And I
guess we can’t phone those two because their flight won’t have landed yet. This
is a disaster in the making, Randy.
I’m hungry, you’re hungry, we’re in the dark as to
where we’re going, and you don’t want to ask anyone for help?
* in the making: in the process of being
formed
ex>
From a very young age, we knew our son was a scientist in the making.
* in the dark: lacking in knowledge;
unaware
=
have no idea; have no clue; are clueless
ex>
The manager kept his employees in the dark about the merger until the
deal was signed.
I
just don’t want a stranger to think that we don’t know where we are. It could
be dangerous. The restaurant might be just
up ahead a couple of blocks. Let’s keep walking.
* just up ahead: a location that is a
short distance in a forward direction
ex>
He thought he could see the lights of a farmhouse just up ahead.
You’re
wasting your time. Convenience store clerks don’t go to nice Thai restaurants.
They just go to some nearby greasy spoon
for a quick lunch. Let’s just continue this way and I’m sure we’ll… Pam? Hey!
Were’d you go?
* greasy spoon: an inexpensive, modest or
poorly maintained restaurant that serves fried foods
ex>
That greasy spoon where we used to have lunch made excellent milkshakes.
He
said we have to backtrack three
blocks and go left. The Siam Garden is next to a big hotel with fountain in
front. He eats there all the time. Let’s go, Magellan.
* backtrack: to move in the opposite
direction toward one’s starting point
ex>
No new snow had fallen, so they were able to backtrack to their cabin.
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