PE 2/14 Valentine’s Day: Wishing Upon a Star

Hold your horses for just a few more seconds.

* hold one’s horses: to ask someone to be patient or to slow down

ex> I’m getting ready as fast as I can, so hold your horses!

You know how much I hate surprises, but since it’s Valentine’s Day, I’m going to let it slide, so please hurry up.

* let it slide: to forgive or pardon someone for something they have done

= let it go; look the other way; turn a blind eye to it

ex> When I turned in my paper late, my professor told me he would let it slide just this once.

I remember that night. It looked like a photograph of a fireworks show. And you knew the names of all the stars and constellations like the back of your hand.

* know ~ like the back of one’s hand: to be extremely familiar with something

ex> A good mechanic knows a car engine like the back of his hand.

I was hoping we could remedy the situation and make it your last name too.

* remedy the situation: to improve or change something

ex> The best way to remedy the situation is to apologize and move on.

Oh Adam, I’m speechless! How could I possibly say no to the man who just gave me a star?

* speechless: not able to talk

ex> When everyone jumped out and yelled “Surprise!” Rachel was completely speechless.

ex> The actor was speechless when he won the Oscar for best actor of the year.

<Practice Makes Perfect>

1.      When I walk too fast, my grandfather always shouts “Hold your horses”.

2.      I’ll let it slide this time, but please don’t’ let me regret my decision.

3.      I know these roads like the back of my hand.

4.      We need to remedy the situation before it gets any worse.

5.      By the time the movie was over, I was left speechless.