* be in luck: to get one’s wish; benefit
from a fortunate situation
ex>
Maybe we’ll be in luck and they’ll release some more tickets before the
concert.
* on the radar: to be noticed, planned
for, or considered important
ex>
Dale Bannerman was on our radar for months before we were able to hire him.
ex>
Disneyland is on the radar, but we can’t go there until there’s a school break.
Note>
Radar is an acronym, which is a word
formed from the initial letters in a series of words. The term radar is an abbreviation for a 1940 US Navy
invention called Radio Detection And Ranging.
* hankering: a strong and restless desire
ex>
We had a hankering to ride the big roller coaster again before the season
ended.
* itinerary: a detailed plan for a
journey
ex>
Please email me a detailed itinerary for your business trip before
Thursday.
* shape up: to become more developed; get
better
ex>
Our team’s performance has been shaping up ever since the new coach took
over.
ex>
How are negotiations with our new clients in Taipei shaping up?
* hail from: to be from a place
ex>
Barry hails from northern Vermont, where his family ran a maple farm for
many generations.
ex>
My five closest friends each hail from a different country.
Note>
To hail means to greet someone from
across a distance, like from one ship to another, which is where the term hail
from was first used.
* give one’s
right arm: It seems like English speakers are constantly offering their
body parts or their future children in exchange for something they really want!
Among the items you might here after, “I’d give my…” are right arm, left arm,
right eye, right hand, eyeteeth, first born child, and many more. Don’t worry:
it’s just an expression!
ex>
I’d give my right arm to see them perform!
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