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romantic relationship with a girl but you slowly end up just being friends with her.
    Example: I feel sorry for him, he’s such a nice guy and he always ends up in the friend zone, whereas other total idiots always get the girl.

    To place someone’s face: this is often used as ‘I couldn’t place (his) face’ and it means that you recognise their face but you don’t know where from.
    Example: There was a picture of the criminal on the television. I recognised him but I couldn’t place his face. Then I remembered that he went to the same school as me.

    To be floored: to be completely surprised/shocked.
    Example: I was completely floored when I realised that I hadn’t got the promotion.

    To break the ice: this phrase means ‘to start a conversation’ with someone who you haven’t met before . It has the feeling of a very polite/formal conversation that becomes friendly/fun for some reason. Although it sounds negative, it actually isn’t.
    Example: When I first meet someone I try to break the ice by saying something funny and making them laugh.

    To wind up (somewhere): this means ‘to end up’ somewhere or doing something. It is usually used when the outcome was unexpected.
    Example 1: I wound up living in the desert.
    Example 2: Even though we didn’t like each other at first, we wound up best friends.
    Example 3: Most people said that I would probably eventually get fired but I wound up being the boss.

The Dead End Job?

Part One

    Recently I was made redundant from a company I’d been at for about ten years. The thing is , my job had pretty much dominated my life, so losing my job was a big shock. At first I was a complete mess and didn’t know what to do with myself. I spent all day just lazing around feeling sorry for myself . After about a month or so, I decided that enough was enough and I started to pull myself together . I started by reconnecting with some old friends that I’d drifted apart from while I’d been so busy at work. It was nice at first seeing all of those old friends but I quickly noticed that actually we no longer had anything in common so I stopped seeing them and went back to not doing much. After a while my redundancy money started to run out and I needed to get a job. I searched high and low but couldn’t find anything suitable. I applied to a few good jobs but eventually I just gave up. I’d hit rock bottom , I had no job, no money and no real friends.

    Phrases:
    The thing is: this is used to emphasise a point. When you want the listener to pay attention to the point you are making.
    Example: I would quit my job, but the thing is…I’m in debt and really need the money.

    A (month/week/day/hour/minute) or so: this is used to mean ‘around/about (a month etc)’.
    Example: They knew each other for a week or so before they got married.

    To feel sorry for oneself: to pity yourself.
    Example: It has been over a month since he lost his job, he should stop feeling sorry for himself and get out and get another job.

    To pull oneself together: this means to ‘get your life together’. To stop wasting time or worrying and fix your life.
    Example: He hasn’t washed since he was dumped last week. He needs to pull himself together and get his life back on track.

    To search high and low for something: to look everywhere for something.
    Example 1: I searched high and low for a good job in my town but eventually I had to move to London.
    Example 2: I searched high and low for a specific engine part to fix my car. I eventually found it in an online shop in France.

    To hit rock bottom: to be at the worst point of your life.
    Example: Sometimes you need to hit rock bottom before you realise that you need to change the path you are on.

Part Two

    Eventually I decided the best thing for me to do was to join a temping agency. Initially working for the temping agency was absolutely awful, but I told myself that it was temporary and that I just needed something to keep the wolf from the