* rusty:
slow or lacking in skill through lack of recent practice
ex> Trevor asked me to join his band
even though I’m pretty rusty on the drums.
* get
one’s hopes up: to cause one to believe that something will happen or go
well
ex> Don’t tell the kids about
Disneyland yet because I don’t want to get their hopes up.
ex> I stopped buying lottery tickets
because I disliked getting my hopes up every week.
* second
nature: something one can do easily because they have done it many times
before.
ex> Driving a car is difficult at
first, but it soon becomes second nature.
ex> My goal is to keep speaking
English until it’s second nature to me.
* as
the crow flies: (of a distance) measured in a straight line
ex> Nora lives five miles from here as
the crow flies, but it’s an eight mile drive.
* be
game: to be willing or enthusiastic to do something
ex> Let’s call up Ronnie and her
friend to see if they’re game to see a movie tonight.
* give
something a whirl: to try doing something, especially in a carefree way
ex> After years of hesitating, I
finally decided to give snowboarding a whirl.
ex> I’ve never written a novel
before, but I’d like to give it a whirl.
* Today’s Expression> Maybe it’s
too much trouble.
= Maybe it’s too much of a hassle.
= Maybe it’s too out of the way. / far away.
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