WORKSHEET #32
Let’s practice some expressions from the
episode #32 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!
1. Hey, Pete, you’ve been such a p___________
throughout this party! Can’t you just stop being an annoying party pooper?!! (*meaning
“an annoying, unpleasant, or boring person”)
2. Even in the throes of pressure from
the dictating government, she has never _____________ down from her
conviction to keep democracy in her country. (*meaning “to withdraw a claim
or assertion in the face of opposition”)
3. Ken’s family was living in the inner
city with ____________ stamps to stay alive. (*meaning “coupons sold
or given under a federal program to eligible needy persons and redeemable for
food at designated stores or markets”)
4. It was so romantic for us to walk in
the m______le, hand in hand without an umbrella in the late afternoon. (*meaning
“to rain/ to drizzle”)
5. Tim needed to ext_____________ himself
from the difficult financial deal. (*meaning
“to free someone/ something from a constraint or difficulty”)
6. The stars in the pitch-black night sky
look way more scint__________ to my eyes than diamonds in the jewelry
shop. (*meaning “sparkling or shining brightly”)
8. Quite a few people hated the film and
accused the well-known film critic of misleading movie-goers by his rave-reviews.
He was like “Like I c___________!” (*meaning “(rude slang) I don’t really give
a damn! Or Who gives!”) What a gnarly ri_____________! (*meaning “a
quick/ clever reply to an insult or criticism”)
9. Sarah was gradually tired of her boy
friend’s flin_____ stare at her. (*meaning “heartless/ unyielding/
unmerciful”)
10. Priscilla
always can_____________ says she is a faithful Christian, but I am disgusted
by the way she lives. She is a pathetic racist. (*meaning “(to talk)
hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something”)
11. As
always, Seinfeld brought the house down. The audience was laughing their
____________ off. Literally cry-laughing! (*meaning “to laugh heartily or
uncontrollably”)
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