京都でマンツーマン英会話教室・スクールなら烏丸御池のエイセット

まずあり得ない、起こるはずがない、
そんなニュアンスを表す面白い表現です。
会話で使えると楽しいですね。

when pigs fly
（あり得ない、起こり得ない）

When pigs fly she will stop eating sugar.

Ann will probably make a packed lunch for him only when pigs fly.

I think he will start exercising when pigs fly.

Have a good weekend!!

今日の表現はこちら。
こんな言い方もあります。
会話の中で使ってみよう。

save (sth) for a rainy day
(Usually money)
（万が一に備えて、貯金をする）

Lucy saves some money for a rainy day.

His car broke down but luckily he had saved some money for a rainy day.

Let's put it in the safe and save it for a rainy day.

学校で習った表現とは少し違う、こんな言い方もあります。
色々な表現を会話の中で使ってみよう。

be up for-
（-したい、興味がある）

We are going camping this weekend.
Are you up for it?

I'm going to have dinner with my clients tonight.
- That's sounds good.
I'm not really up for it actually.

We're going to eat out tonight if you're up for it.

人生よい時も悪い時も色々あります。
今日の表現はそんな時にぴったりです。

through thick and thin
（良い時も悪い時も、楽しい時も辛い時も）

My boss and colleagues have stood by me through thick and thin.

They've helped each other and stuck with through thick and thin for many years.

She's been with her mother through thick and thin.

テレビを観ながらついついうとうと、
そんな経験ありますよね。
今日はそんな状況にぴったりのこの表現。

forty winks
（うたた寝、短時間の睡眠）

Now I feel a lot better after I had forty winks for about 15 minutes.

Taro couldn't sleep very well last night so he took forty winks after lunch.

Ann often has forty winks going home on the bus.

Have a good week!