Step 1
In honour of week 2 of Folklorama, we present Multicultural Idioms 2:
Step 2
Read the dialogue to learn the meaning of the idioms:
| Len: | Hello, Erum. Long time no see! How are you? |
| Erum: | Wonderful! So good to see you. |
| Len: | Likewise! |
| Erum: | Listen, there is something I need to tell you. |
| Len: | Oh? What is that? |
| Erum: | Well, in a nutshell, I heard your nephew bad-mouthing one of his teachers at a party the other day. |
| Len: | Oh no, that is the straw that broke the camel’s back! |
| Erum: | What do you mean? |
| Len: | Well, my niece told me he had been doing the same thing to somebody else. |
| Erum: | What are you going to do about this? |
| Len: | Well, it goes without saying that I am going to speak to his parents. This can’t go on. |
| Erum: | I am glad I told you. Good luck with this situation. |
| Len: | Thank you. |
Step 3
Listen to the dialogue for correct pronunciation and usage of the above idioms.
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