ESL Podcast 197 - An Apology

to promise - to guarantee; to tell someone you will do something

Gwen, please promise that you won't tell anyone about the mistake I made in the report before I have a chance to fix it.

sorry - regretful; feeling bad about something; usually used in cases when someone did or said something wrong

She was sorry to have broken the vase that belonged to her friend's grandmother.

a crush - to think someone is attractive, usually used for teenagers who feel a temporary attraction; to want to date someone

Dana has crushes on three players on the baseball team.

to slip out - to say something accidentally, without intending or wanting to

She didn't plan on telling anyone that she was quitting her job, but during a lunch meeting, it just slipped out.

in confidence - in secret, so that no one else knows

If I tell you something in confidence, I don't want you to repeat it to anyone.

totally - completely

I totally forgot that I was supposed to go over to Martin's house today to help him set up for the party!

to regret - to feel sorry for something; to wish that something had not happened

After losing the most important game of the year, the team regretted not practicing more.

to take it back - to wish that you had not done something after you've done it; to want to make things as they were before

I was trying to help him when I told his boss that he was sick, but his boss fired him. I wish I could take it all back.

to accept (someone's) apology - to forgive someone; to recognize that someone has regret; to not feel angry with someone anymore

Will you accept my apology for insulting you earlier tonight?

what's done is done - you cannot change what is in the past; now that an action has been taken, you cannot change the results

What's done is done. It won't help anyone to be angry about it.

to be pissed off - to be very angry

Of course I'm pissed off at you. You said that my husband eats like a pig!

to be over it - to stop being angry; to feel little or no emotion about something that made you very emotional in the past

She was very disappointed when she wasn't given the job, but she's over it now.

hold on a sec - wait a moment; please wait

Hold on a sec. Let me see if I can find that contract.

guess who...? - do you know who...?; asking someone to guess the identity of someone else

Guess who tried to take credit for my work during the meeting?

to be interested in - to be romantically interested in someone; to want to date someone

Ronald asked me out, but I'm really interested in his brother.

Don't let your imagination run away with you. - don't let yourself believe what you imagine; don't believe that something is there when it is only in your mind

You think that at the concert, you're going to get to meet the band? Don't let your imagination run away with you.

to keep (one's) fingers crossed - to be hopeful, to wish someone good luck

Let's keep our fingers crossed that the teacher won't find out about the trick we played on her until after the school year is over.