Wednesday, May 09, 2018

NA2 8/5/18

be out of your depth
a) to be involved in a situation or activity that is too difficult for you to understand or deal with
- I felt completely out of my depth at the meeting.

at fault
if someone is at fault, they are responsible for something bad that has happened
- The police said that the other driver was at fault.
- Some people claim that it is the UN that is at fault.

p. 137
but in fact, despite the fact, on the contrary, whereas, while.

get/have your (own) way
to do what you want to, even though someone else wants something different
 Don’t let the children always get their own way.

Got away with it

be proved right
We warned that it would not work, and we have been proved right.


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