Thursday, 2 September 2010

ESL Podcast 538 – Finding the Perfect Gift

http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=8063975

- to knock sb's socks off : to impress / surprise sb very much in a good way
something that'll really knock her socks off.
- to pick out : to choose, to select
That way, she can pick out her own gift.
-to put thought into sth: to think about sth very carefully, to think all options
She would think that I didn't put any thought into buying her a present at all,
- to rack brain : to spend a lot of time to think about very difficult sth
I've been racking my brain to think of something she'll like.
- to get carried away: to do too much of sth, to take thing very seriously while it should not be
Now, don't get carried away.
- to please sb: to make sb happy
I know you want to please your mothe
- to hold sb against sb : not to forgive sb for sth happening in past, to continue to angry at sb for sth in past
she'll hold it against me for the rest of my life.
- to boggle sb: to confuse sb, to make sb surprising
It boggles my mind
- to work yourself up : to get worried about sth
how you can work yourself up like this every year.



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Thanks,
Duy Lam

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