PE 10/2 You've Never Heard of Reggae?

I’m at a loss, Owen! You’ve never heard of reggae music? Have you been living under a rock all these years?

* be at a loss: to not know what to say or to think in response to something one has just heard or seen

ex> I was at a loss when I saw my father dressed in a Superman costume.

* be living under a rock: to not know what has been going on in the world around you recently

ex> After a year of travel, it seemed as though I had been living under a rock when I watched the news on TV.

Not exactly, but close enough. My parents were very strict about the music I listened to as a kid. The lion’s share of it was classical or religious.

* the lion’s share: the largest portion of something

= The majority; the bulk; the greater part

ex> At dinner, my father always got the lion’s share of the food because he worked so hard.

Are you kidding me? We’d be hard pressed to find a band that didn’t play reggae.

* be hard pressed: to be challenged; find something very difficult to do

ex> We were hard pressed to find a vegan restaurant in Seoul.

Don’t worry. I got the reggae bug when I was six. My parents were big fans of Peter Tosh and Steel Pulse. I have some of their music on my MP3 player if you want to listen.

* have/get/catch the ~bug: to be a fan of something; be very enthusiastic about something

ex> When Sue was 10, she caught the reading bug and always carried a book with her.

ex> After a trip to Hawaii, Chad got the surfing bug and talks about nothing else.