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Study the power point to get to know this week’s idioms.
Step 2
Listen to the dialogue for better understanding and pronunciation.
Step 3
Read the following dialogue to see the idioms in context:
| Melanie: | Hey, did you go to the New Year’s concert the other night? |
| Jen: | We did. It was excellent – we laughed our heads off!!! My husband is a fan of one of the stand-up comedians who was in the show. That guy was so funny, he had everyone rolling in the aisles. |
| Melanie: | I wanted to go to the concert, too, but my husband had already made some plans for our own party, so I couldn’t go… |
| Jen: | Oh, right, how did your party go? |
| Melanie: | Ah, not so well. I spilled some wine on my new dress and looked like a laughing stock for the rest of the evening. And my husband cracked a joke about it… |
| Jen: | Accidents happen! I am sure he was just trying to help you laugh it off! |
| Melanie: | You are right, I shouldn’t have taken it so seriously. Laughter is the best medicine, indeed. But my dress is now stained and it’s no laughing matter. |
| Jen: | Let’s bring it to the dry cleaners’ then, it must help. |
| Melanie: | All right, let’s see where I put it… |
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Laughing idioms
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