Vocabulary Idioms No Strings Attached | New Lease on Life | Kith and Kin

Vocabulary Idioms

No Strings Attached | New Lease on Life | Kith and Kin | Sell Like Hot Cakes

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Exercise 1

Vocabulary

no strings attached

Phrase

noʊ strɪŋz əˈtæʧt

without any special demands, conditions, or restrictions

Sally received a full scholarship with no strings attached.

new lease on life

Phrase

nju liːs ɔn laɪf

a turn of events that gives a person another chance to be happy, healthy or successful; a fresh start

After I returned from the army, I felt as if I had a new lease on life.

Surviving that risky heart surgery has really given her a new lease on life.

kith and kin

Phrase

kiθ ən kɪn

one’s relatives and friends

She invited all her kith and kin to the wedding.

It hurts to be betrayed by your own kith and kin.

sell like hot cakes

Phrase

sɛl laɪk hɑt keɪks

to sell rapidly; to sell very quickly

Since they opened that store, their goods have been selling like hot cakes.

During Black Friday, products sell like hot cakes.

Exercise 2

Dialogue Practice

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Saya	Hey, Masa!
Masa	Oh, hi, Saya! How are you doing?
Saya	I'm a bit tired, I guess. I had a reunion today with all my kith and kin. My aunt recovered from a surgery, so she invited us all to celebrate her new lease on life.
Masa	Oh, how nice! Did you have fun?
Saya	Yes, it was really nice seeing everyone. Anyway, what have you been doing these days? How's work?
Masa	It's great, actually. We've just published a new book and it is selling like hot cakes. So, we are pretty busy. By the way, the company is hiring at the moment. So, maybe you can try applying? No strings attached.
Saya	Hmm. Maybe I will. After I graduate, that is.

Exercise 3

Article

Read the passage aloud with your teacher.

Saya met Masa on her way home from the university. She told him that she had just returned from a gathering with her kith and kin, where they were celebrating her aunt's new lease on life after she had recovered from a surgery. Masa was happy to hear that Saya had fun. He mentioned that he was busy at work, because the new book they had published was selling like hot cakes. He also said that his company was hiring and suggested that Saya apply, no strings attached.

Exercise 4

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms to complete the dialogue.

Zach and Nathan are talking about a store.
Zach	I went to John's yesterday, to buy some new shirts, but since they had been (1), they were out of stock by the time I got there. The clerk told me that I needed to wait for a month to get them.
Nathan	Oh, that's a long time to wait.
Zach	Yeah... So I was wondering... Since your cousin works there, maybe you could ask her if she could do anything about that, (2).
Nathan	Sure, no problem. Usually, employees’ (3) get special treatment anyway.
Zach	That's good to hear.
Nathan	Also, I think that after that incident, when the owner’s life was saved by one of the employees, he took a (4) and started treating everyone like family.