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

Set (2) - Let bygones be bygones

Dialogue

Anne: Our agent’s let us down and spilled the beans. Our secret recipe is the talk of the town right now.

Suzan: Well, no wonder. Excuse me Anne; but you’re having a taste of your own medicine. You’ve already played a trick on your boss to get the job.

Anne: Let’s skip it and let bygones be bygones.

Suzan: Then, treat me to a coffee.

Vocabulary

Let someone down: to fail to support or help someone as they had hoped

Spill the beans: to tell people secret information.

The talk of the town: to be what everyone is talking about.

No wonder: it is not surprising.

To have a taste of one’s own medicine: when someone gets the same bad treatment that he has been giving others.

Play a trick on: to deceive someone.

Skip it: used to say that one does not want to do something, talk about something, etc.

Let bygones be bygones: to allow the unpleasant things that have happened in the past be forgotten.

Treat (someone or oneself) to (something): to pay for or provide something to someone or oneself as a special gift or treat.

Exercise;

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate expressions:

let someone down

no wonder    

spill the beans

the talk of the town

to have a taste of one’s own medicine

play a trick on

skip it

let bygones be bygones

treat (someone or oneself) to (something)

a. I've heard enough about your job, so ..........!

b. He got .......... when she decided to turn up late.

c. John and Marta .......... us .......... a delightful evening at their home.

d. .......... he is not hungry; he has been eating sweets all day.

e. They decided to .......... and made peace with each other.

f. She .......... him out of sheer devilment.

g. He was .......... and many newspapers printed his lectures.

h. Trust her to .........., she never could keep a secret.

i. The team didn't want to .......... the coach.