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2021.02.26 14:33

English Expressions : Don't rub it in!

Dialogue

Mike: They

are trying to teach me a lesson for turning down the report! I feel like knocking my head against the wall trying to point it out but they just won’t listen! See! That’s what you get out of your goodwill.

Peter: It serves you right because you’ve allowed them to walk all over you.

Mike: Don't rub it in! I don't like getting the short end of the stick.

Peter: What I want to say is unless you’re giving them the green line, they won’t dare to take you for granted.

Mike: Do you think it’s too late to turn the tables on them?

Peter: Not at all! It’s never too late to take the gloves off.

Vocabulary

Knock one's head against the wall: to waste time in futile effort to improve or change something.

Serve someone right: be someone's deserved punishment or misfortune.

Walk all over someone: to take advantage of someone.

Rub it in: to constantly refer to a mistake or fault.

Get the short end of the stick: to receive unfair, unequal treatment.

Give the green line: to allow. Take for granted: To underestimate or undervalue someone or something.

Turn the tables: to change or reverse something dramatically.

Take the gloves off: To begin to behave in a more hostile or tenacious way.
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Comments

  • Iman H 2021.02.26 14:53

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    Thanks for your guide 🌺
  • Oleg 2021.02.26 15:00

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    Thanks for this dialogue. It’s very interesting and useful. I’ve known a lot of new expressions. I’m grateful to you if you’ll continue posting new expressions here. Thanks 😊
  • Jack 2021.02.26 15:03

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    @Jojo good job
  • Angie_zheng 2021.02.27 14:20

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    @Lucky 王乐乐 Lily: My boyfriend always turns down my ideas, I am going to take the gloves off! Do you think it is too late to turn he tables on it? Sunny: Try to point out that he just won’t listen, seems like you are knocking your head against the wall? Lily: I used to have him the green line, so he took everything for granted. But I won’t let him to walk all over me! I don’t want to get the short end of the stick. Sunny: look, that that is what you got out of your good will! I told you don’t rub it in him before! please correct me
  • Lucky 王乐乐 2021.02.27 14:23

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    @Angie_zheng my boyfriend always turns down my ideas. I’m going to start taking the gloves off! Do you think it’s too late to turn the tables on him ?
  • Angie_zheng 2021.02.27 14:24

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    @Lucky 王乐乐 Thanks dear
  • Lucky 王乐乐 2021.02.27 14:24

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    @Angie_zheng I try to point it out but he just won’t listen. It seems like I’m just knocking my head against the wall.
  • Lucky 王乐乐 2021.02.27 14:26

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    @Angie_zheng I use to give him the green line, so he took everything for granted. I won’t let him walk all over me again. I don’t want to get the short end of the stick
  • Lucky 王乐乐 2021.02.27 14:27

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    @Jack good job. A little word cluster in the first dialogue but other than easy to understand .
  • Lucky 王乐乐 2021.02.27 14:29

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    @Sandy good job reading. Practice more on your A and E vowels. Notice that some A and E sounds are long and short and you mix them up a little bit .
  • Angie_zheng 2021.02.27 14:30

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    @Lucky 王乐乐 Gotcha
  • Lucky 王乐乐 2021.02.27 14:31

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    @HD good job reading and use of intonation. I notice your W sounds in the beginning of the words is not strayed enough so really emphasized on that W sound in the beginning of words that starts with the letter W
  • Jack 2021.02.27 14:35

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    @Lucky 王乐乐 Thank you, I will keep working hard
  • Markail 마르킬 2021.02.27 16:53

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    Perfect
  • Sandy 2021.02.28 00:55

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    @Lucky 王乐乐 Thanks 😄

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