The lights are on but nobody’s home.
meaning: used to describe a stupid person
magyarul: nincsenek otthon nála
example: She made a very silly decision, the lights are on but nobody’s home! – Nagyon bután döntött, nincsenek otthon nála!

to have Van Gogh’s ear for music
meaning: to be tone deaf (Van Gogh only had one ear!)
magyarul: nincs hallása, botfüle van
example: John really shouldn’t play the violin, he has Van Gogh’s ear for music. – Johnnak nem kellene hegedülnie, nincs semmi hallása.

everything but the kitchen sink
meaning: almost everything has been included
magyarul: szinte minden; van itt minden, mint a búcsúban
example: Look at her bags, she packed everything but the kitchen sink. –Nézd a táskáit, szinte mindent felpakolt.

when pigs fly
meaning: something that will never happen
magyarul: majd ha piros hó esik
example: You will get her to ask you on a date when pigs fly! – Akkor fog téged randira hívni, ha piros hó esik!

to do a Devon Loch
meaning: if someone suddenly fails when everybody expects them to succeed (Devon Loch was a horse)
magyarul: az utolsó pillanatban váratlanul lemaradni, veszíteni
example: It was shocking how Manchester United did a Devon Loch in the last minutes of the match against Arsenal. – Sokkoló volt, ahogy a Manchester United az utolsó pillanatokban vesztett az Arsenal ellen.

Bob’s your uncle
meaning: something will be done, sorted or successful.
magyarul: valami rendben lesz; valami után már jó vagy
example: Go straight on until you reach the main road, take the first right, and Bob’s your uncle, there’s the market! – Menj egyenesen, amíg eléred a főutcát, aztán az első utcán jobbra és utána már jó vagy, ott is van a piac!

(to fall) off the back of a lorry/truck
meaning: probably stolen or illegitimate
magyarul: leesett a teherautóról
example: Where did you get this flat TV? Off the back of a lorry? – Honnan szerezted ezt a lapostévét? Leesett a teherautóról?

hairy at the heel
meaning: ill-bred, dangerous or untrustworthy
magyarul: neveletlen, veszélyes, megbízhatatlan
example: I can’t say I like that rude man, I think he’s a bit hairy at the heels. – Nem kedvelem azt az udvariatlan embert, szerintem egy kicsit szőröstalpú.

cat’s arse
meaning: the facial expression adopted by a scorned person.
magyarul: mérgesen csücsörítő száj
example: Bob won’t come to the pub with us, he’s afraid his wife will give him the cat’s arse if he does. – Bob nem jön velünk a pubba, fél, hogy a felesége ráncolni fogja a homlokát.

pardon my French
meaning: an informal apology for the use of profane, swear or taboo words
magyarul: elnézés kérése káromkodásért, csúnya szavakért
example: She is a ****, pardon my French. – Ő egy ****, már megbocsáss.

cat got one’s tongue
meaning: to be unable to speak.
magyarul: elvitte a cica a nyelved
example: What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue? – Mi a baj? Elvitte a cica a nyelved?

 to have more holes than Swiss cheese
meaning: if a plan, idea, story etc. has faults or problems
magyarul: problémás, gyenge lábakon álló terv, ötlet, történet stb.
example: We can do better than that. This plan has more holes in it than Swiss cheese. –Ennél többre vagyunk képesek. Ez a terv sok helyen elcsúszhat. 

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What unusual item was found in a bag of potato chips?

1) Amy Stewart worked …
a) in a corner shop.
b) in an office.
c) in a potato chips factory.

2) She bought a bag of potato chips because …
a) that was her favourite snack.
b) she felt something strange in the bag.
c) it was different from the usual chips.

3) She was surprised because …
a) there were no chips in the bag.
b) she found something in the bag that had money in it.
c) the chips weren’t good for eating.

4) Thomas Kelley knew …
a) Amy’s phone number.
b) someone would give his wallet back.
c) that the wallet was in a potato chips bag.

5) Amy went to the factory because …
a) she was very pleased with the chips.
b)to return the wallet to its owner.
c) to buy a huge basket of potato chips.

What unusual item was found in a bag of potato chips?

Amy Stewart was hungry as she was walking home from the office. So she went to the corner shop, picked her favourite snack, a big bag of potato chips from the shelf and paid at the check-out. As she left the shop, she opened the bag and reached inside. But her hands touched something strange among the chips in the bag. Something that was different from what she expected. It was square. It was smooth. And it was also much bigger than the chips. She was really surprised as she took it out of the bag and saw that it was certainly something that wasn’t good for eating. It was a wallet with money and cards in it. How in the world did a wallet get in a closed and sealed potato chips bag? There were twenty-seven dollars in the wallet, some credit cards and also the name of the owner – Thomas Kelley and his phone number. When Amy called her he said he thought he would never see his wallet again. He knew it had to be in a potato chips bag because he worked in the potato chips factory. The wallet fell out of his pocket and onto a moving ramp that carried the chips down to the machine which puts them in a bag. He was very pleased and when Amy met him in the factory to give his wallet back he gave her a huge basket – full of potato chips.

Key:  1-b, 2-a, 3-b, 4–c, 5-b