Adjectives
Many students rode on the purple bus.
many and purple
Events
Turn up
resulto
take
took
It is raining cats and dogs.
It's raining hard.
Most tornadoes occur on hot, humid days.
Hot and humid
Tombstones
stones that mark graves
lay up
dejar
loose
lost
A blessing in disguise.
An apparent misfortune that eventually has good results.
She saw many stars in the clear sky.
many and clear
Samuri
a kind of japanese soldier
turn back
volver
find
found
A dime a dozen.
Very common and of no particular value.
The moon weighs eighty-one billion tons.
eighty-one billion
Character traits
qualities a person has; parts of a person’s personality
take in
mucho para asimilar
buy
bought
Break a leg.
Good luck!
When we toured the city, we saw shiny, new skyscrapers next to old, historical buildings.
shiny, new, old, and historical
Foreigner
a person from another country or place
run away
huir
break
broke
Get out of hand.
To become chaotic, unmanageable, or uncontrollable.