1. Easier Said Than Done= It is easier to talk about doing something than to do it. Easier Said Than Done= It is easier to talk about doing something than to do it. Lesson 1 p. 1-5

2. What’s the matter? What’s the problem? What’s wrong? Mike: You didn’t finish your food. What was the matter? Jane: It tasted terrible. Brian doesn’t know what’s the matter with his car. It doesn’t start.

3. give up to quit, to stop doing something give up + gerund or give up + noun gave up running Brian gave up running after he injured his right knee. give up ice cream Tina needs to give up ice cream because she wants to loose weight.

4. by heart to learn something by memory Brian: Brian: Do you know your student ID by heart number by heart? Steve: Steve: No. But I can tell you my social by heart security number by heart.

5. make fun of to laugh at, to tease, to joke about made fun of James made fun of my new hairstyle. make fun of Do you get upset when people make fun of you?

6. brush up on to review brush up on Most students brush up on the idioms before they take a quiz.