Wait a minute! You want me to go into
that rickety old structure? It looks
like it could collapse at any moment.
* rickety:
poorly made; shaky
ex> The rickety old car
bounced and squeaked as it went down the road.
The owner and his friends built it from scratch and spent next to nothing on it!
* make/build
from scratch: to create something from all of its component parts
ex> Bill made banana pancakes from
scratch for his wife on her birthday.
You know what? I really like this place!
It has such an eclectic mix of people here and the bartender and owner are
really friendly. Let’s hurry and get our cocktails so we can drink a toast to the sunset with
everyone.
* drink
a toast to: to have a sip of a beverage to honor someone or something
ex> Every New Year’s Eve, we drink
a toast to the coming year.
I guess the local government had never come across such a crazy idea before. And obviously
word-of-mouth advertising is pretty strong when you have something so unique.
* come
across: to encounter; meet
ex> Jane had never come across
someone as interesting as Tracey.
Hmm… Maybe I should move to the
Caribbean and try my hand at being a bar owner!
* try
one’s hand at: to attempt to do something for the first time
ex> I tried my hand at sailing
once, but it was too difficult.
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