Happy-William Pharrell

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the correct word.

It might seem ______ what I'm 'bout to say 
Sunshine she's here, you can take a ________
Mama - hot air balloon that could go to _______ 
With the air like I don't care, baby, by the way 

[Hook] 
Because I'm happy... 
Clap along if you feel like a _____ without a roof 
Because I'm happy... 
Clap along if you feel like ____________ is the truth 
Because I'm happy... 
Clap along if you know what ___________ is to you 
Because I'm happy... 
Clap along if you feel like that's what you want to ___ 

[Verse 2] 
Here comes bad news, talkin' this and that 
But give me all you've got, and don't hold it ________
Well, I should probably warn you, I'll be just ______
No offense to you, don't _______ your time, here's why... 

[Hook] 
Because I'm happy... 
Clap along if you feel like a _____ without a roof 
Because I'm happy... 
Clap along if you feel like ____________ is the truth 
Because I'm happy... 
Clap along if you know what ___________ is to you 
Because I'm happy... 
Clap along if you feel like that's what you want to ___ 

[Bridge] 
Bring me down... can't nothing... 
Bring me down... your love is too high... 
Bring me down... can't nothing... 
Bring me down, I said (let me tell you now) 
Bring me down... can't nothing... 
Bring me down... your love is too high... 
Bring me down... can't nothing... 
Bring me down, I said... 

[Hook x2] 

[Bridge 2] 
Bring me down... can't nothing... 
Bring me down... your love is too high... 
Bring me down... can't nothing... 
Bring me down, I said (let me tell you now) 

1.    Match the phrases with their meanings

a)      To clap along

b)      To take a break

c)      To seem crazy

d)      By the way

e)      Hold it back

f)       To warn sb

g)      Waste sb’s time

1.      Incidentally, notabene, just to add, marginally;

2.      To stop what you’re doing for a while;

3.      To clap your hands with everybody;

4.      To stop something, to delay;

5.      To say that something might be dangerous;

6.      To spend time doing stupid, unnecessary things;

7.      To look really strange;

British English Slang

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Colours-'Pink', 'Brown', 'Grey', 'Yellow', 'Purple' Idioms

In the pink (of condition): in very good health.

Tickle somebody pink/to death: please/entertain somebody very much.

Tickled pink/to death: be pleased or entertained very much.

Rose pink and salmon pink are variations of the color pink.

Be in brown study: be in deep thought.

Do something up brown: to do something just right.

 

Get grey hair: get a big send-off, to have one’s hair turn grey from stress or frustration.

Give somebody grey hair: cause somebody great stress and frustration.

Grey area: an area of a subject that is difficult to put into a particular category, as it is not clearly defined.

Grey beard: old man.

Grey headed: old, of long service.

Yellow fever: tropical disease, causing the skin to turn yellow.

Yellow press: gutter press

Yellow bellied: coward

Show the yellow card.

Become/go/be purple with rage: be/become very angry.

Born in the purple: member of a royal family.