AMERICAN IDIOMS - to hear sth. by word of mouth/by the grapewine = jedna paní povídala‚ klepy atd. - to call the shuts in the family = být hlavou rodiny - hen peck husband = podpantoflák - don´t be chicken = nebuď srab - to chicken out = ztratit kuráž - to clound around = dělat něco neužitečného - to cook up = vymylet - to cry over spilled/spilt milk = brečet nad rozlitým mlíkem - to be in the red = she is in debts - to be in the black = to be
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luck. All the big money gets hit when the dealer’s cards have some sort of match with the player’s card. It’s easy to say that the player just got lucky‚ but was it really luck? I believe that the player manipulates and sets themselves up to hit the jackpot. The more thoroughly the game is observed‚ the easier it is to recognize the amount of skill and strategy that goes into being a great player. Poker culture is about skill and
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Good morning‚ everyone‚ We‚ SMK St. Joseph Miri‚ would like to present a choral speaking performance entitled “Colourful Malaysians” Malaysians are an interesting lot in South East Asia We are a mélange of colours‚ creeds and cultures Among us you can see Malays‚ Chinese‚ Indians‚ Ibans and other indigenous ethnic groups. Many of us are bilingual‚trilingual and quadrilingual‚ being able to speak more than one language. It’s not a surprise to see Ahmad being able to speak Malay and English
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Author uses the example to look after her fences. From second paragraph‚ “Play today. Cash Tomorrow.”(8). The society and government do not let people are able to get away from the lure of the lotteries and make people to be simply under an illusion “Jackpot”. Also author shows us that other many states have slogan to encourage people to keep buying lotteries. But‚ the author does not tell us only bias opinion of the lotteries. She explains that states run lotteries seem to be favored. “Funds are used
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The Pearl By John Steinbeck You hit the jackpot. Enough to provide for you and your family beyond your wildest dreams. Imagine the riches it would bring‚ but also the darkness of human nature. Kino lives contently in a small village with his wife Juana and son Coyotito. It’s a simple but happy life. That is until he finds “the pearl of the world”. Although it seems that all of their problems will be gone‚ in reality it gives way to evil and desire. John Steinbeck creates a remarkable novella
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In our society today‚ many people are naive and will believe anything people tell them. For example‚ in phone call scams people claim to be from companies that you have won ‘jackpot’ and ask you to give them all your details and that the money will be transferred to your account. At this point‚ people don’t realise that they are being fooled and will lose their money. Nobody is born the best in what they do‚ you learn more and
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ADDICTIONS The issue is what type of addiction people are more commonly addicted to. The three types of addiction that most people are addicted to are: sex‚ drugs‚ and gambling. What is sex addiction it is defined as any sexual related compulsive behavior which interferes with normal living and stress on family‚ friends and loved ones‚ and ones work environment. Sexual addictions make sex a priority more important than family‚ friends and work. Sex becomes more important than anything else
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About In 2003‚ the online casino known as ComeOn came into existence as the newest online casino to take the UK by storm. With its vast amount of casino games‚ it also introduced in-play and sports betting to the thousands of online gamblers in the UK and across the world. Although ComeOn started small‚ it quickly turned up its online presence by adding many more software providers that were able to supply the online casino with a wider selection of games. Because of this‚ ComeOn is now a premier
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York in his chase for easy money. In this respect‚ Jake is probably like many other people who can’t resist that temptation of making money by gambling on an easy bet. The theme is something for nothing. In this context it applies to winning the jackpot with a small stake. Most people fancy themselves in that winner position. That’s why so many of us take part in all kinds of lottery and gambles which after all are legal. The scam Jake takes part in is clearly illegal. He may not break the law‚
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million rupees. Jamal doesn’t know until Latika answers the phone‚ but his brother freed Latika from the Mafia he worked for and gave her his phone. Latika doesn’t know the answer‚ and eventually Jamal guesses right (on the first try) and wins the jackpot. After the show is over they meet at the train station as planned. They kiss‚ and the movie ends. I think the movie was both very dramatic and romantic. It had a good storyline‚ if it hadn’t been for that I’ve seen it many a time before‚ I might
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