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Monday, May 25, 2009

Wedding Idioms

Прочтите предложения 1-10. Что означают выделенные идиомы?
 
There will be no shotgun wedding for Susan and Roger. They don’t have to marry only because Susan is pregnant.

They hired a reputable wedding planner to organize the wedding ceremony and reception. They wanted their special day to go off without a hitch.

The wedding is off. Tim, the groom-to-be, had a problem to commit to the marriage and got cold feet at the last moment.

The bride was teary-eyed when she danced her first waltz.

It was one-of-a-kind wedding gown custom-made for the bride.

The bride and groom will exchange their rings in a moment. It will seal their fate forever.

Christie and Brian will tie the knot in this medieval castle next month.

We had a low-key celebration on Friday to mark our 25th wedding anniversary.

Giving a speech in front of hundreds of guests at a wedding can be nerve-wracking.

She was his only daughter and he decided to push the boat out when she was getting married. He really spent a lot of money on that wedding!

Новые идиомы:
   
shotgun wedding - вынужденная свадьба, т.к. невеста беременна

without a hitch - (все прошло) без сучка, без задоринки; без проишествий

(get) cold feet - струсить (отступить от задуманного/запланированного)

teary-eyed - прослезившийся

one-of-a-kind - уникальный, своеобразный

seal their fate - предрешило иx судьбу

tie the knot - жениться/выWedding Idiomsходить замуж

low-key - неброский, сдержанный, маленького масштаба

nerve-wracking - изматывающий

push the boat out - разойтись на всю катушку, щедро платить в честь важного события
 
Дополнительные слова и сочетания из предложений:
 
pregnant - беременна

wedding ceremony and reception - свадебная церемония и празднование (прием гостей)

commit to the marriage - обязаться к браку

exchange their rings - обменяться кольцами

custom-made - (сшито/сделано) по заказу

medieval castle - средневековый замок

wedding anniversary - годовщина свадьбы
 
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POSTED BY Olga Galperin AT 5:12 PM
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