More ab. P.V. (Parts 1-3)

Passive Voice & Exercises

Give me a break!

As an idiom in English, the phrase give me a break has three different meanings and uses. Let’s have a look at this common and very useful idiom. By the way, the pronunciation is Gimme a break! Check the audio file below

Did I catch you at an OK time?

You're a salesperson. You're calling a client to try to pitch them on a new product that you're selling. You check to make sure that the client isn't too busy when you call.

Did I catch you at an OK time?

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English Humour

We declined to drink the river

We found ourselves short of water at Hambledon Lock; so we took our jar and went up to the lock-keeper’s house to beg for some.

George was our spokesman. He put on a winning smile, and said: “Oh, please could you spare us a little water?”

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