The lesson this time is to learn a collection of idioms where our response is negative sentences
1.Bored to death
2.Sick and Tired
3.Get on one's nerves
4.Couch potato
5.Feel blue
6.Fender bender
7.Chicken
8.Give somebody a hard time
9.Throw in the towel
10.I'm beat
11.Over one's head
12.Pain in the ass
13.Pull someone's leg
14.Under the weather
15.Broke
16.I Don't Buy it
17.Who Cares
18.Big Deal
19.What's going on?
20.Over My Dead Body
21.Nothing Matters
22.What gives?
23.Cat Got Your Tongue
24.Good for Nothing
25.Why so Blue?
26.What's Eating You?
27.Shame on You
28.Take a Hike
29.I'm Hosed
30.I Blew It
31.Maddening
32.I Messed Up
33.I Beg to Differ
34.Pie in the Sky
35.I'm Sick of It
36.Get Out of Here
37.Has Been Burned
Practice
Bored to death
I hate it when I'm bored to death.
Would you rather be super busy or bored to death?
A: "Hey Seth, what are you doing?"
B: "I'm reading a book. What are you doing?"
A: "I'm bored to death. Let's do something."
B: "Sure. Come over and we can play some games."
I'm so bored, I could die.
I'm dying of boredom.
Sick and Tired
I'm getting sick and tired of this song. They play it way too often at this club.
I'm sick and tired of listening to him nag all the time.
A: "Where are you going for lunch today?"
B: "I don't know... how about a burger?"
A: "No. I eat that almost everyday. I'm getting sick and tired of them."
B: "Let's go eat teriyaki then."
I'm getting sick of this phone. I think I'll buy a new one.
I'm tired of the same routine. I need to find something new and different.
Get on one's nerves
Will you please stop doing that? It's getting on my nerves.
His whining is getting on my nerves.
A: "He doesn't like his birthday present."
B: "He's starting to get on my nerves. It's one thing to not like it, but it's another to complain about it. We tried our best to get him a good present."
A: "Yeah. It's bothering me too."You're beginning to annoy me.
His complaints are starting to bother me.
Couch potato
You have a huge belly because you're a couch potato.
I should be more active and less of a couch potato.
A: "James. We're going to play basketball. Do you want to play?"
B: "No, I'm going to watch TV today."
A: "You did that all day yesterday. You better stop being a couch potato or you're going to get a big fat belly."
Good luck trying to get his attention. He's glued to the television.
Feel blue
Whenever I feel blue, I like to listen to upbeat music.
Matt's feeling a little blue right now. Let's go cheer him up.
A: "Where is Matt these days? I haven't seen him in a while."
B: "He feels a little blue because he can't find a girlfriend."
A: "Let's go cheer him up."I feel a little depressed right now.
I don't know why, but I just feel sad.
Even though it's a nice day, I feel gloomy inside.
Fender bender
I got into a fender bender in the parking lot.
I can’t believe the damage is going to cost me 800 bucks. It was just a fender bender.
A: "I got into a car accident."
B: "That sucks. You didn’t get hurt did you?"
A: "No. It was just a fender bender."
It was a small accident.
I rear ended him, but luckily there was no damage.
Chicken
Everyone thinks I'm a chicken because I didn't go bungee jumping with them.
Stop being a chicken and just go.
A: "Did you ask Martha on a date?"
B: "No. I was about to, but I got a little nervous."
A: "You're such a chicken."
I didn't know you were afraid of insects. You're a scaredy cat.
He's a coward. He wouldn't even go on the rollercoaster ride.
Jack is scared of everything. He's such a sissy.
Give somebody a hard time
Stop giving me a hard time. There was nothing I could do about it.
If you don't finish your project, the manager is going to give you a hard time.
A: "My mom gave me a hard time for one bad grade on my report card."
B: "That's a tough situation. My parents never gave me a hard time for bad grades."
Albert is making it difficult for me.
He's getting on my case about my comment.
Throw in the towel
He's not a quitter, so he's not going to throw in the towel.
I saw a fight last almost two hours before one guy threw in the towel.
A: "The boxing match is great."
B: "One guy is really getting beat up."
A: "Do you think he's going to give up?"
B: "He's not going to throw in the towel, they rarely do that these days."
There's no chance for me to win. I'm calling it quits.
I don't think I can win, so I'm going to give up.
I'd rather surrender than get the hell beaten out of me.
I'm beat
I don't want to go out tonight. I'm beat.
I'm beat so I'm going to sleep early today.
A: "Hey Steve, we're going to go to a club tonight. Wanna come?"
B: "I worked a 12 hour shift today. I'm beat so I'm going to just stay home tonight."
I'm very tired.
I'm exhausted.
Over one's head
Don't bother explaining it to him. It's way over his head.
A: "I have to write a paper on the theory of relativity. Do you know anything about it?"
B: "I won't be able to help you. The theory of relativity is way over my head."
I don't understand the meaning. It might be too deep for me.
It's beyond my comprehension, so don't bother trying to explain it.
Pain in the ass
I had a customer who kept asking easy questions. It was a total pain in the ass.
I have a meeting at 7:00 in the morning. It's a pain in the ass waking up that early.
Having to deal with traffic every day is a pain in the ass.
A: "I have to go to the post office."
B: "I thought you went yesterday?"
A: "They made a mistake on the postage so the package was returned."
B: "What a pain in the ass."
Going to get a health check up is a pain in the neck.
I hate mowing the lawn. It's a real drag.
I have to pick up my brother at the airport every week. It's a serious burden because I'm busy these days.
Pull someone's leg
I'm just kidding. I was just pulling your leg.
I didn't know you believed me. I was just pulling your leg.
A: "I was eating at a restaurant and this lady next to me started eating my food right in front of me."
B: "What? You can't be serious. Nobody would ever do that."
A: You're not gullible at all. I was trying to pull your leg."
Under the weather
I told my boss that I was under the weather. She told me to stay home for the day.
My wife is feeling under the weather, so I need to get home early today.
A: "Why didn't you come to school today?"
B: "I was under the weather this morning. I need to get some rest."
A: "Well, I hope you start feeling better."
I'm feeling a little sick today.
I don't feel too well.
I'm not feeling that great. I think I should get some rest.
Broke
I can't afford to buy that television. I'm totally broke.
I can't pay my bills. I'm broke.
A: "Let's go see a movie."
B: "I can't. I barely have enough money for food. I'm broke until my next paycheck."
I don't have any money.
I don't even have a dime to spare.
I Don't Buy it
Their prices are supposed to be better but I don't buy it.
She said she was sorry but I don't buy it.
A. "So what were you guys arguing about?"
B. "He said some mean things to me the other day."
A. "Did he apologize to you?"
B. "Yes, but I don't buy it."
I don't believe it.
Who Cares
Who cares whether or not it rains.
Who cares about what they think.
A. "Did you happen to watch the game last night?"
B. "No I was not home."
A. "I was just wondering who won?"
B. "Who cares, I don't really like either teams."
It doesn't matter.
I do not care.
Big Deal
He thinks he is such a big deal.
It's no big deal if we don't go tonight.
A. "I think I might have lost that screwdriver you let me borrow last week."
B. "It's no big deal, I have another one."
He thinks he is all that matters.
It's not that important.
What's going on?
I'm not sure why she is upset, what's going on?
What's going on with your job?
A. "It seems like she is a bit upset."
B. "What's going on?"
A. "I think she got into an argument with her husband."
B. "That's too bad. Hopefully they can work things out."
What is happening?
Over My Dead Body
You want a tattoo? Over my dead body.
You're moving in together? Over my dead body.
A. "So I hear your son wants to go on spring break with that girl Sally."
B. "I told him over my dead body."
I won't let that happen.
I will not allow it.
Nothing Matters
Don't worry about what she said. Nothing matters but what you think.
Nothing matters if we can't start getting along better.
A. "My husband told me I need to make a decision about getting a job."
B. "Nothing matters but you being happy with what you are doing."
A. "You are right. I will need to find something I love to do."
B. "Good luck."
Nothing else is important at this time.
What gives?
I had no idea you were leaving? What gives?
Your mom said you stopped taking piano lessons. What gives?
A. "I heard that you did not pass your test?"
B. "Yeah, it was harder than I thought."
A. "You studied really hard for it though, what gives?"
B. "I guess I will just have to try harder next time.
What's the problem?
What happened?
Cat Got Your Tongue
You're being awfully quiet, cat got your tongue?
She usually always has an opinion, cat must have gotten her tongue.
A. "What's the matter? You're usually full of advice. Cat got your tongue?"
B. "No I'm just keeping my opinions to myself."
You have nothing to say?
Why are you so quiet?
Good for Nothing
That girl is a good for nothing troublemaker.
I would not let anything he says bother you, he is good for nothing.
A. "How come you don't like Tim hanging out with Mike?"
B. "Mike is good for nothing. He is always is in some sort of trouble."
He is no good.
He is worthless.
Why so Blue?
You look so depressed. Why so blue?
Why so blue? Did he hurt your feelings?
A. "You seem a bit sad, why so blue?"
B. "My girlfriend and I got into an argument and I'm sad."
Why are you so sad?
Why do you look depressed?
What's Eating You?
It seems like something is wrong. What's eating you?
What's eating you? You don't seem like yourself.
A. "You seem really upset. What's eating you?"
B. "My mom told me I cannot go out with you guys because we already have plans."
A. "That's ok. There's always next time."
What's bothering you?
What is troubling you?
Shame on You
I thought I asked you not to make a mess? Shame on you?
Shame on you, you know not to eat so much candy before dinner.
A. "Did you tell a lie to your sister?"
B. "Yes daddy. I did."
A. "Well shame on you. You know better than to do something like that."
You should be ashamed of yourself.
What you did was wrong.
Take a Hike
He said he would only give me $200 for my car so I told him to take a hike.
Take a hike, I am not interested.
A. "So I hear you tried to sell your car?"
B. "Yes, I had a few people look at it."
A. "Did anyone make you an offer?"
B. "Yes, one guy offered me $200 and I told him to take a hike."
Get out of here.
Go away.
I'm Hosed
I am hosed. My mom found out I skipped school last week.
I'm hosed. My boss has given me tons of extra work to finish.
A. "So I hear you got in trouble for getting bad grades."
B. "Yeah, I'm hosed. I cannot drive my car until I get my grades up."
A. "That's too bad man."
B. "Looks like I'll just have to start studying more."
I'm in a difficult situation.
I'm not in a good situation.
I Blew It
I thought he really liked me but I blew it.
I was trying to surprise her for her birthday, but I blew it.
A. "How did your interview go?"
B. "Not so good, I was very nervous."
A. "Why were you nervous?"
B. "I think I might have messed up on a few questions so I think I blew it."
I messed up.
I missed my opportunity.
Maddening
Trying to figure out the answers to this test is maddening.
There was a maddening delay at the train station.
A. "So what caused them to cancel flights at the airport?"
B. "I'm not sure but it was maddening! People were angry trying to figure out what to do."
A. "I'm glad your flight finally made it."
B. "Me too, I could not stand to be in the airport any longer."
It was frustrating.
It was irritating.
I Messed Up
I messed up, I lost my wallet at the airport.
He is really upset with me. I messed up.
A. "Why did it take you so long to get here?"
B. "I messed up and got lost."
A. "Really, how did that happen?"
B. "I was not paying attention and took the wrong exit to get here."
I made a mistake.
I did the wrong thing.
I Beg to Differ
I beg to differ. You did a really nice job and deserved the promotion.
I beg to differ. What he did was inexcusable.
A. "I still think we should get a new car."
B. "I beg to differ. The car we have works fine."
A. "I guess you're right. We can wait."
I disagree with you.
I politely disagree.
Pie in the Sky
His dreams of becoming a famous singer are just a pie in the sky.
Their ideas about living in space are just a pie in the sky.
A. "I thought she moved to California to become a model?"
B. "She did, but it didn't work out for her."
A. "Seems like her dreams were just a pie in the sky after all."
B. "That's how it seems."
That's an impractical wish.
That's an unrealistic dream.
I'm Sick of It
I don't know why she's acting that way, but I'm sick of it.
I'm sick of it. We need to stop arguing so much.
A. "Why has he been acting so mean to everyone?"
B. "I don't know, but I'm sick of it."
A. "Me too, I'm going to say something to him."
B. "Let me know what he says."
I'm tired of it.
I don't like it anymore.
Get Out of Here
Get out of here. She would never say such a thing about me.
Get out of here. That's hard to believe.
A. "Jen told me that Ryan got an A on his test."
B. "Get out of here! He didn't even study!"
A. "I'm telling you the truth, he got an A."
B. "What a surprise."
Are you joking with me?
Are you serious?
Has Been Burned
I have been burned by making bad decisions before.
I got burned on that used car we bought.
A. "So did you end up going on a date with her?"
B. "Man, I got burned! She ended up going out with someone else instead."
A. "That's too bad. Don't let it bother you."
B. "I won't, I didn't like her anyways."
I've been swindled.
I got a bad deal.
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