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on the 37 but again, he couldn’t remember where it went. Eventually, the 157 came and he
got on but only just. It was so crowded. People were pressed against each other and each

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time the bus stopped, still more people got on. Hardly anybody seemed to be getting off.
Is your journey to work like this or more relaxed?
Pass out - faint
People  pressed  against  his  chest  so  much  that  he  could  hardly  breathe.  He  started  to  feel
sick. In fact, he was beginning to think, he might pass out. It happened once before on a
busy tram. He passed out and people thought he was drunk but he wasn’t. He didn’t want
to pass out again. As the bus stopped, he reached for the bell, the doors opened and he got
off. He was two stops away from work but at least he could breathe and hadn’t passed out.
Are you a good traveller or does it make you feel like passing out sometimes?
Run into - meet someone without expecting to
He  walked  along  the  street  feeling  a  little  dizzy  and  overheated.  It  hadn’t  been  a  good
return  or  a  good  start  to  the  day.  Surely  it  couldn’t  get  any  worse,  then  as  he  turned  the
corner, who should he run into but Amanda Mathews. She was gorgeous and he’d always
fancied  her.  She  worked  in  the  same  company  of  Crook  and  Swindle  but  in  another
department. He ran into  her  in  the  corridor  from  time  to  time.  She  looked  at  his  creased
and sweaty shirt and said,
‘ Hi Alan, feeling the heat?’
If  he  wasn’t  so  hot,  she  would  have  seen  him  blushing.  Now  he  wished  he’d  dressed  up
and as much as he liked her, he wished that he hadn’t run into her looking such a mess.
‘A little. Going to work? Perhaps we could walk together.’
‘Sure, why not. I’m glad I ran into you.’
Can you remember running into someone recently?

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