Live and Learn English with Jean Lee

WORKSHEET #38 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #38 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!         1.    The leader of the party has tried to jaw______________ his party members into reach ing an agreement. (*meaning “to talk to them forcefully and persuasively, either to try to influence or pressure them into a certain action, or to give them a long lecture or reprimand”)       2.    “The public we_________ is the ultimate goal of our community” says the mayor. (*meaning “well-being, prosperity, or happiness”)       3.    When she had to say goodbye to her beau, she cried a river inside as all of her p___________-up feelings of sorrow overflowing. (*meaning “closely confined or held back”)       4.    It was not Brian’s decision to keep _________________ about (*meaning “to refrain from disclosing information about something”) his boss’s involvement in the br...

WORKSHEET #37 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #37 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!     1.    Ken does not want anybody to find out about his bitter past. He wants to keep his own sorrow and pain under the ______________ till the last day of his life. (*meaning “to keep ….. a secret”)       2.    In 20/20 ________________, I realize that it was a terrible idea to fall for his words. I was too naïve. (*meaning “choices that seemed difficult in the past now seem clear after the person know what happened as a result of those choices. This expression comes from the way people describe good vision. A person with normal, good vision has twenty-twenty sight. Hindsight is an understanding of a past event”)       3.    Matt con_______________ in his best buddy about his secret love outside his marriage. (*meaning “to tell someone about something very private or secret”)       4.  ...

WORKSHEET #36 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #36 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!    1.    Usually he was brevi________ _______ , but he went into great detail when describing his favorite books. (*meaning “of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words; concise”)       2.    The soi-d________________ righteous people, who fight for justice, called prosecutors are no more than a cesspool of corruption. (*meaning “calling oneself thus; self-styled; so-called or pretended”)       3.    People in this residential area are frequently disturbed by the racing cars in the wee hours that flo______________ the city ordinance of noise. (*meaning “to openly disregard a law or regulations”)       4.    My heart breaks witnessing the sufferings and pain of people in GAZA. Parents who lost their children have been letting out a __________ every night and day. (*mea...

WORKSHEET #35 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #35 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!           1.    As an educator, I am always thrilled and pleased to get children’s ______less questions in class. They are truly pure and simple! (* meaning “without skill/ finess/ effort/ pure and simple”)       2.    I told my friend to so________ up before she confessed how she felt inside about him. Drunk-dial one’s ex is never a good idea. (*meaning “to become less drunk”)         3.    The profiler had to identify and analyze the serial killer’s Modus O________________ when the criminal took the victims’ lives. (*meaning “Latin phrase meaning "mode of operating" or "method of operating". It refers to a person's habitual way of doing something”)       4.    His attempts to dwarf his archrival designer’s kit___________ style by his new classic designs didn’t...

WORKSHEET #34 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #34 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!     1.    I used to hate it when my friend’s boss at the gym came out of the blue and did the white glove inspection, saying in such a condescending tone that my friend should take the responsibility if the place didn’t look spick and _______________. (*meaning “extremely tidy, clean, and fresh”)   2.    I firmly believe that your assi_____________ in your career as a historian will pay off handsomely someday. (*meaning “constant or close attention to what one is doing.”)   3.    His life felt like a b___________n and lackluster desert with nobody to share his life with. (*meaning “bleak/ lifeless/ unproductive”)   4.    Merrie makes herself look so ex_____________ each time she throws a big end-of-the-year party. (*meaning “excessive/ too dramatic/ too much”)   5.    Millions of Americans acros...

WORKSHEET #33 Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #33 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!   1.   One of the habi______ s visiting on the debate channel keeps leaving negative comments about the host of the show. (*meaning “a person who may be regularly found in or at a particular place or kind of place”)       2.   It would come as no surprise that the impeached president in South Korea – currently in the process of trial - will be cond_______________ to life sentence in prison. (*meaning “to sentence or relegate someone to a particular punishment”)       3.   My grandpa says he sees a lot of young ones, on the subway train, looking eff____________ , enervated, and lack passion for life. (*meaning “worn out or weakened”)       4.   My friend, Sunny is working his ____________ off all the time. I hope he’s taking it easy. (*meaning “to work really hard”)       5.   You are mu_...