English Lessons
“You had me there for a second.”
Your wife played a trick on you by saying that she hadn't paid your mortgage, when in fact she had. You really believed that she hadn't paid it, and you were worried. After she tells you the truth, you laugh and say this.
“She played a little trick on me yesterday.”
Your wife told you a little lie as a joke, but immediately told you the truth. She said that she hadn't paid the mortgage, when she actually had. You're telling your wife's sister about this the next day, and you say this.
“It took a lot of patience.”
You did an art project that is very detailed and took a long time. You're showing the art to a friend, and they are amazed by it. You want to express how long it took and how much work you put into it, so you say this.
“Do you know if it's mandatory?”
There's a meeting scheduled for this afternoon. You're busy with other work and don't really want to go. You're not sure whether attendance is required at this meeting. When a coworker asks if you're going, you ask this.
“Yeah, I think we're expected to be there.”
There's a meeting happening this afternoon at work. One of your team members asks if the meeting is mandatory. No one told you that the meeting was required, but you think that everyone is supposed to go. This is your answer.
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