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Hi Nicholas, What did you get up to1 at the weekend, anything exciting? We had quite a nice weekend here. It was my mum’s birthday, so my sister and I treated her to2 a night out. We took her out for dinner on Saturday, and then we went on to a jazz club because she’s a great jazz fan. Mansour 1
(informal) do
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paid for her to do something pleasant Reply
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Hi Mansour, Glad to hear you had a nice weekend. I did too. I was passing by an old friend’s place on Sunday, so I called in on3 him. Luckily he was at home. We didn’t do anything special, just hung out4 and chatted. Nicholas 3
visited for a short time, usually on your way to somewhere else
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Hi Holly, It’s just one big letdown5 after another in my love life at the moment. The day after we had that terrible row, Kian dropped by6 and persuaded me to agree to him taking me out7 for a meal last night. I thought it would be a chance for us to forget everything, you know, and move on8. I should have refused, but I said yes, and then he stood me up again. He phoned afterwards and gave some feeble excuse and now he’s all romantic again and wants to meet up. I know what you’re going to say – it’s your fault, deal with it, and say no. Is that right? Flora 5
disappointment made a short visit to someone, usually without arranging it
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going somewhere and doing something with someone, usually something you have planned or paid for 8 go forward in one’s life and not look back to the past
Other aspects of social life
We’re having a small get-together at our place on Saturday night. Would you like to come? [informal social gathering] Shall I call Amelia and see if we can hook up with her and Nancy and go clubbing? [(informal) meet someone for a particular purpose] It’s six o’clock. I’d better shoot off or I’ll be late for dinner. [(informal) leave] Wow, that was a fantastic meal. I’ll need a couple of days to sleep it off now, though! [sleep until you feel better, especially after too much alcohol or food] Loads of people rolled up to see Theo’s band at Zino’s last night. [arrived at a particular place or event – when people roll up somewhere, they often arrive late] They had to turn people away as there wasn’t enough room. [refuse to allow them to enter] I’m really getting into snowboarding. It’s amazing. [becoming involved in an activity] Let’s invite Dan too. We mustn’t forget him just because he’s moved away from the village.
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