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Meaning: To speak with someone honestly.

Examples:

I will level with you because I don’t want to lie.

Level with me. I want to know your honest opinion.

Why don’t you level with her?

 

Pop Quiz:

If someone wants to level with you, they want to…

A. Measure your height.

B. Be honest with you.

C. Have the same height as you.

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Meaning: To make contact with someone again; to contact someone to talk about something again.

Examples:

I will touch base with you next week.

I just want to touch base with you on the topic we talked about before.

Let’s touch base on this later.

Pop Quiz:

If someone wants to touch base with you, they want to…

A. Talk again with you.

B. Go to the baseball stadium with you.

C. Get or give an update on something from or to you.

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Meaning: A hereditary health problem; expressed as “Something runs in someone’s family.”

Examples:

Baldness runs in my family. If you look at our family reunion photos you see a lot of shiny heads!

You should tell your doctor if heart disease runs in your family.

Diabetes runs in her family but luckily she doesn’t have it.

Pop Quiz:

If something runs in someone’s family, it….

A.  Is genetic.

B.  Isn’t genetic.

C.  All of the above.

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Meaning: Begin a journey.

Examples:

Are you ready to hit the road now?

Let’s hit the road. We are running late.

I will hit the road when I have enough time and money.

Pop Quiz:

What’s the opposite of hit the road?

A. Leave

B. Depart

C. Stay home

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Meaning: Used to describe something that could maybe be right and maybe be wrong, depending on the situation. Usually used with “There is/There’s.”

Examples:

It’s against the law to speed but of course there’s a gray area. What if there’s a wild elephant chasing you?

Usually it’s bad to lie but in some situations there’s a gray area.

There is no gray area when it comes to cheating on a test. It’s never okay.

Pop Quiz:

If someone says “There’s a gray area,” they’re telling you that they think…

A.  Something is definitely bad.

B.  Something is maybe bad, but not always.

C.  Something is not bad at all.

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