ex>
Albert is coming along very well in school, despite his shyness.
* famished: very hungry
ex>
We were all famished by the time we came down from the mountain, so we
stopped for a late lunch.
Note>
Tracing the roots of “famished” leads us to the Middle English word for “starve.”
So it’s no wonder “famished” means absolutely starving or totally ravenous.
Just think of all those poor famished people in the Middle Ages, with only
porridge and vegetables to eat.
* alternative: another option
ex>
Ivan wants us to go to the baseball game with him this afternoon, but Ruthie
has a few alternatives she’d like to suggest.
* you get what you pay for: if something
is inexpensive or easily gained, it won’t be of high quality
ex>
The used car my uncle gave me broke down last week, but you get what you pay
for.
* crapshoot: a situation left to chance;
a gamble
ex>
I don’t recommend buying used musical instruments online because it can be a crapshoot.
ex>
The weather there this time of year is a crapshoot, so let’s bring our
rain jackets.
Note>
Craps is a game in which players make wagers on the outcomes of rolls of dice. Because
dice tumble randomly and the outcome is not predictable, craps is a game of
chance.
* pocket chance; a small amount of money
ex>
Tyler got his new bike second-hand for pocket change, so he’s very
happy.
* go downhill: All kinds of things can be
said to “go downhill”: product quality, relationships, the weather, etc. One
can also say that something is “on a downhill slide” – it means the same thing.
ex>
Do you believe that western European art music went downhill in the
twentieth century?
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