QB 25 June 2020
- Christina Wilson
- Jun 25, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 11, 2020
Vocabulary: affluent (adjective)
means
a. having a lot of money
b. being ill with a virus
c. being able to speak a language well
Idiom: to be in a pickle
means
a. to be hungry
b. to be in a hurry
c. to be in difficulty
Grammar:
Which is correct?
a. I'm going to make some exercise; I'm going jogging this afternoon.
b. I'm going to do some exercise; I'm going jogging this afternoon.
c. I'm going to play some exercise; I'm going jogging this afternoon.
Vocabulary: affluent (adjective)
means
a. having a lot of money
synonyms: rich, wealthy, prosperous, well off
Interesting new expression using a blend of "affluent" and "influenza" (an illness):
"affluenza"
The news article (in the link above) speaks about a teenage boy who killed four people while he was driving drunk. He avoided jail time (at the time of his trial) as his lawyers said,
"... he suffered from "affluenza", a popularised term for children from wealthy families who have a sense of entitlement and make excuses for poor behaviour ..."
Idiom:
to be in a pickle
means
c. to be in difficulty; to have a problem for which there is no easy answer; to be in trouble
Examples: (you can add quantifiers - right, a bit of, such)
We are in a (right) pickle. We have an important appointment, but the car won't start.
He has offered the job to two different candidates by mistake, so he is in (a bit of) a pickle.
I promised to help my friend move into her new flat, but my other friend has asked me to go to the beach for the weekend, and I told her I'd go. I'm in (such) a pickle.
Grammar:
b. I'm going to do some exercise; I'm going jogging this afternoon.
The verb "do" is used with
exercise
business
housework
homework
the shopping
a good job
well
your best
a report
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