Figurative Langauge
Watch four videos using figurative language in conversation.
Conversation 1
Woman: Will you be home tonight?
Man: I should. Why?
Woman: I need to ask you a few questions.
Man: Okay. I'll be up late, so call anytime.
Woman: Okay. I'll call you around nine-ish.
Man: I'll be waiting.
Woman: Great. I promise I won't take up much of your time.
Man: No worries. I got all the time in the world.
Woman: Great. I'll talk to you later then.
Man: Yep. See you then.
Conversation 2
Woman: I'm sorry to hear the news.
Man: It's okay. I saw it coming.
Woman: What will you do?
Man: I'm not sure. I think I'll just take some time off and take it easy for a while.
Woman: That sounds like a good plan.
Man: Well, I guess all good things come to an end.
Woman: They do. Nothing lasts forever.
Man: True. But I'll miss this place
Woman: And we'll miss you and you'll be back on your feet in no time.
Man: I hope so.
Conversation 3
Woman: It looks like it will rain this weekend.
Man: Oh no. Now we can't go hiking.
Woman: I'll call everyone and postpone it until next week.
Man: What about the dinner we planned afterwards?
Woman: We can move it back to next week.
Man: Okay. I'll call the restaurant and cancel the reservation.
Woman: Thanks.
Conversation 4
Woman: I need someone to write up a sales report.
Man: I'll do it.
Woman: Great. How long will it take you?
Man: No more than a few hours, I think.
Woman: Great. I'll get Susan to help you.
Man: No need. I'll be all right. Thanks though.
Woman: Suit yourself.
Figurative Language
- I saw it coming. = I predicted it would happen.
- I’ve got all the time in the world. = I’m not busy / I have lots of time.
- You’ll be back on your feet in no time. = You will recover very quickly.
- We can move it back. = We can reschedule to a later time.
- I’ll just take some time off and → “I'lljus take sm time off 'n…”
- I’ll take it easy for a while. → “I'll take-it-easy fer a while.”
- He is down in the dumps. = He is sad or depressed.
- It’s the elephant in the room. = An obvious issue that people avoid discussing.
- People are up in arms. = People are very angry or upset.
- You need to play your cards right. This is correct.
- Not: plays his cards right, or play your card right.
- You will be back on your feet in no time. This is correct.
- Not: back on your foot, or in some time.
