May 24 - English Live Lesson!
1. tacky
I’m wearing a very tacky Hawaiian shirt.
a vulgar joke = a tacky joke
2. could
Could you help me? > Can you help me?
Could I have a cup of coffee?
Could I talk/speak to/with you for a moment in private?
Do you have a minute?
Could I have a minute?
It could have been worse.
It could have been worse. It could have been me/you.
I am so angry. I could scream.
I could kill you.
POLITE Language:
Could you help me?
Could you tell me how to get to the station?
Could I ask who’s calling? = May I ask who’s calling?
Could I leave a message?
Set phrases:
I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
It was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop.
I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
A: Thank you. B: It's the least I could do.
He will be treated no different from your own son.
I’m signing off on the adoption.
I could beat him with one arm tied behind my back.
If looks could kill.
If looks could kill I would be dead.
Let's play it by ear.
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