When it comes to learning English, are you gravitating towards prescriptive grammar or somewhat flexible in using descriptive grammar? Prescriptive grammar refers to upholding the established or existing grammar rules or words and “what we SHOULD use”, whereas descriptive grammar focuses on how people casually use the language in real life regardless that it is correct or incorrect grammar-wise.
Today, I
would like you to fill out the following blanks with proper idiomatic or
slang expressions based on the clue/ meaning of prescriptive grammar
rules.
1. You a____________ (*meaning “have not”) seen nothing yet!
2. Whoa! Check this out! Her dance moves are s__________! (*meaning excellent/ insanely cool/ attractiv)
3. Oh, c’mon, Miss nerdy! The mid-terms are over. Let’s get ready to party and turn it ______! (*meaning “get wild and have fun”)
4. So you’re not driving back home after the new year’s eve party, right? Maybe we should cr_________ (*meaning “to stay at someone else’s house”) at Annie’s place tonight.
5. My mom is not going to allow me to go to Marty’s birthday party. She always worries if it’s becoming an uncontrollable ra__________ (*meaning a wild party that has a lot of people, especially students, and lots of alcohol) full of booze and crazy kids.
6. “Oh, my gosh! That quiz was so hard, I can’t ___________...!” (*slang phrase implying that something is too amazing, frustrating, surprising, or exciting to handle. It leaves them speechless. They can’t find the words to express how they feel.)
7. “Dad, I promise I’ll be back home before 10 pm. Le________.” (*meaning to confirm something as being true. Short form of legitimate)
8. Hey, Mark, just think before you say anything at a meeting! Your boss kept rolling his eyes each time you pitched a crazy idea. He face____________ (*meaning “literally putting your face in the palm of your hand, as an expression of frustration) all along.
9. You know what! BTS is giving another concert in LA this Summer! I’m super psy_________! (*meaning “very excited/ pumped/ stoked”)
10. All immigrants are expected to have a difficult time when they begin a new chapter of their lives in someone else’s country. It is impossible for them to adapt to the new culture and new people right off the _________.
ANSWER KEYS
1. ain’t
2. sick
3. turn it
up
4.
crash
5.
rager
6.
can’t even
7.
Legit
8.
facepalmed
9.
psyched
10.
right off the bat
