《Lesson 100 Hodgepodge》.pdf

The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 100: Hodgepodge date: August 25, 2007 file name: bobrob 08-25-07 Show notes It’s time for another mixed up jumbled up show, so buckle up and prepare for a trip around hodgepodge city. Phrasal Verbs and Idioms to rip Into someone/something To criticize someone in an angry way because they said something or did something you dont like e.g His boss ripped into him for being half an hour late. to rip into or through someone/something To travel very fast into or right through something or someone eg: the bomb ripped right through the government building. to rip someone/something off (informal) 1) To cheat someone financially by either over charging them or selling them inadequate goods eg: A local meat company in Hokkaido had been ripping its customers off for 20 years by mixing pork into their beef, and claiming it was 100% beef. 2) To copy something or someone by stealing their ideas or logos or designs and using them to make money usually eg: That musician was accused of ripping off an old John Lennon song. # It is also used as a noun eg: the price of that new book is a rip off. # It can also mean to have fake or pirated goods eg: That stall in the market sells designer rip-offs. Idioms: the lights are on but nobodys home humorous idiom used to say that someone is silly or not paying attention or is spacey eg: you cant have a decent conversation with him. The lights are on but nobodys home unfortunately. Bonus idiom: the light of somebodys life the person or people someone loves more than anything else or anyone else eg: Charles was their only child and the light of their life . Grammar Blues Fundamentals review: Direct and indirect objects The direct object (D.O) is the receiver of action within a sentence, as in He hit the ball. So, the “ball” is the D.O. The indirect object identifies to or for whom or what the action of the verb is performed. The direct object and indirect object are different