Advanced English Conversations - Robert Allans, Ahmet Mustafaoglu, Metin Emir 2019

Set (22) - Do you think I’m jumping the gun?

Dialogue

Peter: I can’t wait to see the new boss. I’m sure I’m gonna make a hit with him. I’ve great ideas that are bound to knock him out.

Bob: Let’s keep our fingers crossed, anyway.

Peter: Do you think I’m jumping the gun?

Bob: Not exactly, but it makes sense to sit tight till things come to light.

Otherwise, you may end up losing face.

Peter: Oh! How did this slip my mind? Others may think that I’m a bootlicker.

Bob: Yeah, because you’re a well-intentioned guy, others will think that you’re buttering him up.

Peter: Right! At least we got rid of Clare; she used to give me the creeps.

Vocabulary

Can’t wait: Be very eager, anxious, or impatient.

Make a hit: make success or become popular.

Knock someone out; greatly impress; surprise.

Keep one’s fingers crossed: wish for good luck.

Jump the gun: to act before the proper or appropriate time.

Sit tight: to wait patiently and take no action.

Come to light: to become known; to get clearer.

Lose face: to be humiliated or come to be less highly respected.

Slip one’s mind: to be overlooked or forgotten.

A bootlicker: to behave like a sycophant toward (someone).

Well-intentioned: (adj) having or showing good intentions.

Give someone the creeps: to make one feel wary or uneasy.

Exercise;

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate expressions;

can’t wait

make a hit

knock someone out

keep one’s fingers crossed

jump the gun

sit tight

come to light

lose face

slip one’s mind

a bootlicker

well-intentioned

give someone the creeps

a. Even the most .......... doctors can forget to suggest routine tests.

b. We will be .......... that a quick thaw is on its way

c. I stay away from that old house on the corner, it ..........!

d. That movie really .......... me .......... — I didn't expect it to be so good!

e. You will .......... at the party in your new dress.

f. Mom .......... for the flowers to bloom and brighten up our yard.

g. I meant to pick up the seats but it just ..........

h. The code of conduct required that he strike back or ..........

i. Fresh evidence has recently .......... that suggests that he didn't commit the murder.

j. When we took the test, Tom .......... and started early.

k. We're advising all our investors to .......... till the market improves.

l. He got the promotion just because he was .......... .... to the higher ups.