lesson 34

The baby has gone past the sell-by date given by the hospital, but there is not a lot I can do except dig in on the front-line. /Did you know that a store can sell food past the expiration date?

This should give more accurate results, particularly with convenience food.

I want to make some baked eggplant for today's dinner.

The lasagne was mouth-watering./They are serving mouth-watering pastas

The city is best known for its fresh and pickled cucumber.

She prepared a superb dinner/The weather on the island was superb!

He drained the pasta and poured the sauce on it/Drain the vegetables and put them on a plate

This ticket is out of date.

If you run out of stock, add warm water instead.

I really don't understand why you, women, always shop till you drop

In many cases a vending machine could do the job just as well.

Last year I worked at the till in the grocer's shop/Do you know how to use a cash register?

Sorry I'm late - I was queuing at the checkout in a supermarket.

Distribution centres use conveyor belts to move products from storage racks to loading docks.

She knows how to haggle/People like to haggle in flea markets

"I'd ask you to name the rock-bottom price you'd charge to go on living for just one more week."

The tickets costed an arm and a leg

I'm not saying you give the person an exorbitant amount of money.

The company has to pay through the nose for another man to take the job. /I can't believe people really paid through the nose for this.

Sorry, but I think 70 quid for that blouse is a rip-off.

He was such a spendthrift that he'd never paid his taxes." /Forget this world which you have run through like a spendthrift.

The woman was wearing shoddy jewellery./I'd personally be ashamed to accept such a shoddy victory.

It may be a malfunction in the detection system.

Convey my deepest condolences./Can you convey this message to the boss?

We should have never let him become such an intricate part of this.

He has a profound knowledge of cars and mechanics./ His profound knowledge of history really surprised me.

Here then is a chance to experience the old spellbinding magic.

Your tongue-in-cheek comments are sometimes annoying.

Perhaps this would not be such a hideous day after all.

We would like to get straightforward information about the promotion.

Your work is outstanding, so you deserve a pay raise.

He's broken his collarbone

I'm sorry I can't put you up today because I'dont have enought beds in my flat

I stopped over in Brzesko on my to Kraków.

I'm going to set off on holiday on MOnday.