BOB GETS AN ANGRY CALL FROM CAROL
Carol calls Bob to tell him that a customer found a hair in her cookie. Bob wants Carol to forget about this, but Carol thinks it's very serious. She refuses to buy any more cookies from Bob.
Керол дзвонить Бобові, щоб повідомити йому, що покупець виявив волосину в їхньому печиві. Боб вмовляє Керол не надавати цьому великого значення, але Керол вважає, що це дуже серйозно. Вона відмовляється надалі купувати печиво в Боба.
Carol:    Bob, a lady came into the Village Market today ranting and raving.
Bob:    Oh yeah? What happened?
Carol:    She found a blue hair in her chocolate chip cookie!
Bob:    Aha. I can see how she'd be taken aback.
Carol:    Does anybody in your family have blue hair?
Bob:    As a matter of fact, my son's girlfriend Amber has blue hair.
Carol:    Bob, I can't sell your cookies anymore.
Bob:    Aren't you blowing things out of proportion?
Carol:    The health department would throw the book at me if they found out about this.
Bob:    Couldn't we just sweep this under the rug?
Carol:    No. This is too serious.
Bob:    But I was just getting a handle on the cookie business. Now what will I do? I don't have any other way of making a living!
Carol:    My heart goes out to you, Bob, but you need to get your act together. I want to sell chocolate chip cookies, not hair cookies!
Bob:    I guess I just knocked myself out for the past week for nothing.
Carol:    Clearly!

IDIOMS - LESSON 20
as a matter of fact - in fact; actually власне кажучи; насправді; по суті
EXAMPLE: We need more milk? As a matter of fact, I was just going to ask you to go shopping.
(to) blow things out of proportion - to exaggerate роздмухувати щось; робити з мухи слона (розмовн.); дуже перебільшувати
EXAMPLE: They sent а 12 year-old boy to jail for biting his babysitter? Don't you think they're blowing things out of proportion?
SYNONYM: to make a mountain out of a molehill
(to) find out - to learn; to discover довідатися; відкрити щось
EXAMPLE: Sara is calling the theater to find out what time the movie starts.
(to) get a handle on - to gain an understanding of навчитися користуватися; опанувати щось
EXAMPLE: This new computer program is very difficult. I still haven't gotten a handle on it.
SYNONYM: to get a grasp of
(to) get one's act together - to get organized; to start operating more effectively зібратися; сконцентруватися
EXAMPLE: If Ted gets his act together now, he might be able to get into a good college.
SYNONYM: to shape up
(to) knock oneself out - to work very hard at something (sometimes too hard) зі шкіри лізти; докласти багато зусиль
EXAMPLE: Ted knocked himself out getting votes for Nicole, and she didn't even say thank you.
NOTE: Цей вираз часто вживається в негативній формі. "Don't knock yourself out!" означає «Не витрачай дарма так багато зусиль на щось, воно цього не варте».
(to) make a living - see Lesson 11
one's heart goes out to (someone) - feel sorry for someone співчувати комусь; висловлювати співчуття або жаль
EXAMPLE: My heart goes out to all the people who lost their homes in the earthquake.
(to) rant and rave - to talk loudly, often in anger говорити галасливо й голосно; сперечатися до крику
EXAMPLE: A customer in the video rental store was ranting and raving that the DVD he rented was broken.
(to) sweep (something) under the rug - to hide something, often a scandal приховати; зам'яти (часто скандал)
EXAMPLE: "Senator, don't try to sweep it under the rug. Everybody knows about your affair with the intern."
taken aback - surprised приголомшений; здивований
EXAMPLE: Nicole was taken aback when her friend Judy told her she no longer wanted to hang out with her.
(to) throw the book at someone - to punish or chide severely призначити максимальне покарання
EXAMPLE: When Ted failed his chemistry test the second time, his teacher really threw the book at him.

PRACTICE THE IDIOMS
Choose the best substitute for the phrase in bold:
1) After Nicole lost the election, she started ranting and raving.
a)    complaining loudly
b)    speaking quietly
c)    asking many questions
2) When a stranger approached me on the bus and asked to borrow my cell phone, I was taken aback.
a)    disappointed
b)    surprised
c)    delighted
3) When George showed up for work five minutes late, his boss Beth threatened to fire him. Beth is known for blowing things out of proportion.
a)    making a big deal out of a small things
b)    lying
c)    creating extra work for someone
4) My apartment is always messy. I need to get my act together and start cleaning it once a week.
a)    start pretending
b)    gather a group of people together
c)    get organized
5)    My heart goes out to all the homeless people lying outside my apartment building in February.
a)    I help
b)    I feel sorry for
c)    I feel good about
6)    I just found out yesterday that Amber never washes her hands before making cookies. Ted told me.
a)    saw
b)    overheard
c)    learned
7)    Ted has three parking tickets that he still hasn't paid. He's afraid one day the police will throw the book at him.
a)    give him another ticket
b)    arrest him
c)    read to him
8)    Ted's chemistry homework was much more difficult than Nicole had expected. She just couldn't seem to get a handle on it.
a)    finish it
b)    understand it
c)    hold it in her hands

REWIEW FOR LESSONS 16-20
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word
1)  My aunt and uncle are really sitting ________ .. They made a lot of money in the stock market.
a) rich     b) poor   c) pretty
2)    Lighten    ! You need to stop taking your job so seriously.
a) it    b) up    c) over
3)    After a week, my houseguests really started to get    my
nerves. They made long-distance phone calls to Irkutsk, drank all my cognac, and slept until noon every day.
a) by    b) in    c) on
4)    Amber likes to stay up past midnight every night. She's what you'd call a    ____ owl.
a) night    b) busy    c) day
5)    Mildred thought she'd have trouble remembering to take her pills. But now, after ten months, it's    nature.
a) first    b) second    c) third
6)    Susan messed    and left the cookies in the oven for 25 minutes too long. They were ruined.
a) up    b) over    c) away
7)    Andrea didn't cheat. She won the election fair and    .
a) easily    b) circle    c) square
8)    Bob didn't know anything about baking when he and Susan started selling cookies, but he quickly learned the    ___.
a) chains    b) ropes    c) strings
9)    Ted and his friends were fooling    in the chemistry laboratory when they accidentally started a fire.
a) around    b) about    c) away
10)    Mary's daughter wanted the new Harry Potter book. But by the time they got to the bookstore, it was already sold ________.
a) out    b) in    c) away

SUSAN GETS
A SURPRISE CALL
Donna from the National Cookie Company calls Susan. She wants to buy out Susan's Scrumptious Cookies. Susan is very happy.
Донна з National Cookie Company зателефонувала Сьюзан. Вона хоче придбати бізнес Сьюзан - Susan's Scrumptions Cookies. Сьюзан щаслива.
Susan: Hello?
Donna: Good afternoon. Are you Susan, of Susan's Scrumptious Cookies?
Susan:  Yes, I am.
Donna: My name is Donna Jenkins, and I'm calling from the National Cookie Company. We're nuts about your cookies, and we'd like to sell them all over the country.
Susan:  Unfortunately, we're running on a shoestring out of our kitchen. We can't make enough cookies for you.
Donna: My company wants to buy the recipe and the brand name from you.
Susan:  Oh yeah? Why would you want to do that?
Donna: We have a successful track record of buying small companies and turning them into big ones.
Susan: In that case, I'm sure we can come to an agreement.
Donna: Great. You just made my day!
Susan:  You'll need to work out the nuts and bolts of the agreement with my husband. He's the business manager.
Donna: May I speak with him now?
Susan:  He's at a meeting. I'll have him get in touch with you when he returns.
Donna: Good. I look forward to speaking with him.

IDIOMS - LESSON 21
all over - throughout скрізь; усюди
EXAMPLE: Nicole's classmates are from all over the world.
(to) come to an agreement - to reach an agreement дійти згоди; домовитися
EXAMPLE: If we can come to an agreement now, I can start work on Monday.
in that case - under that circumstance у такому випадку; за таких обставин
EXAMPLE: It's snowing? In that case, you better take the bus to school today instead of driving.
(to be or to get) in touch with - to be or to get in contact with бути з кимсь у контакті; підтримувати зв'язок або стосунки
EXAMPLE: I was surprised when Adam called me, since we hadn't been in touch with each other since high school.
(to) look forward to - to anticipate eagerly з нетерпінням очікувати
EXAMPLE: I'm really looking forward to the party on Saturday night.
(to) make one's day - to give one great satisfaction зробити приємність; принести комусь глибоке задоволення
EXAMPLE: Our neighbors with the crazy dogs are moving away? That really makes my day!
(to be) nuts about - see Lesson 14
nuts and bolts - details; basic components of something деталі; основні складові чого-небудь
EXAMPLE: I don't need to know the nuts and bolts of how the computer works -just show me how to turn it on. SYNONYM: nitty-gritty
on a shoestring - on a very low budget дуже обмежені матеріально; на вбогому, дуже обмеженому бюджеті; затягши тугіше пояс
EXAMPLE: Bob and Susan were living on a shoestring after Bob lost his job.
track record - a record of achievements or performances список перемог або досягнень; послужний список
EXAMPLE: The women's basketball team at the University of Connecticut has an excellent track record.
(to) work out - to find a solution; to resolve знайти рішення; розв'язати проблему
EXAMPLE: Nicole spent half the night helping Ted work out a very difficult chemistry problem.
NOTE: "Work out" має кілька різних значень, включаючи:
1.    Сформулювати або розробити. This plan won't work - you'll need to go back to the drawing board and work out a new plan.
2.    Мати успіх. Tony and Angela argue all the time. I don't think their marriage will work out.
3.    Тренуватися. After working out at the gym for two hours, Scott could barely walk.

PRACTICE THE IDIOMS
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
1)    There's a handsome exchange student from Denmark at
Nicole's school this year. Nicole is nuts    him.
a) with    b) into    c) about
2)    Susan and Bob were able to come    an agreement with
the representative from the National Cookie Company.
a) from    b) with    c) to
3)    When somebody has a successful track    , it's usually
easy for them to find a new job.
a) record    b) history    c) past
4)    Let's have dinner on Saturday night. I'll get in touch    you
later to choose a restaurant.
a) from    b) by    c) with
5)    Susan doesn't have a lot of money. In fact, she's running her
business    a shoestring.
a) with    b) on    c) in
6)    You can find Starbucks coffee houses all    the country,
from New York to California.
a) over    b) above    c) within
7)    Bob hasn't been on vacation in years. He's really looking
     to his trip to Maine.
a) above    b) forward        c) ahead
8)    Ted's teacher helped him work    a study schedule.
a) out    b) in    c) through