Common Sentences Flashcards
(41 cards)
hoping
I’ve been hoping for a chance to talk to you.
skip a beat
There was something about the way he was gazing at her that made Kristen’s heart skip a beat.
collect her thoughts
Before she could collect her thoughts ( to make an effort to remain calm and think clearly and carefully about something ), Troy kissed her gently.
On second thought
On second thought, it must have been your idea.
wonder
It’ll be a wonder if I don’t end up in the emergency room, with my allergies.
being
Well, you’re only a few weeks away from being sixteen.
tight
Ever since her Dad died almost five years ago, money had been tight.
Get real!
Get real ! Kristen ‘ No matter how hard you work, you can’t possibly save enough moeny for the ski trip by spring break.’
expenses
There are too many other expenses.
sign up
He’s already signed up.
got tied up
I got tied up talking to my history teacher.
places
Besides, places like that don’t pay much at all.
in short order
Every other plant she’d owned had withered and died in short order (without delay).
talk some sense into
.Maybe he can talk some sense into him (Expresses motion to a point on, or within, something).
moods
I always notice your moods.
whole
That’s the whole point.
worthwhile
And the amount you could charge would be too small to make it worthwhile.
all
I’m all for it.
impressed
I’m really impressed with how hard you all have worked.
muscle-bound
You don’t have to be muscle-bound to be athletic.
steer the conversation
Kristen steered the conversation to neutral topics.
down on
why Jason was so down on ( to have low opinion of someone or something ) football players and Heidi had been so upset with him.
stiff
I’m so stiff, I can hardly move.
it would be.
It wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be.