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Idioms Lesson 36

Summer 2013. Idioms Lesson 36. Out of the question: Impossible, not feasible. Having class at the pool is absolutely out of the question . To have to do with: to have some connection to; often used negatively. What do cats have to do with learning idioms?

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Idioms Lesson 36

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  1. Summer 2013 Idioms Lesson 36

  2. Out of the question: Impossible, not feasible • Having class at the pool is absolutely out of the question.

  3. To have to do with: to have some connection to; often used negatively • What do cats have to do with learning idioms? • I promise, I had nothing to do with breaking that window!

  4. To check in: to register at a hotel; to leave something for transport or safekeeping • When you check your bags in at the airport, there is a possibility they will be searched. • You usually need a picture ID to check into a hotel.

  5. To check out: to pay a bill at a hotel and then leave; to investigate or examine • Don’t forget to get a receipt when you check out of the hotel. • It is a favorite pastime for young men to check out the pretty girls at the beach.

  6. To take one at one’s word: to believe, to accept what one says as true. • Also: to take one’s word for it • I know it’s cold outside, but don’t take my word for it—go see for yourself.

  7. To serve one’s purpose: to be useful, to suit one’s needs or requirements. • Going to college helped me get this job, so my education has served its purpose.

  8. To cop out: to avoid one’s responsibility; to quit • She could have done very well in school, but she copped out as soon as it got difficult. • Her explanation for missing class was a total copout.

  9. To line up: to form a line; to arrange to have or manage to get • Sarah lined up a popular rock band for the beach party. • People lined up outside the ticket off for hours to get tickets to the concert.

  10. To lose one’s cool: to get excited, angry, or flustered • I lose my cool often when people walk in late or talk when I’m talking.

  11. To throw (someone) a curve: to introduce an unexpected topic, causing embarrassment • That student threw me a curve with his question about that slang word!

  12. To leave open: to delay making a decision • I’m not sure if the boss will be available at that time, so let’s leave it open for now.

  13. To miss the boat: to lose an opportunity; to fail in some undertaking • You were so late to class today that you missed the boat to learn the new vocabulary lesson.

  14. To think up: to invent, to create also : to dream up • Thomas Edison thought up the light bulb in his Menlo Park laboratory.

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