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Heads up!

Idioms are a regular feature of the Speakeasy column. If you�re a fan of this page, you�ve probably used at least a hundred or so groupings of words in your practise conversations. This week we�re going to add another idiom to the list. Read the conversation between Gigi and Joey and determine which idiom with the word head in it correctly fits in the blanks, and then match the idioms with their corresponding definition.

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Gigi:    You won�t believe this.

Joey:   What is it?

Gigi:    It�s our cousin Saowaluck. Her boyfriend dumped her and now she�s rushing ................1................ into another relationship.

Joey:   You woke me up just to tell me that! You sure like to make a big deal out of such nonsense.

GigI:    She�s fallen ................2................ for her ex-boyfriend�s twin brother.

Joey:   Why does she want to go out with him? He�s such a ................3................ . Every one in that family has their ..............4.............. . They should all try to get out more.

Gigi:    You know how much Aunt Bua hates that family. ...............5.............. if she finds out about Saowaluck�s new beau and that we didn�t do anything to stop her.

Joey: Let�s try to convince Saowaluck to call the relationship off.

EXERCISES

IDIOMS

Head in the clouds.

Head first.

Heads will roll.

Head case.

Head over heels.

Definitions

- To love or start to love someone very much.

- To be thinking your own thoughts and not concentrating on what is happening around you.

-  Doing something without thinking carefully.

- To be crazy.

- Certain people will be punished when a serious mistake has been made.

Vocabulary

dump (v): to end a romantic relationship with somebody

nonsense (n): ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are ridiculous or not true

beau (n): a woman�s male lover or friend

convince (v): to persuade somebody to do something

Expression

heads up: Used for telling someone to pay attention