Holly, you know I've never been to
Jamaica before, right? Well, I’m having the strangest feeling of déjà vu right now.
* déjà
vu: a feeling of recollection, despite never experiencing something before
ex> I sometimes get a feeling of déjà
vu when I see things that I dreamed about the night before.
Has it finally come to you? Didn't you notice the sign on the way here that said “James
Bond Beach”?
* come
to someone: to remember something
ex> It just came to me that
you still haven’t paid me back the money I lent you last year.
Wow, they have really decided to use the
James Bond connection for everything it’s
worth.
* for
everything it’s worth: for all of something’s value or ability to produce
value
ex> We drove that car for
everything it was worth until it finally broke down.
What do you expect? When you’re on an
island as beautiful as Jamaica, you have to find a way to stand above the
crowd. In fact, they just opened Ian Fleming International Airport
right down the road in 2010!
* stand
above the crowd: to be unique or memorable
= to stand above the rest; to stand out
from the crowd; to rise above the crowd
ex> Amy stool above the crowd
with her unique ability to speak 14 languages.
For
the life of me, I can’t understand why they would
promote anything but the natural beauty of the island.
* for
the life of one: however hard I try
ex> For the life of her, Lori
couldn't remember how to get to her family’s winter cabin.
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