Main Practice: Idioms
Revision: how's X going? - Present Perfect
Vocabulary call it a day - to stop working at something; to leave a job; finish a relationship, i.e.
- We've been working for eight hours. Let's call it a day and go home.
completely knackered - (Informal) very tired, i.e.
- I've just done a thirty-five kilometre walk for charity. I'm completely knackered.
in charge of - to be responsible for something, i.e.
- He's in charge of transport at the factory.
- Johnny, you're in charge while I'm gone. Look after your brother and sister.
laid off - to be made redundant (lose your job because the company no longer needs you), i.e.
- The company laid off a hundred workers this week to cut costs.
piece of cake - something was very easy to do, i.e.
- The exam was a piece of cake.
(a) pain in the neck/*ass - something, someone is very annoying and causing problems, i.e.
- I can't come to the beach, I've got to clean the car and go shopping with my parents. It's a real pain in the ass.
- She's always asking to borrow things. She's a real pain in the neck.
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ass = backside / bottom (possibly offensive)