If you are asked to hold your horses, it means that you should wait.
Ruby: Come on! Let's go!
Michelle: Hold your horses. I'm coming in a minute.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
HOLD YOUR HORSES
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The English Language Institute (ELI) offers an exciting and innovative academic program for students learning English as a second language. Our course of study is designed to challenge and engage students. Students are immersed in the language, culture, and the ethnicity of New York City.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
DRIVE YOU UP THE WALL
If someone or something drives you up the wall, it makes you very angry or frustrated.
Mike: Louis is always late. Waiting for him drives me up the wall!
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Mike: Louis is always late. Waiting for him drives me up the wall!
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The English Language Institute (ELI) offers an exciting and innovative academic program for students learning English as a second language. Our course of study is designed to challenge and engage students. Students are immersed in the language, culture, and the ethnicity of New York City.
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