Here you will find vocabulary that is useful when talking a vacation. 
You can practice all of these idioms in: Chapter 10 – Vacation Idioms – $2.00
- b and b
bed and breakfast
- book in advance
to make a reservation
- booked solid
to be completely full
- bust one's ass
to work really hard
- catch some rays
to suntan
- get away for a few days
to leave a bit city and go somewhere peaceful
- get away from it all
to leave a big city and go somewhere peaceful
- guidebook
a book with tourist information about a place
- have a lot on one's plate
to have a lot of things to do
- head for
go in the direction of
- hit the town
to go out and have fun
- kick back
to relax
- line something up
to organize
- pale
to be very white
- put someone up
to allow someone to stay in your home
- put together
to organize
- road trip
a driving vacation
- run down
to be tired from working too much
- soak up some sun
to suntan
- stoked
very excited and full of energy
- swamped
(adjective) very busy Example Sentence: I’m sorry I didn’t answer your email. I’m really swamped with work right now. The lawyer was swamped at the office, so he couldn’t go to his son’s birthday party. Media and Links: Techs swamped with broken furnaces - swamped
to be overwhelmed with work
- take a dip
to swim
- wear someone out
to make someone tired
- wiped
to be tired
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