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even if she did send her kids out to play, they would stick out like a sore thumb because there wouldn’t be any other kids out there. She told me that kids of 10 and above still went to the park but even that was happening less and less.
Phrases:
To wrap someone up in cotton wool: to be over protective of someone. This is a negative term and sounds like you are ‘protecting’ someone from reality and that it will probably have bad consequences.
Example: They wrap that kid up in cotton wool, I think that she is going to struggle when she goes to school and has to deal with problems on her own.
In (my etc) day : this can either mean ‘when I was younger’ or ‘when I was there (working at a certain place etc)’.
Example 1: There is a housing estate there now, but in my day it was all just fields.
Example 2: I heard that the company I used to work for has gone bust because of the bad economy. It’s weird because in my day it was very successful, I never would have imagined that they would go bankrupt.
10 a penny: a very common item.
Example: In Japan, you hardly ever see dogs, but if you go to England they’re ten a penny.
To stick out like a sore thumb: to stand out. To be conspicuous. To be obvious.
Example: When I was at school I used to stick out like a sore thumb because I was about 15cm taller than everyone else in my class.
Part Three
Now I’d be the first to admit that I have a tendency to look at the past through rose tinted glasses but I do think that it’s a shame that kids don’t play outside like they used to. When I was a kid I was out every day until it got dark. Sometimes of course I was up to no good but mostly I was just out messing around with my friends. Was it safer back then? I don’t know, but I think that I learnt how to stand on my own two feet by dealing with problems and not avoiding them. Each to their own but I’d rather be outside in the park that staring at a games console any day of the week.
Phrases:
(I/she etc would be) the first to admit (that): this is used when you want to acknowledge something about your character before you make a certain point. For example if you were naughty at school when you were younger but (now as an adult) you want to say that some child is too naughty you would say “ I’d be the first to admit that I was bit naughty at school, but his behavior is completely unacceptable ”.
Example: I’d be the first to admit that I like alcohol but to call me an alcoholic is ridiculous.
To see things through rose tinted glasses: this is when you have an unrealistically good view of things. You see things as you wish they were and not as they were. It’s often used about the past.
Example: My sister sees our father through rose tinted glasses, but actually when we were growing up he was way too strict.
To stand on one’s own two feet: to be able to look after yourself. To have some independence.
Example: My mother was always at work so I had to learn to stand on my own two feet from an early age.
Each to their own: this basically means that it’s up to the individual. Everyone has the right to their own choice or opinion. It is generally used when you don’t agree with or understand their choice but you understand that it has nothing to do with you.
Example: I don’t understand why anyone would want to get a tattoo, but each to their own I guess.
Any day of the week: this is used to express preferences. It means that you would 100% prefer this option over the other. It is often used as “I would prefer A over B any day of the week”.
Example 1: Some people love the heat but I’d choose a cold climate any day of the week.
Example 2: I’d take pasta over rice any day of the week.
Jargon Buster
Part One
If there is one thing that really gets under my skin , it’s ‘buzz words’. These are popular phrases that are used in certain industries or fields. They are like jargon but are often in wider use. I can’t begin to
Phrases:
To wrap someone up in cotton wool: to be over protective of someone. This is a negative term and sounds like you are ‘protecting’ someone from reality and that it will probably have bad consequences.
Example: They wrap that kid up in cotton wool, I think that she is going to struggle when she goes to school and has to deal with problems on her own.
In (my etc) day : this can either mean ‘when I was younger’ or ‘when I was there (working at a certain place etc)’.
Example 1: There is a housing estate there now, but in my day it was all just fields.
Example 2: I heard that the company I used to work for has gone bust because of the bad economy. It’s weird because in my day it was very successful, I never would have imagined that they would go bankrupt.
10 a penny: a very common item.
Example: In Japan, you hardly ever see dogs, but if you go to England they’re ten a penny.
To stick out like a sore thumb: to stand out. To be conspicuous. To be obvious.
Example: When I was at school I used to stick out like a sore thumb because I was about 15cm taller than everyone else in my class.
Part Three
Now I’d be the first to admit that I have a tendency to look at the past through rose tinted glasses but I do think that it’s a shame that kids don’t play outside like they used to. When I was a kid I was out every day until it got dark. Sometimes of course I was up to no good but mostly I was just out messing around with my friends. Was it safer back then? I don’t know, but I think that I learnt how to stand on my own two feet by dealing with problems and not avoiding them. Each to their own but I’d rather be outside in the park that staring at a games console any day of the week.
Phrases:
(I/she etc would be) the first to admit (that): this is used when you want to acknowledge something about your character before you make a certain point. For example if you were naughty at school when you were younger but (now as an adult) you want to say that some child is too naughty you would say “ I’d be the first to admit that I was bit naughty at school, but his behavior is completely unacceptable ”.
Example: I’d be the first to admit that I like alcohol but to call me an alcoholic is ridiculous.
To see things through rose tinted glasses: this is when you have an unrealistically good view of things. You see things as you wish they were and not as they were. It’s often used about the past.
Example: My sister sees our father through rose tinted glasses, but actually when we were growing up he was way too strict.
To stand on one’s own two feet: to be able to look after yourself. To have some independence.
Example: My mother was always at work so I had to learn to stand on my own two feet from an early age.
Each to their own: this basically means that it’s up to the individual. Everyone has the right to their own choice or opinion. It is generally used when you don’t agree with or understand their choice but you understand that it has nothing to do with you.
Example: I don’t understand why anyone would want to get a tattoo, but each to their own I guess.
Any day of the week: this is used to express preferences. It means that you would 100% prefer this option over the other. It is often used as “I would prefer A over B any day of the week”.
Example 1: Some people love the heat but I’d choose a cold climate any day of the week.
Example 2: I’d take pasta over rice any day of the week.
Jargon Buster
Part One
If there is one thing that really gets under my skin , it’s ‘buzz words’. These are popular phrases that are used in certain industries or fields. They are like jargon but are often in wider use. I can’t begin to
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