Kingston is such a cool city. And the
Jamaican accent makes everyone sound so laid-back, you know?
* laid-back:
relaxed, unperturbed
= easygoing; mellow; free and easy
ex> Don’t confuse Terry’s laid-back
attitude with laziness – she works harder than anyone in the office.
This coffee is second to none! It’s hard to believe it’s grown right outside of
one of the biggest cities in the Caribbean.
* second
to none: the best
ex> The smartphones produced by Peach
Company are second to none.
Wow, you’re a wealth of knowledge! When did you become such a walking encyclopedia?
* wealth
of knowledge: the source of large amounts of information
ex> Libraries are a wealth of
knowledge, however few people use them anymore.
* walking
encyclopedia: a person who seems to know everything
ex> Brigitte acts like a walking
encyclopedia, but she often gives people the wrong information
Note> You can also be a “walking
dictionary” which means you know a lot of vocabulary words.
The tour bus is leaving in 20 minutes.
Now we’re in a race against the clock.
Let’s go!
* race
against the clock: something that must take place within a set time limit
ex> After the injured man was driven
to the hospital, it was a race against the clock to save his life.
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