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Leo : I'm repeatedly running out of food.

Nardo : Why don't you pick up some odds and ends at the grocery?

Leo : Because I'm fed up with having to foot the bill. I don't like to throw my money down the drain.

Nardo : Have your room mates chip in?

Leo : No, just skip it.

Vocabulary 

run out of : finish the supply, use up

pick up : obtain,get

odds and ends : miscellaneous items

fed up with : disgusted with, had enough of

down the drain (tubes) :wasted,lost

chip in : contribute,give jointly

skip : forget,pass over

foot the bill : pay

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  • @ satereh, thank you that this is  useful to you. :)

  • Nicely done!! Maya,, thank you so much my friend :)

  • So here's the second part of your blog....its really nice to see you so interested to learn in here my friend. I'm happy that you take out time just to make a blog. And in addition to your work of art, I made few sentences using your own idioms.
    There's a lot of odds and ends on my moms room when I came in.
    I'm not the one who always pick up a fight.
    I'm run out of ideas after that brainstorming meeting.
    My money went down the drain after I bought that old car.
    I'm fed up of your lies and cheating.
    We are asked to chip in for our highschool reunion party.
    I always skip my meals when I'm too busy in the office.
    The grooms family are the ones who foot the bill for the marriage here in the Philippines.
  • So useful. Some are new to me. Thanks for sharing.
  • Thank you , Rasty,Evangelina and Lady Anne. :)

  • Nice work  :D

  • Thank you as I always am!

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