PE 1/14 A Plantation Called Betty’s Hope

* take turns: two or more people doing something alternately

ex> Mona’s arm was getting tired, so we decided to take turns mixing the dough.

* day in , day out: continuously over a long period of time, sometimes to a boring degree

ex> Mr. Foster went to the same office day in, day out for over forty years.

* congenial: agreeable; similar in taste or inclination

ex> If I’m going to spend two weeks traveling with someone, I want them to be congenial.

Note> A congenial person is easy to get along with. Congenial means sharing the same temperament, or agreeing with your temperament. You can talk about a congenial person, place, or environment. Maybe you enjoy the congenial atmosphere of the library.

* emancipate: to set free; release from restrictions or slavery

ex> It was many years before Leo was fully emancipated from his mother’s control.

* grunt work: physical tasks requiring unskilled labor

ex> Why are only two guys doing the grunt work while everyone else is supervising?

* pass down: to give to a younger relative

ex> This pocket watch has been passed down from father to son for six generations.

* get on the wrong side of one: ~의 눈 밖에 나다, ~의 노염을 사다

Another version of this expression is get on one’s bad side. The meaning is exactly the same. Curiously, the forms get on one’s wrong side or get on the bad side of one are almost never used.

ex> We usually do, but I got on the wrong side of her by suggesting that maybe she shouldn’t be driving any more.