AEE 2544: Did You Up and Start Learning English?

Did you up and start learning English: 1.up and do sth: means you do sth so suddenly spontaneously without thinking about it ahead Ex:he moved to Chicago because he felt like he needed a change (did it out of a blue) Ex: she up and decided adopt a puppy and came home with the same day 2.all of a sudden : more common EX:all of a sudden she jumped out of a car Ex:it felt like they just met and they were engaged all of a sudden 3.out of nowhere : EX: he seemed to decide out of nowhere to leave the party Ex:we thought she would go to the local university but out of nowhere she got a scholarship to UCLA 4.just like that : Ex:just like that it happened Ex:just like that she decided not to go out Ex:she quitted her job and moved to Washington just like that 5.on a whim :very spontaneous Ex:she booked a flight to Mexico on a whim Ex:we decided to adopt a cat on a whim even we only went to shelter to volunteer Role play: A:we were planning a quiet weekend at home up and bought concert tickets Saturday night B:oh wow! Super last minute? A:yeah we were at a dinner and all of a sudden my husband goes let's see if glass animal show isn't sold out! B:and then there were tickets? that's crazy! A:i know! We had thought about going but never got tickets, then out of nowhere he pulls out his phone and checks two tickets decent seats and he bought them just like that B:wow! totally unplanned A:yeah we never do stuff on a whim like that but it was really fun

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