Monday, October 21, 2019

C2 21/10/19

Politicians talk the talk, but they don’t walk the walk.

Shallow waters

Floods – heavy rain – severe / violent / deadly storms, thunderstorms
Drainage system
Tornados, lightning, hail
Sinkhole swallowing cars and houses
Watercourse
Grasshoppers’ worst infestation
Ashes raised
Huge bank of fish killed
Lightning engulfed one car.
Asteroids

It was a very close call / near miss
close shave
narrow escape

be‧stow /bɪˈstəʊ $ -ˈstoʊ/ verb [transitive]   
formal to give someone something of great value or importance
bestow something on/upon somebody
- honours bestowed on him by the Queen

appalling /əˈpɔːlɪŋ $ əˈpɒː-/ ●○○ adjective   
1 very unpleasant and shocking SYN terrible
- She suffered appalling injuries.
- He was kept in appalling conditions in prison.

- an appalling famine

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