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VOCABULARY/PHRASES
Be all ears: Very eager to hear.
Have your wits gone wool-gathering: Is your brain not working?
Black sheep of the family: An odd or disreputable member of the family.
Laughing stock: A person subjected to mockery.
Cut-out for: Suited or fitted for something.
Predisposition: Tendency, proneness.
On the spur of the moment: On impulse; without planning in advance.
Carnal: Relating
to physical, especially sexual needs and activities.
Being something in a way which is likely to fail.
Mom-and-pop-shop: To refer to a family-owned business.
Incumbent upon: Something imposed as an obligation or a duty.
Under the sun: On earth; in existence (used in expressions
emphasizing large number of
something).
Father: And what about society what will they think?
Son: What society thinks does not matter to me; what you do, does. We live in a free world. Why
it is so
incumbent upon us to be answerable to society for anything or everything we do
under
the sun?
Dad: Why don’t you want to join army? Don’t you love your motherland?
Son: I love my motherland as much as you do. Joining the army does not give anyone a
stamp
of patriotism and doing anything else other than that does not make anyone a traitor. You can
serve the country well by even being a sweeper if your heart is in the right place.
Dad: Seems like someone has truly grown up real quick. I am proud of
you my son and I respect
your decision too. I was only trying to test your determination under
pressure and now I am sure
that you will certainly excel in what you want to do. Go live your life the way you want to. My
blessings are with you.
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