IDIOM-OF-THE-WEEK > To drive somebody up a wall - to make sb very angry (doprowadziÄ kogoĹ do furii) OTHER IDIOMS EXPRESSING ' ANGER' a. to hit the ceiling
b. to not know whether to laugh or cry c. to be like a red rag to a bull EXAMPLES: 1. When they announced I had to wait another 5 hours at the Inland Revenue Office, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. 2. We suggested that only men could take part in the competition and for Jane that was like a red rag to a bull. 3. When I heard that Mark failed all his exams I hit the ceiling. 4. What drives me up the wall is listening to political talk. GLOSSARY: > absenteeism - not being where you are supposed to be (nieuzasadniona absencja) > insomnia - inability to sleep (bezsennoĹÄ) > around the clock - to do sth around the clock means to do it all the time, non-stop (bezustannie) > bullying - to hurt or frighten sb who is smaller or weaker (znÄcaÄ siÄ) > remedies - a cure to make sb feel better (lekarstwo) > chores - jobs that are boring but needs to be done (obowiÄ
zki domowe) > courage - to be brave (odwaga) > workload - the amount of work to be done in a given period of time (obciÄ
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) EXERCISE: Complete the gaps with words from the text 1. I hate doing the house ..............., especially the washing up. 2. Sometimes I have to work ................... I'm a doctor. 3. Due to high .......................... the company lost a lot of money. 4. What is the best ......................... for a cold? 5. My friend Tom suffers from ................... He looks like a zombie. |