《Lesson 113 Hodgepodge》.pdf

The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 113: Hodgepodge date: November 25, 2007 file name: bobrob 11-25-07 Show notes This week it’s another hodgepodge show and we revisit Mr.Bush again. Oh dear! Phrasal Verbs and Idioms To ride on something 1) to take public transportation eg : I hate riding on the train in rush hour. 2) to depend on something (usually used in the continuous tense) eg: My cousins whole future is riding on his exam results. To ride something out to be able to survive something difficult without harming oneself eg: although we got caught In the middle of the typhoon, we were able to ride It out. (collocates with storm or recession etc) To ride up a piece of clothing that rides up is gradually moving upwards out of position eg: my girlfriends skirt tends to ride up, and It looks very sexy. (behave BNR) Idioms: a little learning is a dangerous thing a small amount of knowledge can cause people to think they are more of an expert than they are in fact eg My mate said hed done a course on plumbing, but when he tried to fix my blocked sink, he flooded my kitchen. I think a little learning Is a dangerous thing. Note: it can also suggest that authoritarian and totalitarian regimes want to ensure that the masses remain Ignorant and therefore conform to the status quo. Bonus idiom: a little bird told me if you dont want to reveal your source, ie if you dont want to say where you got the information from, then you can say a little bird told me. eg a little bird told me that Jimmy was cheating on his wife. Note: a synonymous idiom is to hear something through the grapevine. email bag This was from “native speaker level”, who asks why some native speakers of English make mistakes, so here are some from President Bush, who has made quite a few in his time. We identify the mistakes: One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end. Washington DC Jan 8 2003 (grammar mistake) Now is no time to speculate