Idioms in Context

hen our son turned sixteen, he decided it was high time he

W got a driver's license. Once our son makes up his mind to do

something, he goes/or it. My wife and I had to go with him
to practice his driving almost every night for two weeks! It took up a lot of
our time. Over all, he was a pretty good driver. He did his best to abide by
the traffic rules. Apartfrom the time he ran over the garbage can when he
was backing up, [ thought he did very well.
1 My wife, on the other hand, was always nervous when our son got

behind the steering wheel. Lt goes withollt saying that my wife tended to
react more strongly when our son made a mistake. She always came back
pale and exhausted after a trip in the car with our son.
3 Finally the day came for our son's driving

test. I told him before the test, "Make sure you

watch your speed, son. You tend to go around
corners too fast. Well, good luck! I'll keep my
fingers crossed"

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41n just a few hours, my son came back with
his driver's License! I asked him how his driving
test went. He said the man giving him the test
was very nice. The man even asked if he could
do anything to make my son more relaxed dur-
ing the test. My son told him, "When I come to a
traffic light you can scream as if we're going to
die. Then I'll feel like my mom is in the car."

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