| Living English Every Day – May | |
| 4 May | A blessing in disguiseMeaning: A good thing that seemed bad at first.
e.g. COVID was a blessing in disguise because I got to spend more time with my family. |
| 5 May | A dime a dozenMeaning: Something very common.
e.g. Those books are a dime a dozen. We have a lot of spare copies. |
| 6 May | Better late than neverMeaning: Better to arrive late than not at all.
e.g. Better late than never for handing in your homework as you can still get some marks. |
| 7 May | Cut him/her some slackMeaning: Don’t be so critical.
e.g. The teacher cut him some slack when he handed in his homework late. |
| 11 May | Give him/her the benefit of the doubt Meaning: Trust what someone says.
e.g. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt this time. Hand in your homework on time in the future. |
| 12 May |
Hang in there.Meaning: Don’t give up.
e.g. Hang in there. The school year is almost over. You can have a rest during the summer. |
| 13 May |
Hit the sackMeaning: Go to sleep.
e.g. It’s getting late. It’s time to hit the sack. |
| 14 May | It’s not rocket science.Meaning: It’s not complicated.
e.g. This math isn’t rocket science. It is very easy. |
| 18 May | Make a long story short Meaning: Tell something briefly.
e.g. To make a long story short, we had a great time at Ocean Park today.
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| 20 May | No pain, no gain.Meaning: You have to work for what you want.
e.g. No pain, no gain. If you don’t work hard for something, you won’t get it. |
| 21 May | Pull yourself together. Meaning: Calm down.
e.g. Pull yourself together. You will not be able to study well if you are upset about your quiz. |
| 25 May |
So far so good. Meaning: Things are going well so far.
e.g. How is your assignment going? So far so good, I should finish it tomorrow. |
| 26 May | To make matters worseMeaning: Make a problem worse.
e.g. To make matters worse, we lost our USB with the PowerPoint. |
| 27 May | Wrap your head around it.Meaning: Understand something complicated.
e.g. I can’t wrap my head around this math problem. It is very difficult. |
| 28May | Your guess is as good as mine.Meaning: I have no idea.
e.g. Your guess is as good as mine. I have never seen anything like it before. |