David burke street talk 3 the best of american

tff;T'- ~'#_n ·t ''on: His bark is worse than his bite i"' !.':1.'''/iir:c•·: < lm nc'll h,,,, ,,·lh a hut dt>n't 11·on' H,··, t!Jr,~at.:nin" hut p pad the bill (to)"'"~'- to add extra dwr?,., Ihbery at the l_,anh tod,1: ' t::IiJI Thi:-.t'\ptc,,iPn \\-~1" nrig!n.1k·d 'incc 1ictim' arc· made to ,ric.Z llf' their •u·nb dunn!! :1 n>bhe~n t 'h'l\\ thai tht '\ at\~ Jll)t carry111~ \\~.,.~;_lP''~"~'· such-and-such,, l'- 11t 'c:t de·t,~tlntning to take that lying down·> usa,qe example.· t-.·1ichelle said she didn't want to go with us to the movies \Vhy don't you try and talk her into it'1 I just know she'd haYe a good time translaflon Michelle said she didn't want to go with us to the mo\'ies Why don't you try to convince her'' I just know she'd have a good time talk someone out of something {to) nv to convince someone not to something usage exarnple: I was going to accept the job position of manager but Earl talked me out of it He said it would be too much work and long hours tmnsfat1on: I was going to accept the job position of manager but Earl con\'inccd me not to accept it He said it would be too much work and long hours tee-tee{togo) cw (baby talk) to urinate Y:_'>ag_e examplE:[_ Do you have io go tee-tee·? translation: Do you ha\'c to go urinate'.' tete-a-tete !!Xp (French a private con\ersation between two people usa_qe exi]mple The boss is having a tete-a-tete with Richard Do you think he's going to get fired'' trans/a[ion The hos:-: i~ ha,·ing a pri\'atc coil\ ersation with Richard Do }OU think he's going to get fired'' I:I!IiJI This expression comes from french meaning a "head-to-head." In France the pronunciation is "tet-a-!er ·· STREET TALK -3: Howe\ er in,\rnerica it is commonly pronounced "Jute-a-rare "That does it!" e.1p ··That·' all I can tolerate, uSafE_exampjr~ That does it' If you el·cT bon\111 anything from mc again 11ithout asking you're in big troubk~ lranslatron.· That's all I can tolerate! If you eYer borrow anything from me again 11 ithout asking you're in big trouble! fi'•,'[•l.'w.a 315 THE BESf Ot AMERICAN IDIOMS "That tears it!" np the last straw (to be) c.rp ro be all one can tolerate ysuge example Our next door neighbors ha1·e been playing loud mu,;ic since midnight :.lm1· they're throwing empty bottles in our backyard' That's the last straw I'm calling the police tmnslatron.· Our next door neighbors ha1·c been playing loud music since midnight Now they're throwing empty bottles in our backyard~ That's all I'm going w tolerate I'm calling the police l'l;ljlljil!o@ to be the straw that broke the camel's back np ~j!iilpe exampi~ That tears it' If the boss doesn't giw me a raise I'm quitting' translatiOn.· That's 11:i I can tolcratc' If the boss doesn't ;11 11·ho begilb his/her" nrk the c':trlic·st gc·h tile nl\Jst ctc'Cnlplished ~rn: l'f.l ii r ! , :.;;a The early bird catches the worm nt'· "There are plenty of other fish in the sea" ny "There arc many other upportunities in thl' :.:,\i}Jjt?_f::~:z?~:'i(J!!: _ \1 orld HL···"' alwa~ - ~o rnean t'' >\lU \\'h> U\>n 't 1·ou g1> find Sl>mconc GLOSSARY 316 else'! There are plenty of other fish in the sea t'anslation · He's always so mean to you Why don "t you go find someone else? There are many other opportunities for you to meet someone "There's more than one way to skin a cat" exp "There are many ways to achieve one's goal:'' ''There arc lots of right ways to something:· usage ~~il[@_f:Xamnle_c I haw tlltakc my si,ter to the airport by 2:00pm and pick up a friend at 3:00pm This will he easy I'll be abk to kill two birds with one stone !!Jlns!auonc I ha\\: to take my sister to tilL' airport by 2:00pm and pick up a friend at 3:00pm This will be easy I'll be ahk to accomplish twu goals at th : same time 317 rranslatmn As usual I overate and · - ·110\\ I feel sick Starting tomorrow I'm giving up my had habits two-by-two nv one person JK>;t to the other usage exarrJJ!!! I want you all w form a line two-by-two !.1ansiauon I "ant: ou all to form a line one p~IV11111C:\t to the other "To make a long story short " e.1p In summary fjg.'(ãl:,~,' ~'Đays ex