English Lessons
“Better safe than sorry.”
You just got a bicycle. You're trying to decide whether to buy a helmet to wear when you ride it. You think this to yourself.
“So according to your records, your last payment went through correctly?”
You call your cable company because the TV in your home won't work. The agent says that your last bill wasn't paid, but you say that it was. She asks about it again.
“I could care less about climbing the social ladder or whatever.”
A lot of people work hard to get a higher-paying job and bigger house, but you don't like this. You're complaining about this way of thinking to a friend. You say this.
“It'll be a good chance for us all to let loose and blow off some steam.”
Your company is having a party at the end of the week. You're looking forward to it. You tell a coworker why you think the party is a good idea.
“It made this weird screeching noise and then it died.”
Your laptop has stopped working. Your roommate knows more about computers than you, so you've asked him to try to fix it. You describe what happened to it.
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