Reading skills practice: Are we losing the art of conversation?

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to think

fila
desvanecer

malabarismos

TO HIT THE NAIL IN

THE HEAD: It means
“to do or say
FORTH: (from a place)
something that is
out or away, or (from a
exactly right.” You can
point in time) forward:
use this phrase when
They set forth on their
someone finds the
travels in early June.
exact answer of a
From that day forth he
problem or a question.
never drank again.
EXAMPLE: “You hit the
nail on the head with
this color of wallpaper
for the living room; it
RING TRUE: to sound looks better than I
true. Example: Her expected!” (ISO - MIT)
explanation didn't ring
true.
(MERRIAM-WEBSTER)

A PRETTY KETTLE OF
FISH: A difficult or
SOLIDÃO
awkward situation; a
mess. Primarily heard
in US. Ex.: Well, that's
a pretty kettle of fish. I
thought I paid the TO CONVERSE: to
credit card bill, but it have a conversation
turns out that I missed with someone:
the due date by a EVOLUIU - I VÓLVED She's so shy that
week. pequenos trechos
conversing with her
BE DEVOIDED OF can be pretty hard.
SOMETHING: ( Cambridge
to lack or be without Dictionary)
something that is
necessary or usual:
Their apartment is
devoid of all comforts.
He seems to be devoid
of compassion.
(CAMBRIDGE DIC.)