Well, I found a job that offers travel,
profit sharing, and adventure. I couldn't pass
it up.
* pass
up: to decline an opportunity
ex> Bill passed up on the
chance to own stock in WonderWorld when it was only one dollar a share.
ex> Don’t pass up on the
career opportunity you have been waiting for just because you will have to
drive an extra 30 minutes.
Crab fisherman in Alaska! Doesn't that
sound out of this world?
* out
of this world: outstanding; exciting
= unbelievable; too good to be true;
unreal
ex> The child prodigy’s talent at the
piano is out of this world!
You've been watching too much
television, Dorothy. It’s not as bad as you’re making it out to be. Anyway, people die every day crossing the
street!
* make
something/someone out to be: to create the impression of how
something/someone is
ex> Kelly always made her
illnesses out to be the end of the world for her.
I guess that’s one way to look at it.
But why do you have to go to extremes?
* go
to extremes: to do something that is very different from what one usually
does
ex> You don’t always have to go to
extremes to make your point.
I see your point. Who wants to read
about the life of a computer programmer? Well, I wish you the best of luck and
know you will take the literary world by storm in the next few years.
* take
the world by storm: to become famous quickly
ex> The one-legged beauty queen took
the world by storm with her unique dancing skills.
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