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Sonu123 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Can any one please give me the meaning of following sentences in simple language?

1. here you are! give me the change.
2. I admit I was taken in.
3. he has been put upon his good behaviour.
4. do not halloo till you are out of food.
5. his speech brought down the house.
  

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here you are is something you say when you hand someone something to be taken in is to be deceived do not halloo - do not contact me, not not bother me, don't make a sound brought down the house - received a outstanding favourable reaction from the audience

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here you are is something you say when you hand someone something

to be taken in is to be deceived

do not halloo - do not contact me, not not bother me, don't make a sound

brought down the house - received a outstanding favourable reaction from the audience
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Thank you so much Elanguest
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To cover number 3 which was overlooked by Elanguest...

"Put upon his good behaviour" would be to release someone from jail or otherwise (i.e. commute a sentence) on the proviso that they commit no further crimes for a period specified. Also known as a good behaviour bond.
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"Brought down the house" refers to a deafening applause, thundering approval by the crowd which is so noisy it might rattle the walls. When you are "taken in" by someone, you are fooled by him. Usually the situation could refer to someone who is charming, seems honest and genuine, but is in fact a bad person. "Give me the change" is not usually said for cash transactions because it's assumed that
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Anonymous"Brought down the house" refers to a deafening applause, thundering approval by the crowd which is so noisy it might rattle the walls. When you are "taken in" by someone, you are fooled by him. Usually the situation could refer to someone who is charming, seems honest and genuine, but is in fact a bad person. "Give me the change" is not usually said for cash tran
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2. Refers to being duped i.e. paid for something that sounded a good idea but was a scam
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1. is somebody handing over his money which isn't the exact amount and needs some money back. Not a very polite way of writing it. In England you would hand over your money, and wait for your change and then say 'thank you'.
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5. He gave such a passionate speech that everybody was cheering. (Brought down the house.)

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