English Expressions with Anne with an “E”

Vocabulary:

Chores - House work

Conundrum - a problem that is difficult to deal with, a question that is a trick, often involving a humorous use of words that have two meanings

Ecstatic - extremely happy

Degrees of Showing Happiness

Happy, Content; Glad

Joyful, Delighted, Cheerful

Excited, Thrilled, Elated

Ecstatic, Be on cloud nine

Expressions:

I beg your pardon? -

a. a polite way of saying "I am sorry” or "Could you repeat what you just said?"

b. a way of showing that you are angry about something that someone has just said

Cooped up - o keep (a person or animal) inside a building or in a small space especially for a long period of time

Fiddlesticks - Nonsense; an expression of annoyance or disagreement

A sight for sore eyes - pleasure/ happy to see you

The stuff of fiction - imaginary events such as a story or a lie someone is telling; feeling unreal