25 лютого. День пістолета
Чи знаєте ви, що минуло майже 500 років з моменту появи перших пістолетів? У дев'ятнадцятому столітті з'явилися револьвери. У 1835 році Семюель Кольт отримав патент на перший в історії револьвер. Через рік він отримав патент на американську модель. У цей день люди згадують часи Семюеля Кольта та черпають натхнення, щоб випустити чудові нові патенти на пістолети.
Слово дня: “ЗБРОЯ” - знаряддя для нападу або оборони.
Сучасна зброя небезпечна, але ефективна та має високу точність.
The word of the day: wound (verb)
Meaning: to damage an area of the body, especially by making a cut or hole in the skin.
Example: The police chief was badly wounded in the explosion.
Your MINI-TASK:
- Look through the idioms
- Choose 2 you like best
- Come up with the sentences
- Bite the Bullet
Meaning: To do something even though it involves pain, discomfort, or difficulty
Example: I guess I might as well bite the bullet and go and talk to the boss about my failure. I’ll have to do it sooner or later.
- Smoking Gun
Meaning: Indisputable evidence of a crime
Example: A photograph showing the legislator meeting with organized crime bosses was the smoking gun.
- Dead Eye
Meaning: A good shooter, a good marksman
Example: Virgil is a dead eye. He learned his skills in the army.
- Fight Fire with Fire
Meaning: Use the same measures that are being used against you, even if they’re stronger than you would usually use
Example: Our competition is running ads accusing us of cheating on product testing. We’ll just have to fight fire with fire.
- Keep Your Powder Dry
Meaning: Do not attack until you are ready.
Example: There’s no point in launching the ad campaign while everyone’s out of town. Let’s keep our powder dry and wait until the campaign is in full swing.