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

Set (57) - Go figure!

Dialogue

Sally: Mike is a stand-up guy but his brothers are all sourpusses.

Sarah: Go figure!

Sally: But when any of them steps out of line, he steps in to work it out.

Sarah: They’re trying to set him up and lay their hands on his company. Actually, they have a long track record of scams.

Sally: It gives me goosbumps just talking about them!

Vocabulary

Stand-up: (adj) loyal to friends and beliefs.

A sourpuss: a bad-tempered or habitually sullen person.

Go figure: It's really strange.; Just try to figure it out.

Step out of line: behave inappropriately or disobediently.

Work out: to solve a problem by considering the facts.

Set someone up: to deceive someone so that they do or fall victim to something.

Lay one’s hand on: to get someone or something, especially to do harm.

Track record: all a person’s or an organization’s successes or failures in the past.

Goosebumps: Bumps on one's skin where one's body hair stands on end as the result of an intense feeling of cold, nervousness, anxiety, excitement, or fear.

Exercise;

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate expressions;

stand-up

a sourpuss

go figure

step out of line

work out

set someone up

lay one’s hand on

track record

goosebumps

a. There's a .......... comedian, and my sources tell me he is about to go stellar.

b. I don't believe your situation is as hopeless as you think. If you love each other, you'll ..........

c. It's a terrible movie and it made $200 million ..........!

d. I'm sorry about last night, I .......... when I made those demands.

e. I do not Even want to go near that grouchy old .......... He gives me the creeps!

f. When she told me that she loved me, I got ..........

g. The job needs someone with a good .......... in investment.

h. There have been reports recently of scam artists trying to .......... customers .......... so that they divulge their bank account details over the phone.

i. He couldn't wait to .......... on her money no matter how hard he tried!