Aug. 30 (Wed) -11 pm English Lesson

Aug. 30 (Wed) -11 pm English Lesson

1. You smell bad. = You smell. = You stink.

2. You stink. a) You smell bad., b) You are bad at doing st. / You are not skilled at doing st., c) You are a bad person. 

Ex: I stink at the guitar.

The weather stinks. 

3. Something stinks about him. = suspicious

4. There is something fishy about him/his business…

5. It smells fishy. = suspicious

6. fishy=suspicious=doubtful =dubious=shady=murky=questionable

7. I don’t feel comfortable here at all. = I feel like a fish out of water. 

8. It was really easy to get them to buy my book. = It was like shooting fish in a barrel. 

PAUSE: side-idioms:

9. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel. = It’s like taking candy from a baby. 

10. It’s easy. = It’s a piece of cake. = It’s as easy as pie. = It’s a walk in the park. = It’s not rocket science.  = It’s not brain surgery. 

11. Last night we all went drinking, so I wasn’t surprised to see Tom was still a little green around the gills. 

You look a little green around the gills. Are you ok? 

12. He drinks a lot. = He drinks like a fish. 

Time out for related idioms:

お酒が強い = He can hold his liquor.

お酒が弱い。= He cannot hold his liquor. 

He eats a lot. = He eats like a horse. 

She eats very little. = She eats like bird. 

He is messy eater. = He eats like a pig. 

13. He is always fishing for compliments. = to act in a way that encourages compliments 

14. I’m too busy dealing with more important matters right now. = I have other fish to fry.

15. Would you rather be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish in a small pond?

I’d rather be a big fish in a small pond. 

入院する = to hospitalize,     

退院する = to discharge