he Anglais:

Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.

Follow him.

Even though my friend was a vegetarian, I didn't tell him that the soup had some meat in it.

For him, hunger was an abstract concept. He had always had enough food.

Though Tom's English seems quite good at times, he doesn't seem to know his limitations and it's impossible to convince him that he's wrong when he makes a mistake.

Just a minute, please. I'll call him to the phone.

I not only gave him some advice, I also gave him a bicycle.

Now and then I think of divorcing him. "You must be kidding!"

It must have been something really big for him to strike a triumphant pose like that.

Nobody likes him, because he is always blowing his own horn.

A group of militia saw him and began shooting.

I can't remember what question I asked him.

The only way to handle him is to let him think he is having his own way.

His family and his doctor urged him not to go.

I'll get in touch with Tom by telephone tomorrow and ask him to give us a hand.

It's so hot that you could cook an egg on the hood of a car.

If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.

on the table

I think it's dangerous to climb a mountain on a day when it's stormy.

We pigged out on pizza and chicken at lunchtime.

The background check on Tom turned up suspiciously little.

Tom boiled some eggs on the rocket stove that he had just built.

Tom lives on a farm with his wife, Mary, not too far from Boston.

You walk on and I'll catch up with you later.

He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.

People often lie about what they did on the weekend, so their friends won't realize how boring they really are.

Even though there were many cookies on the dish, I only ate three.

A bust of Aristotle stands on a pedestal in the entryway.

If it's okay for her to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?

On Friday evenings, a group of us with spouses working overseas meet at Chuck's Bar and Grill.