Level 1 idioms – Unit 09

Conversation:

Mary: Hi Julie. What’s up? You look tired.

Julie: I got up early this morning to put together this new bicycle that I’m giving to Jamie for his birthday.

Mary: Oh, that’s sweet of you. I’m sure he’ll like it. Listen, the reason I stopped by is to ask you to come shopping and help me pick out something to wear to John and Susan’s wedding.

Julie: I thought they broke up, and the wedding was called off.

Mary: That’s right, but they made up yesterday, and the wedding is on again. I heard they cried so much, they used up a whole box of tissue.

Julie: Is that so? You know, all of a sudden, I want to go shopping too. I have nothing to wear either.

Mary: Let me help you clean up and put away these tools.

Julie: Thanks. You know, it’ll be fun to dress up for this wedding. I like wearing nice clothes.

Vocabulary:

• sweet: nice
• wedding: marriage ceremony
• on: happening
• tissue: soft paper used on the face
• so: true
• tools: instruments used to put something together, like pliers and screw drivers

Idioms:

what’s up what’s happening
put together build out of parts
stop by visit (someone) informally
pick out choose
break up (with) end (a relationship, meeting)
make up become friendly after a fight or argument / create (a story)
use up use completely, have no more
all of a sudden without warning, suddenly
put away return (something) to its proper place
dress up put on good clothes

Notes:

Stop by and drop by have the same meaning.

Break up is followed by with if an object is used.
Example: Paul broke up with Judy.

Break up is never followed by with when it means “end a meeting.”
Example: The meeting broke up at 8:00.

Make up has two meanings. The second meaning is “create (a story)”
Example: Johnny didn’t do his homework again, so he had to make up an excuse.

All of a sudden and all at once have the same meaning.

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