Five chunks for when the trip goes sideways — the exact phrases natives use when a flight dies, luggage vanishes, or you land in the wrong city. 🧳✈️
Today's 5
- took off (phrasal verb) — a plane left the ground. "My flight took off late, so I landed at midnight." ⚠️ The PLANE takes off — "I took off" usually means you left in a hurry.
- missed my flight (collocation) — arrived too late to board. "I missed my flight by five minutes." ⚠️ Never "lost my flight" — you MISS flights, LOSE luggage.
- ended up (phrasal verb) — finally in an unplanned place or situation. "We ended up walking home in the rain." ⚠️ Not "finished up" — that completes a task; "ended up" is the unplanned result.
- dead tired (idiom) — extremely tired. "After two layovers, I was dead tired." ⚠️ Casual only; say "exhausted" in work emails.
- turned up (phrasal verb) — arrived, often unexpectedly. "My cousin turned up at midnight with coffee." ⚠️ Not "turned on" — that's for machines; neutral twin is "showed up".
✨ Magic Sentence
So I missed my flight, my suitcase took off without me, and I ended up dead tired in the wrong city — then my cousin turned up at midnight with coffee.
🗣️ Fill-in-the-Blank Dialogue
A: "You look _____. Rough trip?"
B: "I _____ at the gate — traffic."
A: "And your bag?"
B: "It _____ without me! I _____ sleeping at the airport."
A: "Poor you. Good thing your cousin _____ at midnight."
Word bank: turned up • dead tired • missed my flight • took off • ended up
🌍 Translations
| English |
中文 |
日本語 |
Français |
Español |
| took off |
起飞 |
離陸した |
a décollé |
despegó |
| missed my flight |
误了航班 |
飛行機に乗り遅れた |
j'ai raté mon vol |
perdí mi vuelo |
| ended up |
最终落得 |
結局～になった |
j'ai fini par |
terminé |
| dead tired |
累死了 |
疲れ果てた |
mort de fatigue |
muerto de cansancio |
| turned up |
意外地出现了 |
ふらっと現れた |
a débarqué |
apareció |
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