rephrasing
They couldn't expect such a dramatic increase.
____________________ expect such a dramatic increase.
Little did they expect
ʃiː təʊld miː tuː kɑːm daʊn
she told me to calm down
compensate
make up for
try to guess the meaning of the idiom:
-the world in your oyster-
a. you can do what you want or go where you want
b. you're part of a close-knit group.
a.
resemble
take after
As soon as I heard that word, I changed the topic.
No________________________ changed the topic.
sooner had I heard
wɜːr aɪ ɪn jɔː ʃuːz, aɪ wʊd tɔːk tuː hɜː.
were I in your shoes, I would talk to her
appear, arrive
turn up, show up
let sleeping dogs lie
a. said to warn someone that they should not talk about a bad situation that most people have forgotten about.
b. start talking about a controversial topic.
a.
start talking about a controversial topic: open a can of worms.
become, transform
turn into
If you hadn't warned me, I would have made the same msitake.
But______________________________, I would have made the same mistake.
for your warning me
for you warning me
ɪts ðə ˈbɛtə wɜːd ɪn ðə wɜːld
It's the better word in the world.
take control of something, star being responsible for something
take over
the rest is history
a. everyone has forgotten what happened afterwards.
b. everyone knows what happened afterwards.
b.
he Beatles had their first hit record in 1962 and the rest is history.
catch on