She is Miss Srilanka. She is a Bollywood actress and she knows how to talk. In this interview, she talks about her way of dealing with the pressures and stress of being a Bollywood actress. Jacqueline Fernandes speaks and we get our speak great English lesson.
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Father figure = Someone like a father
The old school principal was a father figure to young Suman Lal.
You are a father figure to him. You should explain to him that what he is doing does not suit his stature as a senior minister.
Big deal = Big thing, Something which can have a significant impact
Whether we wear red shirts or blue is no big deal. What’s important is that it should be comfortable.
Getting into IIM is a big deal for everyone.
Flip side = A different aspect of something
The flip side of being an IAS officer is that you could be called for duty 24 hours.
The flip side of being the captain of Indian cricket team is that you are continuously under tremendous pressure
Figure out = Find the solution to a problem
You need to figure out how to be at the office in time everyday. If you are late, you got to pay the penalty.
Mr Sharma, please figure out a way to keep your class quiet when you are delivering a lecture. There is always so much noise from your class, it disturbs other classes as well.
Put up with = Bear something unpleasant
I cannot put up with this insult.
The people of India have given enough indication that they are no longer ready to put up with the official arrogance of officers and politicians.
High spirited = Bright and cheerful
She is a high spirited girl and very ambitious
Sucked out = Taken out of me
When I reach home in the evening after office, I feel as if all my energy has been sucked out of me
Get the better of = Defeat me
You have to fight the circumstances to the best of your ability. You cannot let circumstances get the better of you.
In the last over, only 10 runs were needed which was highly achievable but the pressure got the better of Rahul and he got out on the first ball itself.
This is not me = This is against my nature
Yesterday, I shouted at a beggar on the traffic signal but I didn’t feel good about it. It was not me. Now on, I’d be gentler towards the unfortunate people forced to beg on the streets.
Indebted = Owing gratitude
One is forever indebted to one’s parents for the love and affection they give.
Skimpy = Less
People who say that women wearing skimpy clothes want to get raped are sick in their minds and need to change their way of thinking
Let’s now answer the following quiz:
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