Whats up?

He needs to get a life.

He wont be able to make it to
Sounds good!
the soccer game
That would be bragging
Im fed up
Hes so annoying
Im craving _______
An oldie but a goodie
To come in handy
Lets move on
To know something inside out
To give someone a hand
A heads-up
To know the ropes
To be on its last legs
To know your stuff
Whoa
To know something from
Forest Gump
back to front (or reversed)
To chill out
A know-it-all
The Simpsons
To hook someone up (with someone, something)
Seinfeld
To give someone a ring
Know the Ropes
What are the three expressions or catch phrases that Andrew and Harp focus on in this
listening exercise? Find them in the list below. Define each of the expressions, information
about the origins (Andrew and Harp have some ideas which may or may not be true!), and
then summarize the examples that they give for each one. Then give me an example yourself,
describing a situation like theirs to show you understand the meaning of expression. If there is
time we will also talk about some of the other phrases, vocabulary, and cultural references
listed here:
brag that, (boast that) = se vanter que v pron + conj
An oldie but a goodie = although something has been seen/used/referred to many, many times
before, or before more modern examples came along, it is still very effective
knew the ropes = connu les ficelles
chill out = se dtendre, se relaxer v pron
hook up with slang, = entrer en contact avec, contacter vtr
on its last legs = avoir fait son temps
That old car is on its last legs.
Cette vieille voiture a fait son temps.