Phrases

Posted by Sphinx on September 10, 2003

1."There was no school for 40 days becasue of the SARS and I have to make up time."
(How to make up time?)

2.
"Cool facts about Mars
A bit of a dry year: The last time it rained on Mars was about 3 billion years ago.
You'd have more time on Mars: ...."
(Is "A bit of a" a fixed saying? Do you have any examples?)

3.(it's a joke; could you explain "pressing down with his thumb."?)
Mrs Fleshman goes to the butcher's shop to buy a chicken for Sunday lunch. The butcher has only one small chicken left and he puts it on the scale.

"Three pounds," he says.

"That's much too small; don't you have anything bigger?" Mrs Fleshman asks.

He pretends to look around for another one, and then puts the same chicken back on the scale, pressing down with his thumb.

"Three and a half pounds," he says.

"That looks better," says Mrs Fleshman. "I'll take them both."

Great thanks to your attention!

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