Don‘t sell me short. I've been sailing for years and even have my
Competent Crew card.
* sell someone short: to think that
someone is less capable than they actually are
ex> It never feels good for your own
parents to sell you short.
You never
cease to amaze me, Tony. On last year’s vacation I found out that you were
an accomplished horseback rider.
* (someone) never cease to amaze me: to
continue to surprise people
ex> Flowers for me? Honey, you never
cease to amaze me.
What can I say, I’m a renaissance man. I can even paint and
fly an airplane.
* renaissance man/woman: a person who
has many valuable skills or talents
ex> My mom used to say, “A true renaissance
man can cook as well as he can sing.”
ex> Many people consider Steve Jobs a
renaissance man for his skills in design and computer coding.
Swimming with sharks? I don’t think so.
I’ll just watch from the sidelines
this time.
* on/from the sidelines: from the
spectator’s side
ex> Some people like to live an
active life, while others like to stay on the sidelines.
Your loss! Reef sharks are really scared
of humans. In fact, it probably bugged
off as soon as I saw it.
* bug off: to leave quickly = take a
hike; hit the road; get lost!
ex> When the army invaded, the
villagers bugged off into the forest.
cf> To bug someone means to bother
and annoy someone.
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