English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021

Highly controversial

Marty: I'm grateful for your support this past year. I know it was highly controversial to fire Jimmy but it was the right You had my back when it came to that.

June: That guy had to go. He not only had a mean streak but he also held a grudge.

Marty: For real. This year will be better and hopefully won't be a roller coaster of

June: I know, I lost my temper more last year than I had in my entire

Vocabulary

Grateful for: Thankful

Past year: Past 365 days (approximately).

Highly controversial: An issue where people have lots of differing opinions.

Right decision: The correct thing to do.

Had my back: Supported me.

Mean streak: Describes a person who does things out of anger or to be vindictive.

Held a grudge: Not forgiving or forgetting past wrongdoing.

Roller coaster of emotions: Emotional ups and downs (highs and lows).

Lost my temper: Yelled, snapped, got very angry.

Entire life: From birth to the current time.

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Practice

I've never felt so angry in my ... .

It was difficult but I have no doubt that it was the ... .

This ... has been super difficult with Covid-19.

I ... and yelled at my daughter for not putting her dishes in the dishwasher.

My boss has a bit of a ... so you have to be careful around him.

2020 has been a ... .

In the USA, getting the Covid vaccine is a ... issue.

I'm ... nobody in my family being sick.

You've always ... and I appreciate it.

You ... for that long? Why didn't you just move on with your life?

Answers

entire life

right decision

past year

lost my temper

mean streak

roller coaster of emotions

highly controversial

grateful for

had my back

held a grudge