Ted: I wasn't sure he was cut out for the work culture here, but he's fit in well.

Gary: You're right. Everyone looks up to him.

Expressions and Phrases

tough break = When something bad or unlucky happens.

spice things up = To make things more interesting or exciting.

getting on in years = Becoming older.

eat like a bird = To eat very little.

Idioms

A Stone's Throw: Used to describe a short distance that something is from something else.

Origin: Unclear, but first mentioned in early English versions of the Bible as “a stone's cast.”

Example: The bakery? It's just a stone's throw away. Walk around the corner and you'll see it.

Dialogues

Tom: Do you mind if I turn up the music? I can't hear that well in my old age!

Jenny: No, go ahead. It's fine with me.

Tom: And, I'd love to turn the heat up a bit too. It's freezing in here.

Jenny: Oh Tom, so many problems!