ESL Podcast 758 – Showing Off a New Purchase Flashcards
to look at a person and pay attention to his or her
appearance or behavior, usually because it is unusual or very impressive and
exciting
Monica: Wow, …..! When did you buy a new car?
Kevin: This isn’t just any new car. It’s a Ferrari.
- Check him out, all dressed up for his first day at work!
to be very expensive; to have required paying a
lot of money
Monica: Wow, check you out! When did you buy a new car?
Kevin: This isn’t just any new car. It’s a Ferrari.
Monica: I can see that. It must have ……
Kevin: Yeah, but it was worth it. You should see the looks I get riding around in
this baby. My brother is green with envy.
- A large home with an ocean view in this neighborhood will set you back a few.
to be worthwhile; for something to be good enough to justify the
hard work or money that was required to get or obtain
Monica: Wow, check you out! When did you buy a new car?
Kevin: This isn’t just any new car. It’s a Ferrari.
Monica: I can see that. It must have set you back a few.
Kevin: Yeah, but it …… You should see the looks I get riding around in
this baby. My brother is green with envy.
- Marjorie spent years waking up at 4:30 each morning to swim at the gym, but it
was all worth it when she got on the Olympic swim team.
a word used to refer to possessions that one values a lot and is very
proud of
Monica: Wow, check you out! When did you buy a new car?
Kevin: This isn’t just any new car. It’s a Ferrari.
Monica: I can see that. It must have set you back a few.
Kevin: Yeah, but it was worth it. You should see the looks I get riding around in
this …… My brother is green with envy.
- I bought this baby when my old computer died. It’s four times faster and has
twice as much memory.
very envious; wanting to have what another person has
Monica: Wow, check you out! When did you buy a new car?
Kevin: This isn’t just any new car. It’s a Ferrari.
Monica: I can see that. It must have set you back a few.
Kevin: Yeah, but it was worth it. You should see the looks I get riding around in
this baby. My brother is ……
- When Jordan found out how much money Stephanie earns, he was green with
envy.
to use or display something in a way so that
everyone else sees it, admires it, and wants to have it
Kevin: Yeah, but it was worth it. You should see the looks I get riding around in
this baby. My brother is green with envy.
Monica: Then you’ve been …. it …. around town.
Kevin: No, I’ve just been … it …. to a few friends and family members.
There’s no sense owning a fine machine like this and not bragging a little, right?
- Did you see how Janice was showing off her new diamond ring? It must have
cost thousands of dollars.
a phrase used to talk about something that is irrational or
illogical and doesn’t make sense
Monica: Then you’ve been showing it off around town.
Kevin: No, I’ve just been showing it off to a few friends and family members.
…….owning a fine machine like this and not bragging a little, right?
- There’s no sense worrying about the things you can’t control. Just focus on
what you can control.
to talk about the nice things or abilities one has in a slightly rude way
when other people do not have those things or abilities
Monica: Then you’ve been showing it off around town.
Kevin: No, I’ve just been showing it off to a few friends and family members.
There’s no sense owning a fine machine like this and not ……a little, right?
- Kate is a very good tennis player, but I wish she didn’t brag about it so much.
to show that one is very proud of one’s possessions and
achievements, especially in a rude way around people who do not have those
things or achievements
Monica: Then you’ve been showing it off around town.
Kevin: No, I’ve just been showing it off to a few friends and family members.
There’s no sense owning a fine machine like this and not bragging a little, right?
Monica: Especially since your brother has been ….. about his new boat, you
mean.
- The other employees are annoyed by how Meghda always gloats when she
produces the highest sales.
a phrase used to show that what another person just said is
correct in identifying part of the reason for something
Monica: Then you’ve been showing it off around town.
Kevin: No, I’ve just been showing it off to a few friends and family members.
There’s no sense owning a fine machine like this and not bragging a little, right?
Monica: Especially since your brother has been gloating about his new boat, you
mean.
Kevin: ……. I don’t want to toot my own horn, but I think a new Ferrari
trumps a measly new boat, don’t you?
- The only reason you want that job is because you’ll get to see Charles every
day.
- The only reason you want that job is because you’ll get to see Charles every
- There is that. But it also pays well and it has flexible hours.
to brag about one’s accomplishments; to talk about
how good or successful one is, making one seem better than other people
Monica: Then you’ve been showing it off around town.
Kevin: No, I’ve just been showing it off to a few friends and family members.
There’s no sense owning a fine machine like this and not bragging a little, right?
Monica: Especially since your brother has been gloating about his new boat, you
mean.
Kevin: There is that. I don’t want to ……, but I think a new Ferrari
trumps a measly new boat, don’t you?
- Trenton is too modest. If he doesn’t toot his own horn, no one will realize how
much he contributes to this organization.
to be superior to; to be better than something else
Monica: Then you’ve been showing it off around town.
Kevin: No, I’ve just been showing it off to a few friends and family members.
There’s no sense owning a fine machine like this and not bragging a little, right?
Monica: Especially since your brother has been gloating about his new boat, you
mean.
Kevin: There is that. I don’t want to toot my own horn, but I think a new Ferrari
….. a measly new boat, don’t you?
- This new product trumps any of our competitors’ products.
unimportant and insignificant; too small or unimpressive
Monica: Then you’ve been showing it off around town.
Kevin: No, I’ve just been showing it off to a few friends and family members.
There’s no sense owning a fine machine like this and not bragging a little, right?
Monica: Especially since your brother has been gloating about his new boat, you
mean.
Kevin: There is that. I don’t want to toot my own horn, but I think a new Ferrari
trumps a ….. new boat, don’t you?
- On Valentine’s Day, Bryan took his wife out for dinner and gave her a beautiful
necklace, but she just gave him a measly greeting card.
to try to show or convince others of one’s superiority over
another person
Monica: Especially since your brother has been gloating about his new boat, you
mean.
Kevin: There is that. I don’t want to toot my own horn, but I think a new Ferrari
trumps a measly new boat, don’t you?
Monica: Do you and your brother always ….. …. …. like this?
- Why do those guys always whip it out when they talk about how much money
they make?
a phase used to show that one completely
agrees with what another person has said
Kevin: There is that. I don’t want to toot my own horn, but I think a new Ferrari
trumps a measly new boat, don’t you?
Monica: Do you and your brother always whip it out like this?
Kevin: Like what? I’m just sharing my new toy with my brother. I’m sure he’s
just as happy for me as I was for him when he bought his new boat.
Monica: Truer words were never spoken.
- Winning the lottery changed her life in so many ways.
- Truer words were never said.
