That sounds great, but last year we got
four spotted tomatoes and a sickly-looking zucchini. What makes you think this
year will go off without a hitch?
* without a hitch: without any problems
at all
ex> If you want the conference to go
off without a hitch, you need to spend more time preparing.
Last year’s bad luck was just a fluke. I've been adding natural
fertilizer to the soil all winter and spring. We should get a bumper crop this year.
* a fluke: a statistical oddity
ex> It was considered a fluke
when the coin landed heads-up for 10 straight tosses.
Note> A fluke is a fish (a type of
American flounder).
* bumper crop: a large harvest; a large
group of something appearing all at once
ex> This year’s senior class included
a bumper crop of great athletes.
Don’t worry; I tilled the soil last week, so it’s nice and soft. Here, look at the
diagram I drew of how we’re going to plant everything.
* till: 갈다, 경작하다(cultivate)
Wow! You really went the extra mile! Is there really enough room for all of these
plants?
* go the extra mile: to do more than
what is expected
ex> People who go the extra mile
tend to have more of what other people call “luck.”
There should be – I followed the
guidelines of a gardening book to the
letter. It shows how certain plants benefit from being close to one
another.
* to the letter: exactly as prescribed
or instructed
ex> Everything happened to the
letter just as the psychic predicted
ex> The builder met all the
requirements to the letter and finally landed the contract to build the
bridge.
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