Advanced English Conversations - Robert Allans, Ahmet Mustafaoglu, Metin Emir 2019
Set (51)- Assuming responsibility is easier said than done
Dialogue
Harry: Thanks for making some time for me Sarah. I thought the new position would change you! You’ve got a heart of gold indeed.
Sarah: Obviously, assuming responsibility is easier said than done. I have to sort out everything from scratch.
Harry: If the worst comes to worst hire an assistant to share the workload.
Sarah: Well, let’s not jump the gun. So far, things are under control.
Harry: Anyway, try not to lose your head while dealing with Anne. She has got a one track mind.
Sarah: No hard feelings!
Vocabulary
Make time: arrange one's schedule for doing something or seeing someone.
Have a heart of gold: have a generous nature.
Easier said than done: be more easily talked about than put into practice.
From scratch: from the very beginning.
If the worst comes to the worst: if the situation develops in the most serious or unpleasant way.
Jump the gun: act before the proper or appropriate time.
Lose one’s head: To lose one's composure and act emotionally or irrationally.
Have a one track mind: think only about one subject.
No hard feelings; no feeling of being upset; no offense.
Exercise;
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate expressions;
make time
have a heart of gold
easier said than done
from scratch
if the worst comes to the worst
jump the gun
lose one’s head
have a one track mind
no hard feelings
a. The Leader of the House should .......... next week for this urgent matter to be discussed.
b. We talk about reducing our costs, but it's..........
c. The plan’s completely ruined, so we'll have to start ..........
d. He .......... and booked a seat for me even before I had confirmed that I was coming.
e. He .......... completely when his wife left him over his drinking habit.
f. He has a .......... when he's working on a project — he thinks of nothing else.
g. I'm sorry that things ended this way ..........?
h. We should be in when you arrive, but .........., the neighbors have a spare key and will let you into the house.
i. Sarah always goes out of her way to help everyone she can—she really ..........