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English Expressions

Learn five American English expressions that are related to the topic of this lesson.

• be in charge of = to be responsible for something
• lose your shirt = to lose a lot of money
• money talks = money has power and influence
• give you a hand = to help someone
• by the way = used to add extra or unrelated information to a conversation

 

Exercise

Select the correct expression in the following conversation.

JOE - How is your new job?

HANK - It's going pretty well. I'm   in charge of lost her shirt Money talks. give you a hand By the way the accounting department.  

JOE - That's a lot of responsibility.

HANK -   in charge of lost her shirt Money talks. give you a hand By the way , how's Gail doing with her new business?  

JOE - She's doing really well. She   in charge of lost her shirt Money talks. give you a hand By the way in her last business venture. She went bankrupt. This business is doing much better.  

HANK - I heard she's getting involved in politics.

JOE - She's hoping to influence the local government to do things that benefit her business. You know what they say, "   in charge of lost her shirt Money talks. give you a hand By the way ".  

HANK - You should get in touch with Gail. Maybe she can   in charge of lost her shirt Money talks. give you a hand By the way in getting clients for the accounting firm. She knows a lot of business people.  

 

Writing

Write sentences using the expressions.

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