ESL Vocab (8)

 

to get some consolation – this means that something didn’t turn out as you had hoped it would, but you were about to get some good from it anyway. i.e. I didn’t get promoted to the upper management this year, but receiving a good job performance assessment was some consolation. Or: My dream girl doesn’t love me but she wants to hang out every once in a while, so that’s some consolation.

to indulge in something – to really enjoy something that you normally wouldn’t enjoy. i.e. I have been on a diet for three months now and am feeling pretty good, so I am going to indulge in some KFC tonight, just as a treat for myself. Or: I love classical music and I have been saving up my money, so I am going to indulge in an orchestral performance at the concert hall this weekend.

to be loaded – to have a lot of money. i.e. Wow, I thought Dan was loaded when I noticed he was wearing some Bruno Magli shoes, but then I learned he bought them at a resale shop for $3. Or: Trump is fat and ugly and can’t control his emotions and must be difficult to live with, but three attractive women have married him, could it be because he is loaded?