Do You Understand This English Sentence?

Lesson No. 15.9 Explanation:

Let bygones be bygones=To forgive someone and start a new relationship.

A bone to pick with you= Having a grievance that needs to be talked out.

Reached out to me= Made an effort to make contact.

Have my back= To protect someone from harm.

Set the record straight= To provide a correct version of something.

Heads up= To give an alert or advance notice.

Next lesson, Bill continues his dialogue.

Sabaan Nee- Change to:”and let’s forget the past and restart our relationship” and “your sister contacted me” Good job.

Fatemeh- Change to: “that’s annoying me” and “your sister made contact with me to lessen any hurt feelings from you.” Very good job.

Amira- Excellent explanation.

Bora- Change to: “and will forget it as well.” Also, “when you made your decision” and “to avoid a misunderstanding.” Very good effort.

Hi Mr. Alston,

“Janet, I accept your apology and will throw it behind my back. However, I do have something to tell you.”

Janet: What is it? 

Bill: At the time of your decision, your sister tried to get in touch with me to support me emotionally, it wasn’t a romantic thing. I want to make things clear on this point.

Janet: Thanks for telling me.”

Hello Mr. Alston. Thank you very much for your new lesson 🙏
My answer is:
Bill: Janet, I forgive you and I will forget the events of the past. However, I want to talk to you about something that annoying me.
Janet: What is it?
Bill: At the time of your decision, your sister made contact with me to hurt my feelings for you. I want to make the true facts of this event clear.
Janet: Thanks for your advance notice.

Lesson No. 15.9 “Reading between the lines”

Bill talks to Janet:

“Janet, I accept your apology and will let bygones be bygones. However, I do have a bone to pick with you.”

Janet: What is it? 

Bill: At the time of your decision, your sister reached out to me to have my back emotionally, it wasn’t a romantic thing. I want to set the record straight on this point.

Janet: Thanks for the heads up.

Question: Can you explain this dialogue?

Bora, you’re welcome, and thanks for your appreciative words.

Lesson No. 14.8 Explanation:

Throwing you under the bus= To betray a friend or ally for selfish reasons.

Beg your pardon= Saying you’re sorry for making a mistake.

Get the better part of me= To allow something to take over you.

On the double= To do something very quickly.

You all did a very good job on your explanations, we’ll move on to Bill’s response on the next lesson.

Bora, very good explanation. Change to “I truly regret my wrong decision, delete “am”.

Sabann Nee – Good explanation; “she let her emotions” was in the past tense. Correct yours to “I listened to the voice of my emotions.”

Fatemeh – Overall good explanation, change “selfishly” to “selfish.” Change your sentence to “I thought I could control my emotions.”

Amira – Very accurate explanation, keep up your good work.

Good job everyone. Next lesson, boyfriend Bill talking to Janet.

Hi Mr. Alston,

“I deeply regret leaving you behind and I hope you forgive me. I let my emotions drive me, even knowing that you would have been here beside me when I needed you. Can we continue from where we stopped?”

Hello Mr. Alston. Thank you very much for your new lesson 🙏
My answer is:
I’m so sorry for my selfishly behavior with you. I gave the opportunity to myself that I can control my emotions. even knowing that you would have been here very quickly. Can we start again from where we ended our relationship?

Lesson No. 14.8 – Reading between the lines:

Janet calls boyfriend Bill:

Hello Bill,

I deeply regret throwing you under the bus and I beg your pardon. I let my emotions get the better part of me, even knowing that you would have been here on the double. Can we pick up where we left off?

Question

Can you explain Janet’s statement?

Explanation for Lesson 13.7:

Eating crow- To humble yourself to someone after admitting you were wrong.

Knee-jerk decision- Making a decision without thinking.

You all are getting very good at explaining the lesson sentences. Keep going!

Next lesson is on Janet talking to her boyfriend.

Hello Bora,

You’re welcome. Encouragement is a two-way street, thanks for yours.

It’s good to see you and all the regulars grow in your knowledge of English.

The next lesson is coming, please stay tuned.

Bora, thanks for your good answer, but separate between eating crow and about the knee-jerk decision Janet made.