Yes, I met up with my ex, Jenny, last week for a quick coffee, but there’s nothing going on. I promise! B
I hope you aren’t trying to pull the wool over my eyes. All I have to do is call her and ask, and you know she’ll tell me the truth. A far cry from 10
If something is a “far cry from” what
you expected, it’s very different from
what you thought it would be.
A
What’s the new office like? B
It’s a far cry from what we were used to: it’s much smaller, about 10km out of town, and there aren’t any decent restaurants nearby. GLOSSARY a bone n your “bones” are the hard objects in your
body that form part of your skeleton
a mood n if you’re in a good “mood”, you feel happy;
if you’re in a bad “mood”, you feel angry
a bargepole n a “barge” is a long boat with a flat
bottom that carries goods along canals. A
“bargepole” is a long thin piece of wood for
pushing the barge
to sue vb if you “sue” someone, you start a legal
process against them in order to get
compensation (money, etc.)
a pole n a long, thin, piece of wood that can be used
to support something (such as a fence)
to hold vb if you “hold” something, you have it in your
hands or arms and close to your body; if you
“hold” horses, you pull back on the reins
(the pieces of rope you hold onto when you
ride a horse) to stop the horses
a crowd n a large group of people
a pinch n a “pinch” of salt is a small amount you put
between your index finger and thumb
a sink n the object in the kitchen where you get
water, wash the dishes, etc.
