Use technology idioms in the right grammatical form to complete the exchanges: be light years ahead of, be on the same wavelength, get one’s wires crossed, not be rocket science
1 A: I don’t understand how Jessie and Stella can be roommates. They never agree on anything.
B: It’s not that. I just don’t think they …… .
2 A: What do you think of Samsung’s new laptop?
B: I love it! Samsung …… the competitors when it comes to design.
3 A: Why did you get coloured ink for the printer? We need black.
B: Oh my! We must have …… because I thought you said we need a colour cartridge.
4 A: I find it difficult to download videos from the Internet.
B: Come on! It …… !

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makssssimfrank makssssimfrank  13.09.2020 22:08

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1. A: It’s not that. I just don’t think they are on the same wavelength.
B: "to be on the same wavelength" means to have similar thoughts, ideas, or opinions. In this context, B is saying that Jessie and Stella are not able to agree because they have different opinions or ideas about things.

2. A: What do you think of Samsung’s new laptop?
B: I love it! Samsung is light years ahead of the competitors when it comes to design.
"to be light years ahead of" means to be far more advanced or ahead of others. In this context, B is saying that Samsung is much more advanced and innovative when it comes to laptop design compared to other competitors.

3. A: Why did you get colored ink for the printer? We need black.
B: Oh my! We must have gotten our wires crossed because I thought you said we need a color cartridge.
"to get one’s wires crossed" means to misunderstand or miscommunicate. In this context, B is realizing that there was a miscommunication because they thought A said they needed a color cartridge instead of a black one.

4. A: I find it difficult to download videos from the Internet.
B: Come on! It's not rocket science!
"not be rocket science" means something is not difficult to understand or do. In this context, B is trying to encourage A by saying that downloading videos from the internet is not a complicated task and can be easily done.

Overall, these idioms are used to express different situations or experiences related to technology in a figurative way.
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