Step 1
This week we will learn a few night idioms:
Step 2
Read the dialogue to understand the correct usage of the idioms.
| Silia | Please switch off the light. I have to wake up early in the morning. |
| Dan | I am studying for my Math test tomorrow. I will be burning the midnight oil tonight. |
| Silia | No way! I am very sleepy. You are a real night owl. |
| Dan | Thank you for the compliment. |
| Silia | You should have studied yesterday instead of going out with your friends. |
| Dan | It was Jeff’s birthday, and I can’t miss the night on the town. |
| Silia | By the way! Did you buy a gift for him as you didn’t have much money to buy a brand name watch? |
| Dan | I bought one from a fly-by-night store, and he liked it. |
| Silia | Well, that was smart. I request you again; please call it a night. |
| Dan | Ok. Give me twenty more minutes and I will study the rest of the topics tomorrow. |
| Silia | Thank you. |
Step 3
Listen to the dialogue for correct pronunciation and usage of the above idioms.
Step 4
Quiz time! Click to flip in the bottom right corner to see a definition. Click the next arrow to go to the next expression. Click choose a study mode to select a different type of quiz for this vocabulary set.
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Quiz
Night idioms
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