Mat : Okay. First of all, the party slipped my mind, to be honest. I only. remembered when Noah gave me a call 30 minutes before the party!

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1 Example Dialogue Edd : So, how was the party yesterday? Mat : Well... Edd : Spill the beans! What happened? Mat : Okay. First of all, the party slipped my mind, to be honest. I only remembered when Noah gave me a call 30 minutes before the party! Edd : You re pulling my leg! That can t be true. Mat : No, I m totally honest. I got ready and got there in 30 minutes. Edd : Ha ha! Is that even possible? Anyway, how was the party itself? Mat : Well it was great until Simon got drunk. He was like a hot potato. Everyone was avoiding him. The last straw was when he vomited on the host of the party! Edd : What?! I m glad I didn t go! Try to figure out the meaning of these idioms. 1

2 Example Passage Jenn and Thomas were childhood friends. They had a great relationship, however this year Jenn has been annoyed with Thomas. First, her birthday slipped his mind. Jenn was furious. I always give him a phone call on his birthday! And he didn t even care to write me a message, she thought. Jenn didn t want to talk to Thomas, so she was avoiding him like a hot potato. One day Thomas saw Jenn and asked her what happened: Spill the beans! What are you mad about? Jenn looked at him and said: Are you pulling my leg? Don t you understand? It s my birthday! You forgot about it! Thomas was shocked. But that was weeks ago! You re still mad? Thomas answered. Jenn couldn t believe what he said: You remembered and didn t even send me belated congratulations?! This is the last straw! Don t talk to me unless you want to apologize. Again, try to figure out the meaning of these idioms. 2

3 Definitions a hot potato an awkward or difficult situation The topic was a hot potato nobody wanted to discuss it. spill the beans reveal a secret Spill the beans already! Everyone knows that you re hiding something. pull somebody s leg to deceive or play a joke on someone I knew you were pulling my leg, there is no way the cat could get into the freezer! slip one s mind to forget Mother s day slipped my mind! I should call my Mom today. the last straw the last annoyance that makes a person loose his patience This prank was the last straw! You are grounded for a week! Make sure to understand the meaning of these idioms. 3

4 Practice Answer the correct idioms (in a correct form) to complete the sentences. 1 Let s not talk about this topic; it s amongst my friends. 2 was his rudeness towards the principal. They will probably exclude him from school soon. 3 I hate when my friends try to ; I don t like their pranks at all! 4 Literally everything, so I keep a journal of things I have to do. 5 She was, there was no snake in the garden. 6 They knew he lost his job recently, so talking about it was. 7 Adam asked Sally to because he wanted to know the secret. 8 I m sorry! Your birthday completely. Will you forgive me? 9 How does the book end? already. I have to know! 10 We broke up because he was very mean to me. was when he hit me. APPLICATION: Create your own sentences using these idioms. 4

5 Exercise Answer the correct idioms (in a correct form) to complete the dialogue. ( and Noah are talking about a secret concert.) Noah : What are you doing this weekend? : Actually there s some concert coming up. Mia had an extra ticket and is going to give it to me. Noah : Cool! She isn t, is she? : I hope not. I wish she d and tell me what concert it is. Otherwise I won t go. Noah : Yeah! It might be a polka concert. : Oh no. That would be. Noah : Ha ha! Polka is for you, isn t it! : It certainly is! Noah : Oh god! I have somewhere I need to be. It totally. See you later. Tell me about the concert afterwards! : Ok, bye! APPLICATION: Create your own dialogue using these idioms with your teacher. 5

NO LONGER THE FIRST 2010 Josh Danz

NO LONGER THE FIRST 2010 Josh Danz Free performance of this play for high school and college level competitive forensics is permitted. All other rights reserved. The Intriguing Interp Series is published