Isn’t
this exciting, Max? Thanks to this bus trip, we’ll have a golden opportunity to see the northern lights!
* golden opportunity: a very good chance
to do or achieve something
ex>
When I discovered I would be studying with Professor Ralston, I knew it was a golden
opportunity.
Oh! I
see you know their scientific name! How did you figure out how to adjust the camera?
* figure out: to determine, calculate or
solve
ex>
Robin figured out that if we left by eight o’clock, we’d get to the
village in time.
Good
for you. I've just been reading that the lights are caused by charged particles striking the earth’s
atmosphere.
Wow!
You sound like you've been hanging
around a university library! I thought I’d done my homework,
but you’re wiping the floor with me, Max!
* hang around: to remain within one
place; loiter
ex>
When Sue was a teenager, she like to hang around art galleries and
museums.
ex>
Why don’t we hang around here until it’s time to leave for the concert?
Note>
This also means to spend time with certain company or associate with someone.
ex>
She likes to hang around an older crowd.
* do one’s homework: to conduct research
in preparation for something
=
done some research looked up some things; got some info
ex>
You’ll be able to eliminate the companies you won’t want to work for if you do
your homework.
* wipe the floor with someone: to defeat
or surpass someone easily
ex>
We thought we were prepared, but the visiting team wiped the floor with us.
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