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

Set (76) - 30 lashes with a wet noodle

Dialogue

George: You deserve 30 lashes with a wet noodle because you’re such a wet noodle. How do you let them push you around?

Sam: I can’t! I mean I wimp to confront them; that’s not fair - If I do, I’m toast.

George: What’s wrong with you? Use your noodle! Defend yourself at least. Don’t let them take advantage of you.

Sam: I can’t figure out why are they green with envy to that extent? Is it because I get better scores?

George: Never mind. I know how to put a stop to all this farce.

Sam: Alright, I count on you.

Vocabulary

Lashes with a wet noodle: to punish someone for something small.

A well noodle: a dupe; a wimp.

Wimp: fail to do or complete something as a result of fear or lack of confidence.

Toast: to be or be likely to become finished, defunct, or dead.

Use your noodle: to think.

Figure out: to try to understand; to solve.

Green with envy: very envious or jealous.

To that extent: so far, to that degree.

Put a stop to: to cause to end.

Exercise;

Fill in the gaps with the correct phrases;

lashes with a wet noodle

well noodle

wimp

toast

use your noodle

figure out

green with envy

to that extent

put a stop to

a. The one who fails to get a better score is going to get ..........

b. I'm going to .......... the corruption in this department once and for all!

c. Come on, Dean, I know you can figure this out on your own .......... for a change!

d. They are in a real rut! Let's .......... a way to help.

e. Anyone who .......... out because of the weather missed the experience of a lifetime

f. My daughter loves being on stage, so she is just .......... that Alice got the lead in the school play.

g. Pollution is horrible but not .......... in such a closed area.

h. Mark my words! If you come here again, you're ..........!

i. You are literally a .......... - How come you pay all this sum in advance?