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night owl — a person who enjoys being active late at night
EXAMPLE 1: Sara goes to sleep every night at 3 a.m. She’s a real night owl.
EXAMPLE 2: I never go to bed before midnight. I’m a night owl.
Nothing doing! — Not a chance!
EXAMPLE |: You want me to buy the Golden Gate Bridge from you for a
million bucks? Nothing doing!
EXAMPLE 2: You want me to write your paper on Catherine the Great?
Nothing doing!
Synonyms: No way! Not on your life!
(to) sell like hotcakes — see Lesson 17
(to) stay up — not to go to bed; to stay awake
ExampLe |: Ted and Amber stayed up all night talking about cookies.
EXampLe 2: Whenever I stay up late, I regret it the next morning.
Way to go! — see Lesson 4
PRACTICE THE IDIOMS
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
1) I was really proud of my friend for winning an Olympic
medal. “Way to !” T told her.
a) do b) succeed c) go
2) Amber loves to cook, so she never minds lending in the
kitchen.
a) herself b) a hand c) her hands
3) Vanessa is definitely not a night . She likes to be in bed
by nine o’clock every night.
a) bird b) hawk c) owl
4) After Mr. Digby was elected president of the company, he
thought he was a real shot.
a) big b) huge c) large
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