Step 1
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:
| Tom: | How is it going? How are you getting along at your new job? |
| Rachel: | People are very nice and ready to help, I must say, but I am still a new kid on the block. |
| Tom: | Right, but they are lucky to have you! I’ve heard your boss just handed in the new mall blueprints to the city planning and they got approved? |
| Rachel: | Yeah, she was like a kid in a candy store that day! |
| Tom: | With all the expertise, it must have been a child’s play for your team. |
| Rachel: | They had some bumps along the way, but the design was pretty neat, so they didn’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water, you know. |
| Tom: | Oh, well, a preview video on your website looks fantastic. I can’t wait to see this building in the heart of the city! |
| Rachel: | A lot of work has been done already… I had some deadlines to meet last week, and I feel exhausted now. |
| Tom: | You must be planning a relaxing weekend, then. |
| Rachel: | Yes, I will probably sleep like a baby. |
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