iPhone Issues and Common English Expressions
iPhone User Complaints
Writing: (Address: The Glove, Number 4)
Dear Ms. Alex,
First of all, I would like to know why the Apple company did not secure my phone when it broke. I made a lot of effort to buy this mobile phone; I had to break the bank for it.
Some of the many problems I have had are the following:
- One of them is the price.
- Another issue, apart from being flat broke, is the storage of the mobile phone.
It’s a pity, and really curious, that the device works very well otherwise.
In conclusion, if I had bought another cheaper smartphone, I could have saved more money. If you could do everything to fix it, it would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
(Andres – signature)
English Expressions
General Expressions
- A for effort!: To make an effort (recognizing that someone made an effort to achieve something, although they might not have been successful).
- Copycat: To copy (also actions).
- Learn (something) by heart: To memorize (something).
- Pass with flying colors: To pass with a good grade.
- Play hooky: To skip school.
- Drop out of school: To stop attending school.
- Put your thinking cap on: To think seriously.
- Bookworm: Someone who reads a lot.
- Flunked: To fail.
- Polish his head: Bald.
- Played truant: To be lazy.
- Pull his socks up: To pull up one’s socks.
- Smirking: Silly laugh.
- Skiving: To skip class.
- Teacher’s pet: The teacher’s favorite.
Money Expressions
- At all costs: All costs.
- To break the bank: To use all your money.
- To cost a pretty penny: To be very expensive.
- To be flat broke: To have no money.
- To foot the bill: To pay the bill.
- To grease (someone’s) palm: To bribe.
- To have money to burn: To have a lot of money to spend.
- To be in the hole: To be in debt.
- To be loaded: To be rich.
- To make a killing: To make a lot of money.
- Money doesn’t grow on trees: Money is not easy to acquire.
- Penny-wise and pound foolish: To spend all your money on what you want.
- A red cent: Little money.
- To squirrel away money: To save money.
- To tighten (one’s) belt: To spend less money.
- To be worth its weight in gold: To be very valuable.
English Conditionals
- Zero Conditional: Present + Present
- First Conditional: Present + Future
- Second Conditional: Past + Conditional (would)
- Third Conditional: Past Perfect + Conditional Perfect (had + past participle / would have + past participle)
- I wish / If only:
- Past Simple (Present/Future)
- Past Perfect (Regret)
- Would (Complaints about another person)